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JP Pant Cultural Trust to launch its new venture early next year on a story called ‘Shakuntalam: The Woman’

New Delhi. 22nd November, 2021. After the huge success of the first fusion theatre show ‘The story of Ram and Sita’ in the year 2011, JPPCT (Janki Prasad Pant Cultural Trust), led by its Honorary Chairman Prof. Manoj Pant, is all set to launch a new cultural venture early next year based on a story and script written by nationally renowned scholars of Kalidas: ‘Shakuntalam: The Woman’, which would be in Hindi language and set to modern music.

In the words of Prof. Manoj Pant, “In our presentation of the Indian culture and literature, we are careful to highlight important issues: While “The Story of Ram and Sita” highlighted the painful consequences of excessive arrogance in any person, the musical on Shakuntalam will highlight how Kalidasa wrote about an issue, which is assuming critical importance today – gender equality. In all our ventures, we try to highlight such social issues“.

The musical ‘Shakuntalam: The Woman’ is a typical libretto where the entire story is told through songs based on the Indian mythological story of Bharat and Shakuntala with a twisted end that depicts the latter as a modern world, 21st century woman. It is a fusion theatre where the lyrics are in Hindu and the music is a mix of Indian melodies, rock and jazz with orchestral style arrangements.

The J. P. Pant Cultural Trust (JPPCT) was set up as a registered non-profit charitable public trust. The basic objective of the trust is to promote traditional cultural and educational systems and, in particular, help in the revival of theatre. One of their specific objectives is to bring to urban audiences the traditional village and rural theatre in a genre more acceptable to the urban youth. Their first venture had the USP of being the first ever attempt to marry a traditional Indian story (The Ramayana) with modern musical idioms in theatre form. It was the first ever Indian rock musical in English and Hindi based on traditional Indian mythology.

IIM Sambalpur organizes the 6th edition of the Annual Business Conclave – Marmagya 6.0 ~ Business in New Reality ~

21 November 2021, Mumbai: The 6^th edition of the Annual Business Conclave of the Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur, Marmagya 6.0, commenced today with the aim of understanding, accommodating the responsibilities and opportunities that will usher change paving its way to new reality. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Chief Guest, Mr Kapil Maheshwari, Leader Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen Ecosystem Development, President Reliance Industries Limited, Keynote Speaker, Dr. Pradeep Panigrahi, Head – Corporate Sustainability, Larsen & Toubro and Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur. The ceremony was also attended by the students, faculty members, staff of IIM Sambalpur along with members of the media. The two-day conclave with the theme “Business in New Reality”, will witness several industry stalwarts sharing insights on several aspects of management.

While delivering the welcome address, Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur, said, “I heartily welcome everyone to Marmagya 6.0, the business conclave organised by students of IIM Sambalpur. COVID has paved the way for new realities. Data analytics, Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain are changing the landscape of the traditional practices that the industry has been following. At IIM Sambalpur our vision and operating value system is to nurture responsible leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets. Our core values are based on 3I’s Innovation, Integrity, and Inclusiveness reflecting in our pedagogy and processes. Through the pandemic we are witnessing disruptive innovation. Data can highlight upon past and present but cannot predict future. So how we look at the next 10 years of business ecosystem. It is important to establish changes which happened over the past few years, Disruption due to Digitalization, Disruption due to Decarbonatization and Disruption due to Democratisation of business, these 3Ds are going to define the new realities. To support the three pillars the first important aspect are the Government policies how it is pushing ahead digitalization. Blockchain can only foster innovation only when cryptocurrency is allowed and if blockchain faces impediments, India will lose on digital innovation. Second comes the industry which can help foster digital revolution. Are they continuously going to create physical assets or digital assets? All these digital assets will benefit the society at large. Larger companies which only focus on physical assets might not be able to compete with companies that is built upon its digital assets to survive and grow in the industry. B-Schools must enable students to see the future, teachers must imbibe innovation in their pedagogy and students must instil a culture of cosmopolitan inclusivity to survive in a multinational-multilingual company. To become responsible leaders, one must come out with new learning, execution and provide solutions akin to the modern world. No carbon footprint for countries is another disruption where new source of energy should be invented and invested upon. All 17 SDGs must be brought into B-School possibly as a new course for finance, marketing etc. As a B-School IIM Sambalpur will continue demonstrating innovation and be the future ready institute by creating disruption cross country and across world.”

