Podcast Episodes

India's only listed credit-card company is a revolving door of embattled CEOs

Episode 453

Every two years, SBI Cards, India’s only listed credit card company, valued at $9 billion, appoints a new CEO. This time, it's going to be Salila Pande, a career banker who has been with SBI for over…

Published on 9 months ago

Could a cashback convince you to change your go-to UPI app?

Episode 452

Remember that time in 2022 when India’s top digital payments companies Phonepe, Paytm*, and Bharatpe were in a no-holds-barred turf war? Looking back, it seemed like there was news almost every other…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Haldiram's vs Bikaji just got spicier

Episode 451

In this episode we fill you in on three standout stories from the past week. 

First, why the fight between every Indian’s favourite namkeen brands Haldiram’s and Bikaji just got spicier; 

second, the c…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

How pharma companies are chasing newer, better, easier profits by going the FMCG way

Episode 450

Pharma is slow, complicated and tangled in regulatory approvals and compliances. But, consumer healthcare is fast moving, has far fewer rules and enjoys better margins. Under the umbrella of consumer…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Why India's battery dreams are losing charge

Episode 449

About three years ago, the government decided that it wanted India to become a global powerhouse in cell manufacturing. So it went ahead and dangled a very juicy carrot for companies to produce batte…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Private schools are seeing a drop in enrolment. Where did the kids go?

Episode 448

Private schools across the country are going through quite a crisis right now. 

Just last month, The Ken reporter Atul Krishna saw this play out first hand at a budget private school called Blossoms i…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

IV drips move from hospitals to spas—to ‘fix’ the elite’s hangovers and hair loss

Episode 393

IV drip therapy has gone from being a fad among celebrities like the Kardashians, to becoming the wellness treatment for the uber rich. There is a growing consumer interest in quick, customisable wel…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Starlink in India pull off what giants Airtel and Jio couldn't?

Episode 446

In this episode we fill you in on some of the biggest business and tech stories from The Ken newsroom. 

We will talk about Reliance and Airtel’s latest deal with Space X’s Starlink Internet; how Dhan,…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The future of work is…whatever you don’t want to do

Episode 445

If there’s one thing urban Indians love to do, it is delegate. Today there’s all manner of apps for anything even vaguely resembling a chore. Need someone to deep clean your house? Or a stand-in for …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Curefoods is dead set on expanding its menu beyond salads

Episode 444

When the Bengaluru-based Cloud kitchen operator Curefoods went ahead and acquired the distribution rights for the American donut and coffee brand Krispy Kreme in December last year, a lot of people w…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago