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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin NFT.NYC Week has arrived in New York City, hitting the streets harder than it has ever had - in its four years of existence. Tech-focused events have brought the fintech community to the big apple, and surprisingly that includes the fashion industry. The larger conferences and discussions around NFTs, cryptocurrency, and Web3 are where the fashion industry is attempting to claim its stake in the metaverse. Among the many events that take place, fashion brands and industry people gather in real life to dissect and understand the relationship between NFTs, Web3, and how the fashion world will - or is - existing in the metaverse. High-end, streetwear, and footwear brands all share the stage in hosting events around fashion design, Web3 worlds, and NFT art, polishing a luster and allure that fashion has garnered over generations. In the spirit of any other fashion week, plenty of parties and events can fill a schedule … [Read more...] about Is NFT.NYC Week The New Fashion Week?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 23 issued a broader framework for financial services entities to address technology-related risks. The framework was issued in the backdrop of rising instances of technical glitches, fraud, and irregularities in the IT systems of banks. “Regulated Entities (REs) have been extensively leveraging Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITeS) in their business, products, and services with increasing dependence on third parties,” the central bank said. “Such reliance on IT/ITeS provided by third parties exposes the REs to various risks.” In February, the RBI had said that it will release draft guidelines on the risk management framework for outsourcing IT Services, managing related concentration risk, its periodic risk assessment, and aspects of outsourcing of IT Services to foreign service providers. The provisions of these directions are applied to all scheduled commercial banks, excluding regional rural Banks, local area … [Read more...] about RBI issues IT outsourcing framework for regulated entities

Conny Braams from Unilever; Dara Treseder from Peloton; Forbes CMO Hall of Famer Antonio Lucio; and Frank Cooper III from Visa. Illustration by Alexander Wells for Forbes. Recognizing the 50 Most Influential CMOs in the World By Seth Matlins , Managing Director, Forbes CMO Network Additional reporting by Diane Brady , Emmy Lucas , Olivia Peluso , Lauren Debter , Isabel Lord , Katherine Dunn T wo hundred years before it was first used as a verb, “influence” was a noun denoting the stars’ ability to affect human lives and destinies. Today, we consider “influence” less astrologically and more practically, focusing on the chief marketers who wield it to shape the character and destinies of the brands and businesses they help steward. The link between marketing and influence has always been inextricable. After all, a chief marketer’s job is about nothing more than it is the influencing of attitudes and behaviors in … [Read more...] about The Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs List: 2022

Hemant Kumar Bhadoriya (name changed) was travelling in a chauffeur-driven sports utility vehicle on a Saturday afternoon in Kota, seemingly headed to Jaipur, where people typically go on weekend getaways. Unlike the others, though, Bhadoriya was not out on a leisure drive. Neither was he actually going to Jaipur. He was, in fact, just sitting in the car and talking about money. Crores of rupees. Bhadoriya is not a lawyer or an investment banker. Neither does he deal in illegal activities. He is a maths teacher at Kota’s top coaching centre and was negotiating with a potential employer, one of the country’s biggest edtech companies. The edtech startup had offered him a 40 percent hike on his existing salary of Rs 1.65 crore. “At first, I was shocked and a bit sceptical when I heard about the offer as every day we have been reading about how hundreds of employees were getting laid off by startups,” said Bhadoriya, 46. “But then it was for their offline classes and I have been … [Read more...] about Poaching and coaching in Kota: Race for $500 million education hub heats up

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If there’s one thing Mark Bozek prides himself on knowing, it’s online shopping and online consumers – their motivation and buying behaviors. As founder and CEO of LiveRocket LLC, and former CEO of HSN and EVINE Live, and senior vice president at QVC QVCA under Barry Diller, Bozek in his four years at HSN drove $5 billion in sales and $1 billion in EBDITA. He was also responsible for partnerships with Japan, China, Germany, England and Italy. As a brand creator, he launched and developed over $1 billion in proprietary brands at HSN and QVC, including Wolfgang Puck Cookware, Adrian Arpel’s Signature Club A Cosmetics, Andrew Lessman Vitamins, Jennifer Stallone’s Serious Skin Care, Beekman 1802 and was even linked to Joy Mangano, whose name became synonymous with the Miracle Mop, and whose life was portrayed by actress Jennifer Lawrence in a 2015 feature film directed by David O. Russell. “This is exactly what Firework … [Read more...] about Mark Bozek Imbues LiveRocket Sales Event With Purpose, With A Little Help From Firework