That’s the premise of ‘The Outline’, helping Inc42+ members stay informed about everything that matters in technology, business and startups landscape.

It was just a taste of things to come — in our platter of offerings under our membership programme — Inc42+ (launched last week).

The second edition donned the black and red theme as we talked about the connections between death, taxes, and tech.

The third one was all about big tech companies finding their way to India, fighting India’s protectionist measures and well, of course POTUS.

PollsThis is one of our favourites: quirky polls related to the weekly theme. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583733605.5376348/Introducing-‘The-Outline’:-Our-Weekly-Discourse-On-That-Matter-In-India’s-Tech-Landscape?ref=audio_experience

My family knows I build software for a global money transfer company but beyond that, they don’t ask too many questions.

How do you work with the TransferWise product team?

We have 6 million global customers and making sure the product is at the highest standard possible and working seamlessly is our main goal.

One size does not fit all and understanding the differences between global financial systems is key to our global expansion.

How do you handle having the engineering and product team spread between countries? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583731807.662527/Transferwise’s-next-generation:-can-the-new-guard-drive-it-forward??ref=audio_experience

After burning the midnight oil to migrate Yes Bank consumer IDs and merchant payments on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to ICICI Bank , both PhonePe and BharatPe (one of the largest merchant payments apps) said they restored operations fully over the weekend.

These include peer-to-peer and merchant payments via UPI Following the Yes Bank shocker, Bengaluru-based PhonePe has now initiated talks with State Bank of India (SBI) to have a multi-bank approach for UPI, two people aware of the matter said.

Sources also said that the National Payments Corporation of India ( NPCI ) played a critical role in emerging out of the Yes Bank crisis in 24 hours.

Yes Bank has given a no-objection certificate to migrate user UPI handles to ICICI Bank till the moratorium is in place.

Kotak Mahindra Bank's chief digital officer Deepak Sharma said it is always on the lookout for "mutually beneficial partnerships" without commenting on talks with BharatPe. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583730008.1477888/PhonePe,-BharatPe-in-talks-with-multiple-banks-to-support-UPI?ref=audio_experience

Ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League season, Mumbai-based fantasy gaming startup Dream11 is in the final round of negotiations to raise funding from global private equity firms TPG, Advent, James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and homegrown Chrys Capital.

Recently, Dream11 was speculated to be raising $500 Mn in funding, which will be led by Tiger Global.

With IPL 2020 scheduled for March, Dream11 is further expected to rise up the charts.

In FY2019, Dream11 India reportedly had revenue of INR 800 Cr, from INR 230 Cr in FY18.

However, losses reportedly widened to INR 130 Cr, from INR 65 Cr in FY18. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583728306.4950461/Dream11-Prepares-For-Funding-Round-Ahead-Of-IPL-2020?ref=audio_experience

Bengaluru: Aggarwal, who in his most recent stint was head of engineering at digital wealth management startup Syfe, was previously vice president of technology at online supermarket Grofers.The appointment comes as BharatPe looks to accelerate new product development soon after it closed a $75 million investment led by Coatue Management and Ribbit Capital.Aggarwal, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, has over 13 years’ experience working with Ibibo , Bharti SoftBank and other enterprises.“We process half a billion transactions annually already and are releasing new products every fortnight.

Vijay brings in the required expertise and network to build a world class tech team at BharatPe to help us scale 10X from here,” said Ashneer Grover, co-founder and CEO at BharatPe.Grover himself was a former employee of Grofers, where he served as the chief financial officer before starting up BharatPe.Aggarwal would lead BharatPe’s upcoming technology centre in Delhi, Grover said.“The astounding pace at which UPI and BharatPe have been growing organically is unprecedented in the entire FinTech space.

The challenge of taking digital banking to the small merchants is both motivating and exciting,” Aggarwal said in a statement.Aggarwal’s appointment comes at a time when BharatPe is looking to build its own lending business, with plans to deploy around $70 million into an NBFC arm that the company is currently awaiting approval for.BharatPe claims it has already facilitated loans of Rs 100 crore to 20,000 merchants and is looking to lend to around 300,000 merchants in the next two years. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583726405.670089/BharatPe-appoints-Vijay-Aggarwal-as-its-chief-technology-officer?ref=audio_experience

Naturally, online events are the latest trend and Airmeet is looking to capitalise on this rise with a $3 Mn funding round, led by Accel India.

Airmeet cofounder Lalit Mangal told Inc42 that the Bengaluru-based startup will utilise the funds for enhancing the capabilities of the online meeting platform to host multiple events formats.

But online event organising platforms such as Airmeet have brought event organisers some respite.

Among the online meeting platforms, Airmeet competes with the likes of INXPO, Zoho Meeting, Skype, BigMarker, among others.

Mangal said that NASSCOM, LetsVenture, IEEE India, Accel India, and AngelList India are already using Airmeet’s online platform. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583724606.312604/Airmeet-Raises-$3-Mn-As-Coronavirus-Pushes-Need-For-Online-Events?ref=audio_experience

Bengaluru-based fintech startup Karbon Card has raised $2 Mn seed funding from Cred founder Kunal Shah, and Citrus Pay cofounders Amrish Rau and Jitendra Gupta.

Founded in 2019 by Pei-fu Hsieh and Amit Jangir, Karbon Card offers corporate cards to Indian startups with funding of at least INR 25 Lakh.

The company offers its services to more than 200 Indian startups that include Cred, MoEngage, Jumbotail, MyGate, Jupiter, and several others.

Karbon Card highlighted that its corporate cards can be used within 24 hours of issuance and requires no fixed deposits and guarantees.

Karbon Cards plans to use the latest funding to develop its product, operations and expand its customer base. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583722806.3929996/Karbon-Cards-Bags-$2-Mn-From-Cred,-Citrus-Pay-Founders?ref=audio_experience

Here are a few tips to help you get the kind of money you want out of your business.

Email marketing still reigns supreme when it comes to engaging with your customers.

So build your list and present an email marketing campaign that is perfectly executed.

The best style of email marketing is known as the drip campaign.

These tools are sure to get you the profits you want to achieve without spending a lot of money to get there. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583721113.3278582/5-Tips-to-Help-You-Achieve-Profits-You-Desire?ref=audio_experience

Top Experiential Marketing Trailer Uses for Brands and AgenciesThe experiential marketing costs are continuing to rise, creating an opportunity for developing epic brand experiences.

The first thought that comes to most account managers when they hear the term ‘marketing trailer’ is a mobile tour.

Below are some of the top experiential marketing trailer uses for brands and agencies:Product displayMaybe you have a brand that needs to display their items and products.

The experiential marketing trailer will make it easy for attendees to enter the trailer and go through your products, just as if they were in a traditional physical store.

For the same reasons as product sampling, a marketing trailer makes the most sense for your product demos. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583719207.7128358/Top-Experiential-Marketing-Trailer-Uses-for-Brands-and-Agencies?ref=audio_experience

YCombinator partner Dalton CantrellEdited excerpts:YourStory: Do you remember the first set of Indian entrepreneurs that were assigned to you?

To deliver a great product a country needs great connectivity and a great payment process.

I tell them to go beyond networking and narratives, and build a great product.

There have been significant changes in India and I believe it is only going to become better with each passing YC batch.

In this current batch we have had so many applications from India; it is our top region for the number of applications received. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583717406.7937982/Startups-should-go-beyond-fundraising-and-build-financially-viable-models:-Y-Combinator's-Dalton-Caldwell?ref=audio_experience