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The Web 3.0 movement envisions the creation of a decentralized internet that builds upon the key elements of Web 2.0 with technologies like Blockchain, VR/AR (virtual reality/augmented reality), and more...

Health and wellness has grown to become an all-encompassing trend—almost a lens with which consumers evaluate all products and more...

The world has seen a tectonic shift in technology adoption in traditionally non-tech critical service areas like education, healthcare, governance, among others, more...

The dominant trend that will headline the coming year for the tech sector will be the talent crunch/churn that is already afoot...

Connected operations will gain greater ground in the coming year with organizations increasingly tapping into the digital ecosystems of Industry 4.0 to become more agile, efficient, and resilient...

The explosion and scale of the creator ecosystem are going to be one of the largest stories of 2022...

The startup and tech ecosystem has evolved over the last few years. I think one of the key trends for the upcoming year and more...

"Mobile esports will continue to lead the way, cementing India’s position as a global and more..."

2022 is going to be a very important year for the global crypto ecosystem. We’ll see more Metaverse applications make an entrance with more tech giants participating in the same by either and more...

We believe that a regulated framework will address misconceptions around crypto investing and encourage more Indians to invest in a and more...

I don't think there's going to be anything dramatic because stockbroking is a very staid industry, and we already have some of the best tools and more...

The biggest challenge for employers will be creating sustainable structures for remote work. The Covid work from home experience has changed the world of work but created challenges...

The biggest trend for the next year will be credit on UPI. With UPI becoming ubiquitous to payments, credit on UPI could be the game-changer and UPI could become the backbone for easy access to credit for billions...

In 2021, the digital payments industry in India saw a strong early adoption of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) after a tough COVID year for credit...

The biggest potential trends driving the key strategies for fintech in 2022 would be consumer engagement, large-scale digitization, and leveraging data to understand the consumer...

India’s target to cut total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes and reduce 45% carbon intensity by 2030 is a tough ask...

Two trends gained prominence with the 2021 global energy crisis – self-sufficiency ...

Close collaboration between Government and industry: The first year of the pandemic saw collaboration between the Government and private sector players on an unprecedented...

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the digitisation of several sectors, from e-payments to e-commerce, and e-learning...

Three things - sustainable mobility, connectivity, and customer delight- will be crucial for 2Ws (two-wheelers) in 2022. While these may not seem to be new, their interpretation has evolved....

After a great 2021, which in many ways was the turning point for EVs, the industry is set to grow in 2022 and beyond....

The automotive sector continues to face challenges of high commodity prices, ownership costs, export container shortages, semi-conductor shortages and weak rural demand....

In 2022, the business transformation will be led by technological transformation. Tie-ups with fintech/insurtech partners will be imperative to bring the uninsured population into the...

People are increasingly becoming aware about how health insurance is not an option, but a necessity. Going forward, insurers will focus more towards preventive healthcare wherein they will provide holistic healthcare...

Banking sector will see some structural developments in 2022 which can cause considerable disruption....

NBFCs have been going through challenging times since 2018 when the liquidity crunch hit the sector which was then followed by the pandemic-driven ...

Like everything else, banking was also under the weather during the past ....

The rapid growth of digital and technology-based banking services has improved convenience, formalization and access to customers....

It is expected that the Government will focus on maintaining fiscal prudence amid the threat of a third wave of the pandemic....

The relentless push towards accelerated digitization by banks and fintechs will continue, which means innovation will be a premium...

With the level-playing regulatory framework in place, 2022 will witness a bounce back of MFIs (microfinance institutions) compared to other players in the sector....

If 2020 was defined as ‘survival’, then 2021 for Indian real estate was ‘survival with hope’ and FY 22 will be the emergence of the fittest...

While the pandemic posed a challenge to the real estate sector in 2020, the year 2021 witnessed a recovery thanks to pent-up demand...

The deal street of the real estate market is expected to be robust in the year 2022. The low home loan interest rate regime will ensure that the residential asset class is preferred....

2021 has been a challenging and eventful year for the real estate sector. Despite the business disruptions due to the pandemic, the sector witnessed a strong rebound...

Some of the dominant trends to look forward to in 2022 are buyers’ preference to purchase properties that are ready-to-move-in or nearing completion....

The growth of passive funds in the mutual fund industry is going to be a big trend in 2022. Youngsters starting their first jobs are looking for new ideas to invest....

Raging inflation in the US (a 40-year high) has compelled central banks to turn hawkish. How much tightening the US Fed can do in the context of slowing growth momentum in the face of the new Omicron variant remains to be seen...

The liquidity support unleashed by global central banks has played a big role thus far in ensuring that equity markets remain resilient...

If the pending Competition Amendment Bill becomes law in 2022, it will lead to significant regulatory capture and scrutiny of M&A transactions, considering the significantly lower threshold of ‘control’...

The trend is to explore new destinations as people have not seen India in all its diversity and culture. The trend is to explore familiar destinations in a new way. When we think of Goa, we think of the beaches and parties...

The trend that has indisputably taken over the country’s present-day tourism spectrum, is the rise in domestic travel...

Climate non-fiction, and fiction too, will need more focused publishing across diverse voices and opinions, and I think we will see a lot more of accessible books on science, technology and medicine...

In March 2021, Christie’s made a major breakthrough selling a work by Beeple for $69 million, and de facto revealed this existing market to the world...