In his addressal, Chief Guest, Mr Kapil Maheshwari, Leader Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen Ecosystem Development, President Reliance Industries Limited, said, “Most of the conventional companies have now gone in the path of not only pledging as a net zero but also started working towards energy transition. At Reliance we are coming up with an integrated facility with an investment of 75,000 crores, a New Energy Division, a first globally where we can do a complete value chain of the green hydrogen ecosystem. In changing times, one must reassess where the growth opportunities are, deep dive into date and figure out a new business model. Driving future profits and still caring for the environment is the way forward. For all B-School students or new generation business leaders the next 10 years will see a great transformation, it is a great opportunity to learn and figure out new business models.”

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Pradeep Panigrahi, Head – Corporate Sustainability, Larsen & Toubro Limited added, “While working in the corporate domain we do not realise the actual realities, we need to understand the perspective. Stakeholders play a very important role in the success of businesses. Post COVID with the new realities the world is facing the focus on ESG – Environment Social Governance has grown exponentially. A thorough check on CO₂ emissions must be taken up by all companies to stay in business. Decarbonising the investment landscape is the key for the future of mankind. We must take cognisance of this situation and act on it at the ground level.”

The inaugural program was followed by a HR panel on the topic “New age workforce with the flexible work structure” which had panellists such as Mr Pradeep Reddy M, Global HR Manager, Tvarana, Mr Rajendra Misra, Ex- CGM (P& A), SAIL. Mr Rajesh Singh Vice President (HR & IR), TRL Krosaki Refarctories Ltd and Shyam Sundar Choudhury, Head HR, TPCODL. This was succeeded by an Analytics Panel on the theme “Rise of algorithm economy Analytics for competitive advantage” where panellists included Mr Subhasish Bera, Director, Hansa Cequity, Ms Ujjyaini Mitra, Founder & CEO, The DeltaCube.ai, Mr Satya Shankar Mahapatra, Vice President Risk and Analytics, Barclays Investment Bank Senior, Mr Sameer Dhanrajani, CEO, AIQRate and Mr Jitendra Kanojia, Head of Analytics, Shoppers Stop. A panel on Operations followed which had eminent speakers like Mr Ajit Kumar Padhi, Director, IT-ITES Sector Skill Council, NASSCOM, Mr Parijat Mondal, VP & Head Projects, Adani Group, Mr Sandeep Chatterjee, Director, Deloitte, Mr Raman Kaul, Head Operations, TVS Supply Chain Solutions and Mr Balpreet Singh, Vice President Digital transformation initiatives, Reliance Industries Limited Asst. The Entrepreneurship Panel on the topic “How do entrepreneurs survive during crisis?” comprised of Mr. Sushil Sharma Marwari, Founder & CEO, Catalysts Ventures, Mr Avelo Roy, Managing Director & CEO, Kolkata Venture, Ms Rita Kakati, Founder & CEO, Uma, Mr Venky Rao, Founder & CEO, VamaHub and Mr Arijit Bhattacharyya, Summit Founder, World Leader.

Day two of Marmagya 6.0 will witness another HR Panel on the theme “Talent imperatives- A future of work perspective” which will see panellists like Mr Sandeep Magavi, GIC Learning Leader Growth Platforms & Industry, IBM, Mr Manoj K Prasad, Talent Development and Digital Transformation, Reliance Industries LTD VP, Keynote Speaker and Self Leadership Coach Ms Shreshtha Mittal, Mr Yashwant, Senior Manager- Group Corporate HR & Employee Relations, GAIL India, Mr Rituraj Sar LUPIN, VP & Head-Learning & Development. This session will be succeeded by a Finance Panel on the topic “Blockchain Revolutionising the finance industry” with panellists Mr Rajesh Duddhu, VP & Practice Leader – Blockchain & Cybersecurity, Tech Mahindra, Mr Sachin Singhal, Associate Director, KPMG, Colonel (Dr.) Inderjit Singh, Chief Cyber Security Officer (CCO), Vara Mr Gourav Sarkar, Senior Manager Blockchain Platform Product Management, Oracle and Mr Anil Joshi, Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures. Next on the agenda will be a Marketing Panel on “Challenges of marketers for managing super networked consumers” with panellists Mr Srihari Palangala, Head of Marketing, Dell Technologies, Mr Harshvardhan Chauhan, VP, Chief Marketing and Omnichannel Officer, Spencer’s Retail & Natures’s Basket, Ms Rati Acharya, Brand and Marketing Head, Ampersand, Mr Fela Chawngthu, Group Head and Director Customer Service Management, Adobe, Ms Poonam Vijay Thakkar, Head Analytics & Digital Communications, Aditya Birla Group, Mr Advit Sahadev, Vice President Marketing, CoinDCX and Mr P Uday Kumar, Director (Planning & Marketing), NSIC. The concluding session will be a Consulting Panel on “Platformization of business” with panellists Mr Supriyo Sinha, National Head-Strategies & New Business Initiatives, Axis Bank, Mr Arun Chaubey, Manager – FSO Consulting EY, UK, Mr Vartul Mittal, Digital Transformation leader, Barclays and Mr Ritesh Arora, Senior Director & Global Head of Pega Consulting, Cognizant.

About Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur:

Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur is one of the most promising and dynamic management institutions among the new generation IIMs of the country located in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. MHRD, GOI established IIM Sambalpur in 2015. IIM Sambalpur is Institute of National Importance as per the IIM 2017 Act. Specked in the picturesque settings and nestled in Barapahad (Twelve Hills), the campus lies near Hirakud Dam – the world’s longest earthen dam. The foundation stone of the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur was laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on 2nd January 2021. The permanent campus is likely to be operational in 2022.

Since its inception, the institute has already taken positive steps for Entrepreneurial Innovation and Experiential Learning. IIM Sambalpur currently offers full-time Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), full-time Ph.D., Executive Ph.D., and Executive MBA program. Since 2019, the institute has one of the best gender diversities in MBA programs among all the IIMs. The institute is also the pioneer in its unique experiential learning pedagogy called “Flipped Classroom.”

V-Guard Announces Big Idea Business Plan & Tech Design Contest Winners

Kochi: Winners of the annual Big Idea Contests organised by V-Guard Industries Ltd were announced on Saturday,20th November 2021. This year’s Big Idea Business Plan and Big Idea Tech design contests finals were held on 18th, 19th and 20th Nov 2021 and witnessed more than 300 entries from top business schools and engineering colleges from across the country. Indian Institute Of Management, Nagpur won the first prize and first runner up position in Business Plan contest and SVKMS NMIMS, Mukesh Patel School Of Technology Management & Engineering, Mumbai declared first and second runner ups respectively in the contest from a total of 22 teams shortlisted for the grand finale. International Management Institute, Delhi and Indian Institute Of Management, Sambalpur were qualified for the special jury award.

Muthoot Institute of Technology, Vaikoli has bagged first prize in Big Idea Tech design contest. St Joseph College of Engineering and Technology, Palai and Christ College of Engineering, Irinjalakuda were declared first & second runner up.

This year’s competition themes were “Tomorrow’s business models that will bridge the gap between Digital and Physical to usher in a better tomorrow” for B-Plan Contest and “How can V-Guard enable a better quality of life with thoughtful and smart products that will bring home a better tomorrow” for Tech Design Contest. This was meant for the participants to present insightful and innovative ideas for business growth in alignment with the business strategy of V-Guard. The Business Plan contest winners were awarded cash prizes worth Rs. 2,00,000,Rs. 1,00,000, Rs. 50,000 for the top three positions respectively along with trophies and certificates of appreciation. Big Idea tech winners received cash prize worth Rs.100,000, Rs. 50,000, Rs. 25,000 for the first three positions respectively. Two teams qualified for special jury in Business Plan contest and received prize worth Rs.25,000. Shortlisted teams presented their competitive ideas and plans in a virtual event held.

The Four-member Jury Committee who chose the B Plan winners was headed by Mr. Rajesh Nair, Business Leader, EY LLP, Kochi along with V. Ramachandran, Director & COO, V-Guard, Sudarshan Kasturi, Sr. Vice President & CFO, V-Guard and Mr. Narender Singh Negi, Vice President – R&D (Electronics). The ideas presented by the participants were judged on parameters such as ingenuity, practicality of application, feasibility, simplicity and the positive impact it can have on V-Guard’s business and its consumers. Mr. Kochouseph Chittilappilly, Chairman Emeritus, & Mr Mithun Chittilappilly, Managing Director, V-Guard Industries Ltd. graced the valedictory function and awarded the winners.

