Posts

Showing posts with the label Companies

Buy Now Pay Later convenience or trap

Image
 "Buy now pay later" (BNPL) is a payment option that allows customers to purchase items without paying the full price upfront. Instead, they can pay for the items in installments over time. The concept of BNPL has been around for many years, but has become more popular in recent times with the rise of online shopping. On the surface, BNPL seems like a great convenience. It allows people to buy items that they might not otherwise be able to afford, and gives them more flexibility when it comes to managing their finances. However, this convenience can come at a cost. One of the main concerns with BNPL is that it can lead to overspending and debt. When people don't have to pay the full price upfront, it can be easier for them to buy more than they can afford. Additionally, the interest and fees associated with BNPL can quickly add up, making it more expensive than other payment options.  Now lets discuss some of the major pros and cons of buy now and pay later method. Pros o...

Asian Paints

Image
Asian paints was incorporated in the year 1942. It was initially setup as a partnership firm by four friends   Champaklal H. Choksey, Suryakant C. Dani, Arvind R. Vakil, Chimanlal N. Choksi.  Asian Paints headquarter is located in Mumbai, India. The company's Present Head (MD & CEO) is K B S Anand  and its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is Jayesh Merchant.  Asian Paints operates in 16 countries. It has 26 paint manufacturing facilities in the world which serve consumers in over 65 countries. It is India's leading and Asia's 4th largest paint company. The rivals of the companies are Berger paints Ltd. , Kansas Nerolac Paints Ltd., Etc.  Product Segment Asian paints Manufactures wide range of paints for decorative and industrial use.  In decorative paints it is present in all four segments:  Interior wall finishes Exterior wall finishes Enamels  Wood finishes More info.  Asain paints ranked 1832nd on Forbes World's Largest Public...

Microsoft Corporation

Image
Microsoft was founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates on April 4, 1975 with Gates as CEO. Microsoft entered in the business of OS in 1980 with its own version of Unix called Xenix. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid 1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions. Microsoft's headquarter is located in Washington, US. The present Chairman of the company is John Thompson, Present Head (CEO) is Satya Nadella and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is Amy Hood.  Microsoft in India The Microsoft story began in 1990. Microsoft runs six major business units representing entire product cycle to serve customers from consumers to corporations, gamers to governments.  1. Microsoft IT India 2. Microsoft Research India (MSR India) 3. Microsoft India Global Technical              ...

Bharti Airtel (Bharti Airtel limited)

Image
The company was incorporated in the year 1995. It headquarter is located in New Delhi, India. The Chairman of the company is Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Present Head(MD and CEO) is Mr. Gopal Vittal and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company is Mr. Badal Bagri. It is the largest mobile network in India and third largest in the world with 400 million subscribers.  Bharti Airtel limited is a leading global telecommunications company with its operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Airtel provides GSM, 3G, and 4G LTE mobile services, fixed line broadband and voice services depending upon the country of operation.  In 1994 government approved his operations and he launched his services in 1995, when the Bharti Cellular Limited (BCL) was formed to offer cellular Services under the brand name AirTel. Within years of launch it became the first company to cross the 2 million mobile subscriber mark.  Product Segments Digital television: Direct-to-home (DTH...

Apple Inc. (Apple)

Image
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell personal computers. It was incorporated as Apple Computer inc. in January 1977, and was renamed as Apple Inc. in January 2007 to reflect its shifted focus toward consumer electronics.  Its headquarters is located in California, US.  The company's Present Head (CEO) is Tim Cook and present CFO (Chief Financial Officer) is Luca Maestri.  About Apple is an American multinational technology company. It designs, develop and sells consumer electronics, computer software and online services. It maintains 487 retail stores in 17 countries (actual count may be different). It operates the online Apple Store and iTunes Store, which is the world's largest music retailer.  Product Segments Apple deals in a large segment of electronic products some of them are mentioned below: Music: Apple Music, iTunes, iPod, etc. TV: Apple TV  iPhone: iPhone 7, iPhone 6, iPhone SE,...