Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy banks love to shower you with reward points
Episode 236
Indians have really been warming up to credit cards lately. More than a 100 million credit cards are in circulation in India as of now. And this rise…
2 years, 5 months ago
Daybreak Special: The Pharmeasy Investigation
Episode 235
In this week's Daybreak Special episode, hosts Snigdha Sharma and Rahel Philipose speak to The Ken's Shivani Verma about her investigation into Pharm…
2 years, 5 months ago
What happens when your grocery delivery apps start selling you iPhones & water coolers?
Episode 234
Thanks to Swiggy and Blinkit, it’s gotten to a point where getting everything – from your groceries to a literal water cooler – delivered to your doo…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why does Digiyatra have a new app? The real reason is a scam
Episode 233
If you were flying sometime last month, you may have noticed, staff from Digiyatra, the contactless, biometric entry system at airports, were repeati…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why every payment aggregator should be scared of Phonepe
Episode 232
No other payment aggregator has been able to pull off what Phonepe has in less than a year.
Its nearly 50 per cent market share is obviously a huge d…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why even well-funded startups can't resist the lure of Shark Tank India
Episode 231
The lure of appearing on the popular reality show on national television is so strong that even startups that already have been funded by VCs and ins…
2 years, 5 months ago
Daybreak Special: Why aren't we scared of chemicals in our skincare anymore?
Episode 230
Contrary to its name, the US-based skincare brand 'The Ordinary' pulled off something pretty extraordinary when it was launched in 2016. From the beg…
2 years, 5 months ago
Globally sanctioned Chinese companies rule India's $5 billion surveillance market
Episode 229
CP Plus, one of the most popular CCTV camera-makers in India, gets 80% of its supplies for its parent company, Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL), from the Ch…
2 years, 5 months ago
Meesho wants big brands in its basket. But brands think Meesho is like a 'village dukaan'
Episode 228
A few days ago Meesho closed the first tranche of its $600 million funding round by securing $275 million. The e-commerce unicorn has impressed inves…
2 years, 5 months ago
The bank locker, as you know it, is crumbling
Episode 227
You may be surprised by how often bank lockers are robbed. According to Finance Ministry data, close to Rs 200 crore has been stolen from locker faci…
2 years, 5 months ago