The jury who judged the tech design contest include Mr. Narender Singh Negi, Vice President – R&D (Electronics), Mr. Prasad Sudhakar Teni, Sr. General Manager – Home Appliances and Mr. James M Varghese, GM – R&D (Industrial Design).

The event has created a platform for interaction with top leaders of V-Guard, wherein the young minds can discuss and understand the business challenges to fine-tune their thought process and foster a spirit of innovation in them

Jessica Singh – Dynamite of Creativity

Jessica Singh is the Founder and Managing Director at Stanley Communications. Stanley Communications is a powerhouse of brand solutions in PR, Media Relations, Events, Influencers, and Celebrity Marketing.

Jessica earned her graduate degree in communication from Singapore and did her master’s in Fashion Marketing and Management from London School Of Fashion. While doing her Masters, she was also working at a PR firm in London and earning hands-on experience in the international market which can clearly be seen in her drive today and the way she deals with her international clients and the fact that she has already established her name in the International Market.

After completing her Masters and coming back to Delhi; for almost 2 years she worked in a 9-5 job in a PR firm but that wasn’t satisfactory enough for her. She had too much vision and creativity stored in her that she wanted to tap at; that a simple 9-5 job didn’t cut it for her.

She took that risk of risking that job security to try something of her own and it led to the birth of Jessica’s brainchild: Stanley Communications.

From childhood she’d been called different and instead of letting it upset her she let that be her driving force and excelled in everything she did. Creating something different and unique to help her clients reach their maximum potential was exactly what she wanted to do with her company. She’s not one of those who only look at her own benefits and takes the safe route and doesn’t care if her clients benefit or not. She’s an entrepreneur who’ll go the extra mile just to make sure both the parties benefit and that’s perfectly reflected in her company’s motto: “you
grow, we grow”.

Starting her own brand was not easy. Being a “young-female” entrepreneur stepping in a line of work that already has many well established and well known firms and names associated with it, is something that needs a lot of courage. Her journey wasn’t easy and she had to face a lot of boulders to reach where she is at today. She started off Stanley with working and partnering with some F&B brands and today three years since its inception in 2017, she’s grown Stanley to such an extent that- she’s worked with the top-notch brands in the country and now finally expanding the company to Dubai. From working with luxury brands like Mini Bird Automobiles, Dyson Technologies, The Chanakya, DLF Emporio, Steve Madden, DaMilano, Fab India, Superdry, Replay, AER Dubai to working with reputed companies in all the fields,- beauty, f&b, fashion, and nightlife; Jessica and her team have tapped in all possible fields and have done extremely well in all of them.

She’s worked super hard to get her company to where it is at today along with her team of 25 plus women, building together with an empowered community of young and creative minds. Being a female entrepreneur already comes with all it’s stereotypes and prejudices in our society. On top of that being young and the “ageism factor” that is so prevalent in our society, to overcome that and to get clients to trust your vision is very difficult. Along with all of this setting up a company, thinking of the minutest of details that you want your company to reflect, finding your perfect team, and making sure your company reflects your exact vision takes a lot of time but she managed to do all this in such a short time. In an interview that she did a year or so ago, Jessica was asked about the biggest challenges that she’s faced while starting something of her own and she very gracefully answered it by saying “When starting
something of your own, the challenges are unlimited. From naming your organisation to designing your logo to building your team – all these are very carefully thought out stepping stones. Defining your identity is a major challenge as that will be the first impression of your organisation which is going to stick around.

But every day is a new challenge when you are a beginner. It’s about taking one day at a time and solving one problem at a time.” And solve it in such a beautiful manner. She’s a firm believer of hard work and that’s what led her through her starting out days and has kept her in the race till now. Her hard work resonated in her work and it’s how she was able to get so many clients to trust in her and break the “age stereotype.” Seeing her impeccable work and fresh ideas was what kept the clients coming to her. Hardwork and Honesty are the two Hs of her life!

She’s also a firm believer in the universe and believes that everything happens for a reason. Her leaving the comforts of her 9-5 job to the inception of Stanley everything happened to her for a reason and at the time the universe thought she’ll be able to manage it.

