2019 is turning out to be great for Indian internet ventures. It’s not even mid-way into the year, and the country has already seen two internet firms achieve unicorn valuations, and at least one more is close to the milestone.…
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Unprofitable WhatsApp May Hit Facebook’s Profitable Apps: Mark Zuckerberg
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WhatsApp Business: How Companies Are Using App To Cut Costs And Communicate Better
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A Tech Billionaire and The Case of The Bumbling Blackmailers
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has a reputation as a rough place, with one of the highest levels of crime in the country. In May, a dozen local politicians received WhatsApp messages that threatened harm to their families unless they paid $14,000. Yet…
Visa, Mastercard, Amex In Breach As Deadline For Data Localisation Passes
As the deadline for payment companies to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data localisation rule ran out, major payment network players, including Visa and Mastercard, were in breach. While there was no official word on the status…
MapmyIndia 2.0: Battling For Supremacy
A long-drawn battle for supremacy is underway in India’s online navigation space and the country’s oldest mapmaker, MapmyIndia, is busy readying its war chest to slug it out. MapmyIndia, owned by CE Info Systems that was founded by the husband-wife…
As MapmyIndia enters Google territory, can it beat the Goliath of internet?
It was a late January morning. Bitter winter had just taken leave of Delhi. Rakesh Verma, founder and CEO of MapmyIndia, settled down in his Jaguar, tapped on the built-in navigator and entered the destination: Kailash Colony Metro Station, barely…
WhatsApp: The New Business Card, Storefront, And Cash Register
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“WhatsApp wins India’s payment wars!” No. That’s fake news.
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SoftBank’s $2.5 B Gives Flipkart More Ammo
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SoftBank Puts Its Eggs In Flipkart’s Shopping Basket
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India Contributes To Amazon’s 77% Profit Plunge: Why Company Will Still Continue To Invest Here
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Can FreeCharge Be The Trump Card For Amazon’s India Play?
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Digital Payments: Paytm’s Biggest Contender Will Be WhatsApp Or Amazon?
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Is This Flipkart’s Last Fundraise On Road To IPO?
India’s largest e-commerce company Flipkart’s recent fundraise of $1.4 billion (around Rs 9,000 crore), the biggest-ever in the country’s burgeoning consumer internet sector, has undoubtedly filled its coffers for now, but it also begs some important questions. Will this be…
India’s E-Commerce Groups Urge To Stop Alibaba
A decade after allowing Amazon to start what would become India's largest online marketplace, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal appealed for government protection against his former employer. "Alibaba could approach the e-commerce unit as a complement to Paytm's core business, hoping…
How Start-Ups Die Plop!
Start-ups, the playfield of the young and the restless, have had a hard reality check. Sanchit Vir Gogia, Founder & CEO, Greyhound Knowledge Group, calls 2016 “a year of anxiÂety” for Indian start-ups, with “a much-needed marÂket correction” that saw…
Are Job Cuts At Snapdeal A Precursor To Its Merger With Alibaba And Paytm?
If Snapdeal follows the rule of the game, the company would deny any kind of merger talks with rival Paytm, or with investor Alibaba, unless a deal is concluded, at least verbally. “It will offer a new lease of life…
Change At Flipkart To Set Precedence For Global Investors In India
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Impact Of Flipkart’s Devaluation On Indian Startups: Insights By Greyhound Research On CNBC TV18
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Flipkart Follows Google, Amazon Into The World Of Secret Servers
Online retailer Flipkart is now following global pioneers like Amazon and Google to build its own servers and networks. The move is aimed at creating a platform that responds to specific requirements. The decision to build its own servers follows…
Why A Deal With Snapdeal Is A More Logical Choice For Flipkart Than Amazon
India’s e-commerce industry could see a major shake-up if online retailer Snapdeal’s preliminary conversations with local rival Flipkart and US-based Amazon to explore a possible merger make any headway. But a Flipkart-Snapdeal merger is a more likely scenario than a…
Verizon Inks Deal To Acquire Yahoo For $4.83 bn
by Yahoo! Inc. has agreed to sell its core operations to US telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc. for $4.83 billion in a transaction that marks the end of the Internet pioneer as an independent company after a two-decade-long journey. Greyhound…
Verizon Acquires Yahoo For $4.8 billion In All-Cash Deal
Yahoo, one of the biggest Internet services companies of yesteryears, has been acquired by US telecom major Verizon for $4.83 billion in an all-cash deal. While the acquisition is being seen by many analysts as the end of the road for…
Verizon Buys Yahoo, Puts It In Competition With Facebook, Microsoft And Google: Analyst
Yahoo, that has been restructuring its business for year now, finally sold out to Verizon. Verizon sealed the deal for $4.83 billion, all in cash. This acquisition gives Verizon access to Yahoo’s advertising technology tools such as BrightRoll and Flurry, assets…
Verizon Acquires Yahoo, Aspires To Compete With Google & Facebook
On 25 July 2016, Verizon Communications confirmed its plans of acquiring Yahoo’s operating business for USD 4.83 billion. The sale includes Yahoo’s content offerings in News, Sports, Finance, Yahoo Mail, Brightroll (programmatic advertising technology), Flurry (mobile application analytics solution) and…
India Plays Hard To Get As Zuckerberg , Tim Cook, Jack Ma, Nadella Come Calling
Tim Cook started his India tour with an obeisance to Lord Ganesha, the favourite deity of those in trouble, at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple. Cook did not put all his faith in religion alone, he also leaned on India’s other obsessions. The…
Alibaba Eyeing Data Center in India to Take on Amazon, Microsoft
Alibaba is reportedly trying to cement its cloud business with plans to open a data center in India this year. According to Indian newspaper Business Line, China's e-commerce titan has plans to boost its cloud computing business in India likely through…
Alibaba to set up India data centre to take on Amazon
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is poised to announce its India entry with a data centre. The Hangzhou-headquartered company, which is planning to enter the fledgling e-commerce market in India this year, probably through an acquisition, wants to set up a local data…
New ad: why did Flipkart go back to basics?
E-commerce major Flipkart, with 75 million registered users, has gone back to explaining the basics of online shopping to Indian shoppers with its TV ad campaign, Flipkartmatlab bilkul pakka. The two-film campaign seeks to reassure customers that they can never…