E-business
PM Narendra Modi launches BHIM-Aadhaar pay app for merchants
15 Apr 2017
BHIM-Aadhaar, the merchant interface of the BHIM App, will enable those without access to internet, smartphones, debit or credit cards to pay digitally using their biometric data on a merchant’s biometric-enabled device using a feature phone
Flipkart raises Rs2,600 cr from Tencent, Microsoft; to absorb eBay
11 Apr 2017
In the biggest fundraising by an Indian internet company to date, Flipkart has raised $1.4 billion from Tencent Holdings, Microsoft, and eBay, as it gears up for intensifying competition and for a possible takeover of Snapdeal
India’s internet economy to double to $250 bn by 2020: study
08 Apr 2017
Driven by ecommerce and financial services, India's internet economy is expected to double from $125 billion to $250 billion — growing from the current 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent of the country's GDP by 2020
India’s internet economy to double to $250 bn by 2020: study
08 Apr 2017
Driven by ecommerce and financial services, India's internet economy is expected to double from $125 billion to $250 billion — growing from the current 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent of the country's GDP by 2020
Flipkart raises $1.5 bn, Snapdeal takeover around the corner
07 Apr 2017
India’s biggest ecommerce company will raise a total of $2 billion in the current funding round, with another $500 million coming from Japanese internet and telecom conglomerate SoftBank
Snapdeal reported on the verge of being sold to Flipkart
06 Apr 2017
Most reports say that the country's third-largest online shopping platform Snapdeal would be sold to Flipkart, but Paytm's name has also come up as a potential buyer – in any case the valuation is likely to be a fraction of what it was last year
Amid boardroom battle, SoftBank yanks Snapdeal fund offer
03 Apr 2017
Japanese investor SoftBank has abruptly rescinded $150-200 million debt financing it had offered to Snapdeal owner Jasper Infotech, escalating a boardroom battle involving new and old investors