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Finshots
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Jan 18, 2021 • 5min
Spoofing inside Deutsche Bank
Recently Deutsche Bank was implicated in another scandal and they were made to pay $130 million for their misdeeds. And while this isn’t news per se, a federal court charged them for engaging in something called spoofing. So in a bid to uncomplicate matters and explain this technical trading term, we thought we could look at the mechanics of spoofing and understand why it’s categorized as an illegal activity.

Jan 17, 2021 • 6min
The IRFC IPO
The Indian Railways Finance Corporation is gearing up for an IPO and while we don't usually do Sunday episodes on the markets, many people had requested us to cover the issue. So in this week’s Finshots Markets, we look at the company and see what they are up to.

Jan 16, 2021 • 11min
Finshots Special | When €2 Billion went missing at Wirecard
In today's Finshots Special, we talk about the biggest stock market scandal of 2020.
Period!!!

Jan 15, 2021 • 9min
Enough is Enough
In today's Finshots, we talk about news anchors and their penchant for stock recommendations.

Jan 14, 2021 • 5min
HBO Max draws first blood
In today's Finshots, we talk about streaming services, theatrical windows and the changing face of the movie business.

Jan 13, 2021 • 5min
The Incentive Problem with MDR
Banks want MDR (merchant discount rate) reinstated for RuPay and UPI transactions. The only problem — Most people still don’t fully understand the issue. So in today’s Finshots, we discuss MDR, its abolition and more.

Jan 12, 2021 • 5min
A Nykaa IPO?
According to reports Nykaa is apparently gearing up for a $3 Billion IPO pretty soon. So we thought we could look at the online cosmetics giant and see what makes them so special.

Jan 11, 2021 • 6min
Facebook and Twitter—The Active Gatekeepers
On January 8th, Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account from the platform after a mob of protesters ransacked the legislator’s offices in the Capitol. Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram also booted the president off their apps and many other companies followed suit soon after. And while this move was unprecedented for the most part, it wasn’t exactly unexpected. So in today's Finshots, we look at how the reluctant gatekeepers became the active moderators of 2021.

Jan 10, 2021 • 11min
Finshots Special | Luckin Coffee and the Anatomy of a Fraud
In today's episode we bring you a recap of a past story based on the fraud that shook parts of US markets amidst the Coronavirus turmoil.
Fair warning- This will probably take more time to listen to, but we promise you, it will be worth your time.

Jan 9, 2021 • 6min
Finshots Markets | Titan's Gold Rush
In this week’s episode of Finshots Markets, we talk about Titan and it's ever-growing jewelry business.


