18,Nov, Times Of India, TimesofMoney enters a strategic tie up with Axis Bank.

• Axis Bank, India's leading private sector bank, with a substantial NRI customer base, has tied up with TimesofMoney, India's number one non-bank e-payments service provider to launch AxisRemit, the Bank’s own branded online remittance service. With AxisRemit the Bank will provide high-speed online money transfer services for NRIs belonging to major geographies viz. USA, UK, Euro Zone (Euro Currency Area), Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE using TimesofMoney’s white-labeled state of the art remittance platform & know-how. TimesofMoney’s white-labeled 'hosted on demand' solutions will provide the technology platform for AxisRemit. The back-office functions relating to remittances would also be handled by TimesofMoney. This alliance integrates Axis Bank’s core strengths in NRI Banking and service delivery with TimesofMoney’s domain knowledge and technical expertise in cross border remittances, creating a smooth and satisfying remittance experience to NRIs situated across the globe. Speaking on the launch, Mr Hemant Kaul, Executive Director for Retail Banking, Axis Banksaid, “AxisRemit is the new online Remittance service from Axis Bank, representing a significant entry of the Bank into the fast growing remittance business. Under this service, NRI customers in USA, UK, Europe, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE would be able to use AxisRemit to transfer money online from their local bank account to the receiver’s account anywhere in India. In recent years there has been a large-scale migration of NRIs to online remittance channels from traditional remittance routes and we intend to be a major player in this arena. The key strengths of AxisRemit will be our transparent pricing policy, superior customer service and faster Turn-Around-Time.” Speaking on the initiative, Avijit Nanda, President, TimesofMoney, said, “We are proud to partner with Axis Bank to launch this very significant service for NRIs and be an enabler of the cross border flows that make India the world’s largest destination of inward remittances. With the extension of our white labeled solutions, our partners will be able to conduct their business with a high level of security and more convenience.”
  
  

18,Nov,Financial Express, Axis Bank, TimesofMoney enter a tie up

18 Nov, Economic Times, TimesofMoney, Axis Bank Inc a deal for remittance solution.

13 Nov,Mail Today (India Today Group),The rise of remittances by NRIs

13 Oct, Business Standard - Brand Excellence awards at the 17th Asia Brand Congress

11 October,PresswireIndia, Remit2India showers Gold this festive season

• Come Diwali, the festival of prosperity, Remit2India contributes to the festivities by offering an opportunity to its customers to transact and win gold worth 1 Lac. With every transaction a customer becomes eligible for a daily, weekly and monthly sweepstake prizes and gets a chance to participate and win of gold and gold gifts.
  
  A spokesperson from TimesofMoney , said "We, at TimesofMoney want to encourage and enhance the gifting spirit by making our customers eligible to win gold and gold gifts .Gold was selected as the prize as Indians traditionally have been investing in it and it is the best form investment under current market condition, and this can't be more true as of today."
  
  "Gold Rush" is truly a golden offer which makes all customers of Remit2India eligible to take home gold with every transaction throughout the promotion period 06th October to 31st October. It has a series of prizes ranging from a Bumper prize worth 1Lac to daily lucky draw of gold worth Rs 7000. Besides this, customers stand to win gold plated coins and gold vouchers from www.window2india.com, a gifting solution from TimesofMoney.
  
  Remit2India, the flagship brand of TimesofMoney, is the global one stop destination for money transfers for NRIs across the world. Remit2India.com was adjudged the "World's No. 1 Independent Online Money Transfer Portal for NRIs"by ACNielsen ORG Marg. Remit2India is also the winner of the Brand Leadership Award at the 17th Asia Brand Congress ,2008. With presence in over 23 countries, 6000 locations and 16000 Banks it serves lakhs of NRI customers. Remit2India is a noted success in the world of web-based money transfers. Its revolutionary remittance solution for the Indian Diaspora provides for an extensive global coverage,aggregates diverse payments and delivery modes and has the distinction of having the widest delivery network in India and round the clock customer support via e-mail, chat, SMS and a toll free help line.
  