If you ask her clients, they’ll only give you praises about her and no complaints. And if you ask her team about the kind of person she is, they’ll tell you that she’s the entertainer, the most bubbly and vibrant person in the office.

At, 27, all that Jessica has achieved can be credited to her dedication, hard work, honesty, brilliant work ethic and the amazing and strong all women team behind her that she put together. She’s a self made woman and this is just the start for her and for her company.

AirAsia India resumes inflight food & beverage service on all routes

Mumbai, 20th November, 2021: AirAsia India is resuming inflight food and beverage service across all its routes as of Friday, 20 November 2021. This move is in line with relaxations in the regulatory guidelines issued by the government on 16 November, which had earlier restricted meal service on flights less than 2 hours. Guests can choose to pre-book their meals from a wide range of veg, non-veg and vegan hot meals and sandwiches or purchase light bites, hot and cold beverages and ready-to-eat meals inflight on flights above 75 minutes. For short-haul flights under 75 minutes, guests can choose from a wide range of snacks, ready-to-eat meals and sandwiches. Known for offering a wide range of options including meals specially curated for the airline by MasterChef Kirti Bhoutika, the airline offers vegan, eggetarian, pescatarian, non-vegetarian and Jain meal options along with other delectable desserts. AirAsia India’s inflight meals are catered by the reputed TajSATS Air Catering, maintaining the highest standards of presentation, cleanliness, and hygiene with strict adherence to HACCP and FSSAI guidelines on food safety and hygiene.

DRIFE Begins Operations in Namma Bengaluru

~India’s first-ever blockchain-based ride-hailing platform has launched its first set of active operations in Namma Bengaluru, aiming to transforming the mobility industry~

Bengaluru, 20th November 2021: DRIFE has officially announced their pilot launch in India. DRIFE is a decentralized ride-hailing platform built on blockchain technology and is the first-ever blockchain model to be implemented on the ground. Three months after the launch of their native $DRF token, DRIFE has announced its pilot launch in Namma Bengaluru, representing the first of many cities that the blockchain powerhouse is targeting.

The innovative platform was designed as an impact project with the intent of empowering the value creators and extractors within its ecosystem – the drivers and riders. With DRIFE there are no surge prices, no commission fees taken from the drivers, and a true marketplace where the fare is dictated by the community of Riders & Drivers. DRIFE has positioned itself to be the go-to taxi service of smart cities, focusing on progressive and sustainable tech solutions to deliver the best service, prices, and wages.

Commenting on the launch Ms. Firdosh Sheikh, CEO and Co-founder said “There are numerous ride-based apps and companies worldwide and we have come a long way since the inception of the horse and carriage and taxi services. In the modern era, the drivers are no longer reaping the benefits of their hard work keeping our lives moving and getting us to where we need to be. DRIFE’s primary goal is to tackle the issue as it is built to end low wages and high demand for drivers. When 100% of the profits go to drivers, costs can be slashed, and the riders also stand to pay less for a higher quality experience.”

She further stated “DRIFE’s ‘Ride the Change’ launch also marks a historic moment in the history of crypto and blockchain because it represents the first time a blockchain platform will become a part of our everyday lives. For years blockchain and crypto have been inaccessible to the majority of the world, but now they can take advantage of all of the benefits of blockchain technology with market dictated pricing, allowing for cryptocurrency to pay for everyday service and transparency that the traditional ride-hailing industry simply doesn’t have. It is an important step forward in global crypto adoption and another feather in the cap for blockchain as a use case on the path to establishing smart cities worldwide.”

DRIFE recently saw a massive surge of investment in its native $DRF token, showing a 1000% increase after the announcement of the pilot launch. DRIFE prides itself on having a real and easy to understand utility for the DRF token. It is currently tradable on MEXC Centralized Exchange and the PancakeSwap decentralized exchange. The size of DRIFE’s community is one of the largest in the blockchain space, amounting to over 120,000 users across all social platforms. With the direction it’s headed, DRIFE will be positioned to take on the industry leaders in Uber and Lyft within the next decade.

