Mumbai, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday appointed Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as the Chairman of a five-member committee to accelerate digitisation of the economy and boost financial inclusion. The committee will submit its report within 90 days from the date of its first meeting. “With a view[Read More…]
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Aadhaar Verdict: Nandan Nilekani hails Supreme Court verdict
Bengaluru: Asserting that Aadhaar is a unique identity project, its pioneer and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court judgement on it as a landmark. “This is a landmark judgement in favour of Aadhaar, which is a unique identity project that is critical to the development goals[Read More…]
Nandan Nilekani appointed as new Infosys Chairman
Ending all speculations, Nandan Nilekani was on Thursday named ZeeN after R Seshasayee and co-chair Ravi Venkatesan quit. Nilekani was one of the seven founders that set up Infosys more than three decades ago and served as its CEO from March 2002 to April 2007. In a sudden move, Infosys’[Read More…]
Co-founder Nandan Nilekani may become new Infosys head: Reports
A week after Vishal Sikka resigned as the managing director and chief executive officer of the software giant Infosys, reports suggest that co-founder, Nandan Nilekani may head the company, on Wednesday. UB Pravin Rao is appointed as the interim MD and CEO of the firm. Sikka is the executive vice[Read More…]
Nandan Nilekani is one of Bill Gates’ favourite fanatics of 2016
Former chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Nandan Nilekani is one of Bill Gates’ five favourite ‘fanatics’ of 2016. Earlier, he had an extremely successful career at Infosys. Nilekani was also the head of the Government of India’s technology committee, TAGUP. Though a member of the Congress[Read More…]
Nandan Nilekani roped in to usher PM Modi’s digital payments drive
Nandan Nilekani, a high-profile Congress member, has been roped in by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join a committee to map a path to digital payments. Newsd was the first outlet to report that Nilekani was being mooted for a role as ‘digital advisor’ by the BJP government. Also read: Newsd[Read More…]
Newsd Exclusive: Nandan Nilekani asked to join Niti Aayog as ‘digital advisor’
Nandan Nilekani, the man behind Aadhar has been asked by Union Ministry of Finance, Arun Jaitley to advise the government on digital payments, especially on linking governmental banking services directly to its employees, including the Army, judiciary and paramilitary forces. Sources told Newsd that Nilekani, who contested the 2014 Lok[Read More…]