  

30 September,Economic Times, Times Of India,Business Standard,Remit2India bags the coveted brand leadership award at the Asia Brand Congress

• MUMBAI: Remit2India, flagship brand of TimesofMoney and a market leader in online remittance solutions has won the coveted Brand Leadership Award in "Banking & Finance Category" category at the Asia Brand Congress 2008.
  
                           
  
  Receiving the award at 17th Asia Brand Congress (2008), held in Mumbai at Taj Lands End,Mr.Avijit Nanda, President, TimesofMoney said, "We are pleased to receive such a prestigious award. It is a testament to our efforts to continually innovate and advance best practices in our industry and around the world. The award is a tribute to our customers for having preferred us over others, the untiring efforts of our team members and the quality processes, robust technology and security systems that we offer."
  
  The Jury and Awards Committee conferred this award to Remit2India for a second consecutive year. The Brand Leadership Award recognizes organizations & brands that have attained the leadership position through its competitive edge, product Innovation, Brand Strategies, reliability, and performance.
  
  Thus, Brand Strategies, Transaction Processing, Continuous Quality Management and Product Innovation are the parameters, which were judged. This award was won in the face of stiff competition from leading brands. A quality offering such as this has the endorsement of 20 plus Indian banks that use this white label remittance solutions platform to offer their own Remittance Brands. This award provides recognition at an International Scale. The award is considered unique for this has meticulously defined and transparent selection criteria and is determined by highly elaborate and independent assessment process.
  
  

25th September,Remit2India bags the coveted brand leadership award at the Asia Brand Congress

• Remit2India, flagship brand of TimesofMoney and a market leader in online remittance solutions has won the coveted Brand Leadership Award in the Banking & Finance Category category at the Asia Brand Congress 2008.The Brand Remit2India stands for promise of trust and consistent quality through loyal and committed employees who make lasting customer relationships. Receiving the award at 17th Asia Brand Congress (2008), held in Mumbai at Taj Lands End, Avijit Nanda, President, TimesofMoney said, “We are pleased to receive such a prestigious award. It is a testament to our efforts to continually innovate and advance best practices in our industry and around the world. The award is a tribute to our customers for having preferred us over others, the untiring efforts of our team members and the quality processes, robust technology and security systems that we offer.” The Jury and Awards Committee conferred this award to Remit2India for a second consecutive year. The Brand Leadership Award recognizes organizations & brands that have attained the leadership position through its competitive edge, product Innovation,Brand Strategies, reliability, and performance. Thus,Brand Strategies, Transaction Processing, Continuous Quality Management and Product Innovation are the parameters, which were judged. This award was won in the face of stiff competition from leading brands. A quality offering such as this has the endorsement of 20 plus Indian banks that use this white label remittance solutions platform to offer their own Remittance Brands. This award provides recognition at an International Scale. The award is considered unique for this has meticulously defined and transparent selection criteria and is determined by highly elaborate and independent assessment process. The service is seamlessly linked with over 16,000 banks in the USA and offers a tremendous amount of convenient, affordable with the latest security features such as Verisign. The website supports transfer of funds in just three working days along with end to end tracking of money.
  
  

13th August, TOI, Economic Times, Celebrate the bond of Love, Concern & Togetherness - Raksha Bandhan

• Come Rakhsha Bandhan and it rains festive offers and celebrations galore for all customers. In keeping with the same spirit, Window2India has unveiled the exciting new offer, 'Rakhi Promo'. With this offering NRIs can make their sisters and loved ones back home feel special by picking up exclusive Rakhi gifts from a range of products like Imperial Rakhi Collection, Rakhi Mithai Trays, Chocolate Boxes & Gifts for them at Window2India.
  
  All a customer needs to do is select the gift and send. Rest assured the delivery of the consignment is taken care by Window2India
  
  "This promotion is our special greeting to every Window2India customer across the world. Sending Rakhi gifts to India cannot get any simpler," Commented the official spokesperson, Window2India.
  
