Tag: employee benefits

  • Soult and Trescon Join Forces to Offer Digital Legacy Planning as a Corporate Employee Benefit

    Soult and Trescon Join Forces to Offer Digital Legacy Planning as a Corporate Employee Benefit

    BENGALURU, India — Soult, India’s secure digital life vault for families, has announced a corporate partnership with global business event organizer Trescon. The partnership will extend Soult’s Legacy plan to Trescon employees across its India offices as a company-sponsored benefit, ahead of Soult’s public launch of Soult Dialogues in Bengaluru on August 6.

    Through the partnership, Trescon employees can securely organize financial assets, important documents, passwords, emergency instructions, and personal memories in one encrypted platform. They can also designate trusted contacts who can be granted access when needed most.

    “This partnership reflects a growing recognition that family preparedness is an essential part of employee wellbeing, rather than a personal responsibility employees must manage alone,” said Sanketh Kandlikar, Founder & CTO of Soult. “By making Soult available to Trescon’s workforce, we are helping families organize what matters most through a secure and trusted platform. We believe this is the beginning of a broader shift towards making digital legacy planning a standard workplace benefit.”

    Naveen Bharadwaj, CEO of Trescon, added: “Every organization talks about employee wellbeing, but very few extend that conversation to what happens to an employee’s family in an emergency. It’s an uncomfortable topic, which is exactly why it gets ignored. We wanted to change that for our people. Soult gave us a secure, credible way to do it, and rolling it out across our India offices felt like the right place to start, with our global offices next once the platform is available there.”

    The partnership marks an important milestone in Soult’s growth strategy, expanding its reach from individual consumers into the enterprise segment. As organizations continue investing in employee wellbeing, digital legacy planning is emerging as a valuable addition alongside health insurance, financial wellness programs, and mental health support.

    To celebrate the partnership and the upcoming public launch, Soult will host an exclusive networking evening in Bengaluru on August 6, bringing together over 50 influential business leaders, founders, CEOs, CHROs, HR leaders, wealth management professionals, family office advisors, legal experts, and industry leaders to explore the growing importance of digital legacy planning and family preparedness in India.

    About Soult

    Soult is India’s secure digital life vault, designed to help families organize, protect, and securely pass on their most important information. The platform enables users to store financial assets, legal documents, personal identification, passwords, emergency instructions, and cherished memories in one encrypted location. Through its trusted executor framework, designated family members can securely access essential information when needed. Soult uses AES 256 encryption, hosts data on AWS infrastructure in India, and is certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 standards. The app is available on iOS and Android. For more information, visit soultdigital.com.

  • EPFO Services to Remain Offline Until June 30: PF Claims, Balance Checks, and Passbook Access Suspended

    EPFO Services to Remain Offline Until June 30: PF Claims, Balance Checks, and Passbook Access Suspended

    The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has announced a planned system upgrade that will temporarily take its online services offline for five days, from June 26 to June 30, 2026. During this period, members will be unable to submit new PF withdrawal claims, check claim statuses, download e-passbooks, or access the UMANG app.

    The maintenance window begins at 12:00 AM on June 26 and ends at 11:59 PM on June 30. EPFO confirmed via its official portal and social media channels that the upgrade is intended to improve platform speed, security, and overall performance. Employers will also be unable to file Electronic Challan cum Returns (ECR) during this time, and are advised to complete essential filings before the shutdown begins.

    EPFO assured members that pending claims submitted before June 26 remain safe and will be processed once services resume. For those needing basic account information, the SMS service and missed call facility remain functional for registered users. The EPFO helpline is also available for general support and account queries.

    While the temporary shutdown may cause inconvenience, the upgrade is expected to deliver faster claim processing, stronger security, and fewer technical issues when services return on July 1, 2026. This move is part of EPFO’s broader digital transformation strategy aimed at introducing faster, smoother online transactions for members and employers alike.