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With An Eye On Profitability, Zepto Experiments With INR 2 Platform Fee

India, March 14 -- In a bid to bolster profitability, quick commerce startup Zepto has started rolling out a platform fee of INR 2 per order for its users. This is on top of separate handling charges... Read More


A Snapshot Of The Future? Meet India's First Saree-Clad AI Robot Teacher Iris

India, March 12 -- In a story published in 1951, Isaac Asimov explored the idea of robots teaching students far into the future. While the short story was set in 2157, it seems that a school in Kerala... Read More


Google Delisting Row: Startup Founders Meet Ministers, Seek Action Against The Tech Giant

India, March 4 -- Amid the ongoing controversy over delisting of apps by Google, the founders of Indian startups met central ministers on Monday (March 4) to pitch their case and seek the government's... Read More


Google Unbothered By Govt's Warning On Delisting Of Indian Apps: Bharat Matrimony CEO

India, March 3 -- Hit by Google's delisting spree, there seems to be no relief in sight for Bharat Matrimony. The startup's founder and CEO Murugavel Janakiraman confirmed to Inc42 that Bharat Matrimo... Read More


Startups Mull Google Tax To Build Public Opinion Against Tech Giant's Hefty Commissions

India, March 2 -- Close on the heels of Google delisting the apps of 10 startups from Play Store, Indian founders are mulling novel ways to mount a counter-offensive. As per chats accessed by Inc42, ... Read More


BYJU'S EGM: Karnataka High Court Defers Any Resolutions Passed Till March 13

India, Feb. 21 -- In what could be seen as temporary relief for beleaguered edtech giant BYJU'S, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (February 21) said that any decisions taken by shareholders at th... Read More


Mastercard Rolls Out Tokenisation Platform For Banks In India

India, Feb. 13 -- Payments network Mastercard has launched a new platform in India to enable users to tokenise their cards via internet and mobile banking channels. Called the Mastercard Digital Enab... Read More


RBI To Pilot Offline & Programmable Retail CBDCs

India, Feb. 9 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday (February 8) announced plans to ramp up the retail rollout of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In its monetary policy statement, ... Read More


Govt Earmarks Sops Worth INR 1,441 Cr To Promote Digital Payments

India, Feb. 2 -- The Union government has earmarked incentives worth INR 1,441 Cr for the promotion of digital payments during the fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24). Announced in the interim Budget 2024, th... Read More


Budget Day: What Startups Want From FM Nirmala Sitharaman?

India, Feb. 1 -- Indian startups have had a tough couple of years. Be it capital drought or mass layoffs, the homegrown ecosystem has grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. With funding numbers ... Read More