siliconindia | | November 20174The world of internet has made us on-the-go humans who want things done at the snap of the fingers. Auction or bidding is another industry that is growing quite effectively in the recent times post wearing the internet cloak, proving how internet can truly transform a business model rather than simply transplanting it to a different medium. From e-waste, jewelleries, real estate, hotel rooms, paintings to antiques and other products, one can now auction them or bid for them online, which makes the whole process further smooth. The industry has created a robust global marketplace that eliminates the inefficiencies associated with traditional form of bidding/auction, while offering the benefit of online commerce, for instance bidding for a product and paying for it while sitting at your convenience. Just like the offline mode, the online bidding companies too let its customers have a hands on experience of the product or send across the catalog to its customers to get a feel of the product they are willing to bid for. In addition to the benefit of trading at all hours and providing continually updated product offerings, online bidding also enables customers to experience the excitement of live auctions, including the competitive bidding process. A wonderful experience to live by! However, online bidding needs to be more secure in terms of online financial transactions as they sometimes stretch of millions of dollars. Financial institutions and bidding companies need to ensure they work hand in hand and do not leave any lose ends for hackers to peep in. In this issue of siliconindia magazine, we bring to you the story of few bidding companies. Our list of `10 Most Promising Bidding Service Providers - 2017' focuses light on few such companies. This issue also features `10 Most Promising e-Payment Service Providers - 2017' that highlights the story of few stellar names of the e-Payment industry. Do let us know what you think!Anamika SahuManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialFrom Offline to Online, Bidding is on a Whole New Trajectory siliconindia Vol 06 · Issue 4-11 · November 20, 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Assistant Editor Susila Govindaraj Editorial Team Aiswarya Babu Ananth .V Anurag Bhol Karthik Muralidhar Shefali Mathur Sophia Rohtagi Sujith Vasudevan Trisha Pragya VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2017 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comSr. Visualiser MaitreyeeVisualisers S Sivasankar Mohana KrishnanGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu SethiCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalAbhishek Mohapatra Ameet Sahoo Garima Anand Samatha S.P
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