Zerodha’s CEO and co-founder Nithin Kamath on financial literacy and why finfluencers need regulation.

The underlying technology under development will use a ‘gamified’ experience to foster habit creation for users while providing a playing experience on-court/ on-field like automated scoring, game highlights and ‘pro-sports’-like stats using computer vision & artificial intelligence.

Finfluencers are new-age personal finance consultants who create digital content on social media. Their genre is one of the fastest-growing content universes online. Recently, there has been a universal call for tighter regulations for finfluencers who have taken over the internet.

Weekly Shorts: Affiliate influencer marketing – the cost-effective solution

These promotional codes help in tracking conversions driven by each influencer. So that you only pay after the campaign goals are met. (Representational image by Konstantin Evdokimov via Unsplash)

Under affiliate influencer marketing, you compensate creators based on the sales made by the affiliate links — unique links or discount codes — included in the content.

Customers don’t need influencers to tell them about chemicals in food, says iD Fresh founder Musthafa PC

For iD Fresh Foods, the top four e-commerce platforms are Swiggy Instamart, Zepto, Blinkit and BB Now, in that particular order.

Responding to the recent food influencer videos that called out bigger food companies, Musthafa PC says that consumers should not rely solely on influencers to make better food choices.

Finfluencers should educate not advise says Zerodha’s co-founder Nikhil Kamath

The billionaire head of the country's largest stock broking site added that digitisation also reduced customer onboarding risk significantly by cutting off multiple intermediaries and dealing with the customers directly with their digital identity, signature, and mandatory online in-person verification (IPV). (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Finfluencers should educate people because financial literacy is the need of the hour but if they start giving financial advice then that needs to be regulated, says Nithin Kamath, co-founder and CEO of Zerodha.

Finfluencers need to be regulated urgently: Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath

The billionaire head of the country's largest stock broking site added that digitisation also reduced customer onboarding risk significantly by cutting off multiple intermediaries and dealing with the customers directly with their digital identity, signature, and mandatory online in-person verification (IPV). (Image source: Moneycontrol)

The CEO and co-founder of the largest brokerage in the country shared how ambiguity around rules need to be addressed too.

Influencers’ influence waning? GenZ listen to friends over social media influencers

Gen Z segment has a distinct aesthetic that impacts their brand choices, which have been driving fashion trends – crop tops, ribbed dresses, chunky sneakers, and baggy jeans. (Representational image by Laura Chouette via Unsplash

Gen Z consumers are 50 percent more likely to take their friends’ recommendation over an influencer or a celebrity while making a purchase decision, revealed a study from Yuvaa.

Disclaimers are a necessity in ads featuring government logos, say experts

For global citizens their top three most trusted professions were doctors (58%), scientists (56%) and teachers (54%). The professions that stepped up the most during the pandemic, scientists who made the vaccines, doctors who put their lives at risk to treat patients and teachers who taught remotely. (Image source: Unsplash)

Experts emphasized the importance of using disclaimers in advertisements with government logos that feature influencers.