Avicenter: French Financial services company launches India operations

Avicenter: French Financial services company launches India operations

Avicenter, a popular French financial services company has recently expanded to India. Their core services include opening of a blocked account for international students that are looking to study in France. Blocked account certificates issued by Avicenter will facilitate a smooth student visa application process.

If we can summarize the recent visit to India by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, it is to use educational exchanges to strengthen the strategic ties between France and India. “We want 20,000 Indian students in France by 2025”, she said while calling the plan “very ambitious”. Very recently when the French President Mr.Macron visited India as the chief guest of Indian Republic Day, he was very vocal in his country’s plan to achieve the 30,000 student target by 2030.

Improving France-India strategic relationship through education will be top priority for both Modi and Macron Administration’s foreign policy. Educational partnerships will play an increasingly important role in the people to people exchange between both the countries.

The French Government provides a lot of attractive incentives for Indian students looking to Choose France including the 2 years stay back option, Rental Subsidy for students, 5 year Alumni Visa, etc. The mandatory internship model, prevalent in most of France’s world class business schools, is very attractive for Indian Students, which gets the students ready to join a diverse workforce as soon as they graduate with a top class degree that is recognized worldwide, especially with the brand value it carries.

Migration of students from India to France should be enhanced through visa policies, including ease of receiving French student visas for Indians, simplifying the Campus France Process etc. This is where Avicenter brings its expertise.

5 advantages of AVICENTER Blocked Account:

Advantage 1: Officially approved! – Fulfills all visa requirements of the France Visa Consulate

Advantage 2: Quick! – You will receive Blocked Account Certificate within 3 to 5 working days

Advantage 3: Inexpensive! – One-off set-up fee, no monthly fees.

Advantage 4: Safe! – In cooperation with Aion – AVICENTER is a banking and payment

services broker regulated by the French Monetary and Financial Code, registered with the

Registre Unique des Intermédiaires en Assurance, Banque et Finance (ORIAS) under the

number 19001588 and supervised by the ACPR (Banque de France).To check that your deposit is with a financial company that complies with the regulations, go to  www.orias.fr then enter the name of the company and check whether it is authorized to

collect funds.

Advantage 5: Competent! – Experts with years of experience.

Since its inception, Avicenter has served over 30,000 international students across multiple countries that come to study in France and 100% of its students have received their living expenses on time.

Jean-Yves Morio, the president of Aviceter group spoke regarding the occasion, he said “Avicenter is committed to working towards this mission to improve ties between India and France. Avicenter provides students in India with blocked account service which will help them in proving their financial requirements when applying for a French student visa. Catering to popular demand by students in India, Avicenter has expanded its advising services in India by establishing a local branch in the country, to include more virtual advising, new communication channels, social media outreach to attract potential students, and a nationwide advising hotline.”

SMC Group strengthens product and engineering verticals; appoints Abhishek Chawla as Group Chief Product and Technology Officer

SMC Group strengthens product and engineering verticals; appoints Abhishek Chawla as Group Chief Product and Technology Officer

SMC Group, India’s leading financial services company, has announced the appointment of Abhishek Chawla as Group Chief Product and Technology Officer. Over the last one year, SMC has been scaling its technology and product verticals as it continues to invest in the powerful synergy of technology, innovation, and financial services. Abhishek’s appointment is part of this strategy to further enhance SMC’s world-class financial products, accelerate creative development, and create large-scale impact. Abhishek will report to SMC Group’s CMD.

In his new role, Abhishek will lead SMC Group’s product and engineering verticals across its portfolio of products. He will also empower teams to bring sustained value to customers, partners, business associates and enhance user experience through technological innovations. Additionally, he will plan, manage, and oversee various activities within the department to ensure that efficient operations and cost-effective systems are developed and implemented to meet SMC’s immediate and future demands.

Commenting on the appointment, Subhash C Aggarwal, Chairman and Managing Director, SMC Group said, “The pursuit of innovation and great execution is at the core of SMC. We are thrilled to have Abhishek join us in strengthening this foundation and transforming financial products for our customers, partners and business associates. His strong expertise in tech innovation will further strengthen SMC’s commitment to creating value in customers’ lives and providing them with high-quality suites of financial products.”

With over 17 years of extensive experience, Abhishek holds expertise in conceptualization, design, development, implementation, management and production support of large scale and high availability applications. He has built and driven COEs along with owning and building technologies around Wallets, User Platforms, Lending, Payments etc.

Prior to joining SMC Group. Abhishek was a Vice President of Engineering with Byju’s. He has also worked in leadership roles at Paytm and Expedia earlier.

About SMC Group :

Established in 1994, SMC Global Securities Ltd is one of India’s leading financial solutions providers. Over the years, the company has grown into a diversified financial services company offering brokerage services, investment banking, wealth management, distribution of financial products, financing, insurance broking, clearing & depository services, fixed income securities, financial advisory services to corporates, institutions, high net worth individuals and other retail clients. It’s highly qualified workforce of about 4000 employees is serving to over 2.0 mn client base through a strong network of approx. 2,530 Sub Brokers and Authorized Persons. The company has footprints spread over 450+ cities across India.

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