  For more information, please log on to www.window2india.com
  
  

12th August, TimesofMoney launches MyExchange for its US-based NRI customers

• Mumbai, 12 Date, 2008: TimesofMoney, India's leading online remittance player, today launched a convenient remittance solution - MyExchange - for its US-based Non Resident Indian (NRI) customers. Using this facility, customers now have the choice of fixing the exchange rate for making a remittance to India. The remittance transaction goes through only if the rupee-dollar hits the exchange rate specified by the customer. With this offering NRIs can make remittances starting from USD1000
  
  Speaking on the occasion, Avijit Nanda, President, TimesofMoney, said, "At TimesofMoney it has been our constant endeavour to introduce product innovations which redefine the offering and provide convenience to our customers. We are proud to be the first mover in this space. We have now ventured into a space that has never been explored by any player in the remittances business thus raising the bar further. "
  
  This product does away with the need to check exchange rates multiple times before executing the actual transaction. It also protects the customer from the vagaries of exchange rate fluctuations. Transactions through our website are Verisign secured and offer the highest degree of online security.
  
  With this offering, when a customer books a transaction on Remit2India website, a debit instruction is sent to the clearing house. The clearing house uses these instructions to debit the customer's account in the US. The money then moves into the recipient-beneficiary's account in India. Remit2India provides beneficiary details to the bank. The beneficiary receives money through electronic fund transfer or a demand draft.
  
  

9th August,TOI, Economic Times,TimesofMoney Awarded IS0 9001:2000 Quality Certification for its Transaction Processing and Customer Service

• Mumbai, 2008 – TimesofMoney, a leading provider of ePayments and Remittance Solutions, today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. This designation was awarded by DNV(Det Norske Veritas) for meeting the guidelines set out by the International Organization for Standardization. TimesofMoney was evaluated on its commitment to continuous quality management and improvement of its Transaction Processing and Customer Service.
  This certification recognizes TimesofMoney ’s commitment to quality assurance in on line money transfer. TimesofMoney is committed to total customer satisfaction by providing products and services on time with exceptional quality, reliability, and performance.
  The certification of compliance with ISO 9001:2000 recognizes that the policies, practices and procedures of TimesofMoney ensure consistent quality in the services for their clients. Currently TimesofMoney is the preferred partner for its Global Remittance Services for most of the leading Banks like Axis Bank, Citibank, Dena Bank, Deutsche Bank, HDFC Bank, IDBI, Indian Overseas Bank and host of others.
  
  About DNV DNV(Det Norske Veritas) world's leading international standards, testing, registration and certification organization, performed the rigorous audit to ensure TimesofMoney 's quality commitment and conformance to the ISO 9001 requirements.This ISO certification supports TimesofMoney's corporate objectives, while reinforcing a culture of excellence.

5th May, Business Wire India: Remit2Home Sends More Cheer on Mother's Day

• Philippines, Monday May 05, 2008 -- (Business Wire India) Remit2Home Celebrates this mother's day in a special way by giving an opportunity to its customers to extend love and cheer to their loved ones back home. In keeping with the same spirit, Remit2Home's latest Mother's day promotion reiterates the fact that when a customer sends money home, he is sending more cheer, love & warmth. With every successful transaction on Remit2Home a customer is entitled to receive a free call time of 50 minutes! This gives the Remit2Home customers enough reason to wish their mother and express their gratitude on this special occasion. This special promotion is running in the Philippines, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka corridor of Remit2Home. For more information on the Mother's Day promotion, kindly log on to www.remit2home.com About Remit2Home: Remit2Home.com is a division of the TimesofMoney, an enterprise of the Times Group, a leading financial services provider of India. TimesofMoney serves consumers in India and across the globe with a host of services like India Money Transfers, Global Money Transfers, NRI Services and Payment services and is a pioneer in the space of Virtual Payments. Remit2Home's primary business purpose is to serve a diaspora of ethnic communities across the globe in facilitating money transfers to their home country by offering the convenience of using new age access channels. The world's most pre-eminent financial services company having more than 200 years of corporate vintage and expertise in banking services provides the banking backbone for this service. Remit2Home proposes to become the largest global player in over 80 countries by offering online remittance and financial solutions to expatriates of diverse ethnicities.