About DRIFE: Founded by Firdosh Sheikh, Surya Ranjit & Mudit Marda, DRIFE is a decentralized ride-hailing platform built on blockchain technology and is the first-ever blockchain model to be implemented on the ground that offers 100% of the profits to drivers. DRIFE’s mission is to disrupt the existing business model and to create a fairer, efficient, transparent ride-hailing economy and decentralized mobility marketplace.

https://www.drife.io/

Guardways Ltd launches integrated mobile security application XSealed, to provide a comfort zone if the smartphone goes missing.

London, UK –Security company Guardways Ltd has today launched XSealed – a second layer maximum security vault app that protects users’ data should their device fall into the wrong hands – fitting for both personal and business users.

The launch of XSealed comes at a time when smartphone dependency has never been higher. The corresponding likelihood of unwanted access is also at an all-time high. According to Pew Research, 64% of Americans have experienced a major data breach of some sort. Looking at smartphones in particular, devices can be compromised by phishing attempts, unsecured public wifi, poor password management, malware, and other constantly-evolving threats.

Other eye opening statistics show that in the United Kingdom, over 183 smartphones are stolen every day which means 66,795 smartphones at an estimated worth of £27 million are stolen every year. Most of these thefts happen in the capital city, London. In another report by Kensington, a staggering 70 million smartphones are lost each year, with only 7 percent being recovered. Although these statistics were in 2020 before lockdown when numbers would have been lower, as populations start to mobilise again these figures are destined to be repeated.

The question when theft happens is what malicious intent could take place when the device is not in the hands of the rightful owner? Criminals can go searching for data, take over passwords, access bank accounts, use for identity fraud, find personal material to use for blackmail and hold owners to ransom – all potentially scary scenarios that could cause financial loss, have a serious impact on mental wellbeing or even destroy relationships.

However, these are the exact situations that XSealed declares to avoid. The underlying security message is that if anyone accesses the smartphone by any means, they won’t be able access vault contents. XSealed has been designed based on extensive research into end-user behaviour patterns and it was found that users were less likely to use a combination of different extra security apps, like say a password manager and a document vault app, as it involved too many processes. XSealed’s approach was to combine all these into a single app so that once inside they can freely move about and use and do whatever they need. On exiting, the vault door clamps shut and leaves everything inside encrypted.

Managing and saving images, data, documents, importing and exporting pictures and files, browsing the web, accessing accounts and managing passwords are just a some of the functions that mobile users utilise almost simultaneously and which can all be done once inside the XSealed vault.

XSealed also includes unique features not found elsewhere, such as multiple lock options where users can set them up according to their own risk perception. Whilst in the vault, the private browser via the password manager automatically infills login details to web sites. This makes multiple and regular favourite web site visits a breeze. By combining all these tasks in one encrypted ring fenced container makes it extremely protected, easier and more habitual to use. Other features include more inbuilt protection such as, non stored keys, full encryption of everything whilst inside the vault and user programmable lockout attempts.

Not a criminal perhaps, but one example where you probably wouldn’t want your data accessed!!
XSealed users have sole restricted access to the data they store using the app. This means the developers or anyone else has no back door or any other means to access users’ vaults, so any court injunctions issued by authorities to demand access would be useless. Of course, this has led to serious ethical consideration from Guardways Ltd as to the potential implications of nefarious characters mis-using the application. However, it was decided that the potential benefits of this technology would better serve the vast majority of law-abiding citizens and be no more of a threat than other facilities that are openly available.

“Most security news tends to revolve around website password protection, leaving the very significant dangers of smartphone vulnerability to play second fiddle”, says Jeremy Rose, CEO and Tech Director of Guardways Ltd. “We want to change the way people think by focusing on the potential pitfalls of unwanted smartphone intrusion. That’s why we developed a smarter, affordable product which can potentially save people from the distressing effects of compromised data”.’

“XSealed has completely changed the way I approach mobile security”, adds one user. “I’ve always been concerned about the possibility of my personal data falling into the wrong hands or being made public, but with other security apps it was too difficult to work out which aspects of my phone usage were secure, and which weren’t. With XSealed, I can simply use one app and know I’m protected 100% of the time.”

XSealed is available now on Apple AppStore with a 30 day free trial period and a starting price of .49c / .49p per month or a one-time purchase of $9.95 / £9.95. However, there is a current promotion that encourages users to leave reviews and rewards them with a free subscription. An Android version is planned in the future.