Tech Newz (2022)
BharatPe appoints interim CFO; board, management aiming for IPO in 18-24 months BharatPe has appointed an executive from professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) as its interim chief financial officer, said Rajnish Kumar, chairman of the fintech company which has been embroiled in controversies since January this year. ............................................................................................................... Higher standards, more road testing of imported cells must for EV safety: Ather Ather has said regulators need to raise mandatory safety standards for electric two-wheelers to make the battery-run vehicles safer on roads after fire accidents involving e-scooters sparked alarm among consumers. The company said in a statement that the "stringent" AIS 156 now imposed needs to be augmented for safer EVs. "At Ather, we have adopted more stringent internal standards to ensure the safety and reliability of our scooters and have thorou...