5th May, Business Wire India: A Bonanza of Mangoes from Window2India

• Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, May 05, 2008 -- (Business Wire India) It's the mango season again. Come summer, it's a reason to smile for all mango lovers! In keeping with this sentiment, Window2India has unveiled an exciting new offer, 'Summer Special Offer'. With the Window2India summer offer, one can send Alphonso Mangoes - the choicest of the season - as a perfect gift for the entire family. These premium mangoes are specially packed and dispatched by courier, ensuring damage-free delivery. This comes at no extra shipping cost. Further, as a part of this offer, every customer wins a guaranteed travel voucher of Rs.1, 200/- with every transaction they make. All a customer needs to do is - select the special mango offer on window2india.com and submit the mandatory details including the beneficiary details. At the end of the transaction, he gets a gift voucher worth Rs.1, 200/-. The offer is valid for a limited period and ends on 10th May 2008. For more information, please log on to www.window2india.com About Window2India Window2India - Your home away from home comes from the TimesofMoney stable. The service is positioned to be a symbolic window to India, building a virtual bond for NRIs and helps them relate to their loved ones both emotionally as well as socially- all in a single 'window'. The service is a comprehensive web portal with exclusive NRI content, a facility for NRIs to send gifts to their loved ones or simply shop online. Window2India also provides exclusive healthcare packages and showcases top property projects from leading builders across the country. Window2India is envisioned to be the one stop community portal for overseas Indians, offering photo- sharing and prints, content and a social networking platform.

18th April, TOI : TimesofMoney launches Times Card up for fund transfer.

• TimesofMoney and Barclays launch India's First Entertainment Credit Card Mumbai, April 18th, 2008: TimesofMoney, a Times Group Company, announced the launch of India's First Entertainment Co Branded Credit Card. Envisioned to be an aspirational credit card for the high spenders 'Times Card' offers its members innumerable exciting opportunities to redefine their lifestyle across entertainment, dining, shopping, travel, body and beauty. Times Card will be the first of its kind in India to customize a credit card comprehensively packaged, tailored to lifestyle fancies. It will also offer privileged invitations to high profile Times events such as the Femina Miss India, Filmfare Awards, blockbuster movie premieres, rocking live concerts, celebrity parties and a whole new experience of entertainment. With the growing Indian economy, there has been a considerable growth in lifestyle and the luxury spends from today's high-end spenders. Times Card is weaved along the 5 C's of Convenience, Comfort, Care, Cohesive and Comprehensive. The spending patterns of Indian consumers have changed, while the 'Regular spends' are growing considerably, their 'Lifestyle spends' are expanding rapidly. The rise in disposable incomes, increasing number of dual income nuclear families and changing attitude towards consumption are good positive indications for the growth of the entertainment and lifestyle sector. Speaking on the occasion, Vineet Jain, MD, Times Group said, "This strategic partnership with Barclays, one of the world's largest credit card issuers, gives us the perfect platform to create a new benchmark in the credit card industry. Times Card gives us an opportunity to add value to our relationship with our customers by expanding our service offerings to them. We are sure that this strategic partnership will herald a new chapter in the banking and credit card business." Avijit Nanda, President, TimesofMoney, commented, "We are extremely buoyant about this strategic partnership with Barclays Bank. With 'Times Card' the biggest winner would be the card holder. This card will strive to go beyond what's expected from a credit card and introduce him to a whole new world of entertainment. The exclusive offers that form an integral part of the card create a value that is truly more than the expectations of our customers. Samir Bhatia, Managing Director, India and Indian Ocean, Barclays GRCB said, "At Barclays, customers are our top priority and the key to our offering lies in understanding their needs and developing propositions that are meaningful and rewarding. Times Group, with its experience and leadership in the entertainment space, is the perfect partner to create a great customer offering. This unique card goes with our philosophy of transparency and simplicity of use. It gives customers the power to control their finances and choose their rewards." For more information, please visit - www.timescard.com or www.barclaycard.in.