Mobikwik’s Mrinal Sinha on their Payments Bank application, strategy and...
The Reserve Bank of India’s deadline for accepting payments bank applications ended yesterday. Mrinal Sinha, head of strategy at digital payments company MobiKwik spoke to... .
View ArticleWhatsapp is testing out voice calls in India: Report
The sightings are getting warmer. The eagerly awaited voice calling feature for Whatsapp is being tested out for a few users in India and seems... .
View ArticleHolachef raises Rs 2 crore from India Quotient
Online food delivery company Holachef has raised Rs 2 crore in a round of seed funding led by India Quotient, reports Economic Times. The funding has... .
View ArticleInfibeam launches logistics services marketplace ShipDroid
E-commerce company Infibeam has launched a SaaS-based logistics services aggregation platform called ShipDroid, which will help merchants deliver packages throughout the country. The platform...
View ArticleGoogle revenues at $18.1Bn for Q4 2014; Paid clicks up 14% while CPC dips 3%
Google has reported consolidated revenues of $18.1 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, registering a 15% increase from $16.86 billion in the same... .
View Article20 Charts on Advertising in India – Estimates for 2015
Advertising spends in India are expected to grow 12.6% year on year to Rs 48,977 crores, of which Digital Advertising spends will account for Rs... .
View ArticleIdea Cellular announces its payments bank aspirations
Following Airtel and Reliance Industries Limted (RIL), telecom operator Idea Cellular has said that it has submitted an application to the Reserve Bank of India... .
View ArticleNowFloats raises funds from Omidyar Network & existing investors
Hyderabad-based NowFloats has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from Omidyar Network and existing investors Mumbai Angels, Blume Ventures and Hyderabad Angels. The... .
View ArticleUpdated: Mahindra Group acquires Accel Partners & Tiger Global backed Babyoye
Update: An official spokesperson of Mahindra Partners has confirmed this deal to Medianama, though they declined to reveal the specifics of the deal at the... .
View ArticleTata Sky appoints new members to senior management team
Tata Sky has appointed Pallavi Puri as its new chief commercial officer and Malay Dikshit as chief communications officer. In her new role Puri will... .
View ArticleThank You Sponsors: Spice Digital, Getit, Fortumo, Bruceclay, Airtel, Times...
We’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsors for having chosen to support MediaNama in its endeavour to provide our readers with insightful... .
View ArticleIRCTC introduces cash-on-delivery for railway ticket bookings
It’s finally here: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced cash on delivery (CoD) payment option for buying train tickets in partnership with... .
View ArticleExotel acquires voice-based media startup Croak.it!
Bangalore-based virtual business telephony system provider Exotel has acquired the voice-based media startup Croak.it! for an undisclosed amount, reports the Economic Times. According to Exotel, there...
View ArticleVodafone files for Payments Bank licence
Vodafone has filed an application with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the Payments Bank licence. The company said its exploring options for partnerships... .
View ArticleMicromax beats Samsung as top smartphone maker: Research report
It seemed inevitable and now it’s true. Handset manufacturer Micromax has beat Samsung to take the top spot in the Indian smart phone market in... .
View ArticleOur Earnings Coverage for January 2015
Google – YouTube has over 1 bn users; Programmatic usage doubles Info Edge / Naukri – Naukri profit up 20% to Rs 38.6 Cr in Q3-FY15; Net... .
View ArticleAmazon Prime subscriptions increase 53% YoY globally in Q4 2014
Memberships for Amazon’s subscription service Prime, which offers two-day shipping, allows users to stream movies, TV shows & music, and also store photos, has grown... .
View ArticleTwitter to open R&D centre in Bangalore following ZipDial acquisition
Following its acquisition of Bangalore-based ZipDial, Twitter has confirmed that it will be opening an R&D facility in India, reports the Financial Times (warning: paywall).... .
View ArticleTata Teleservices Maharashtra Q3-FY15 loss at Rs 159.38 Cr
Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd (TTML) continues to report losses: Rs 169.08 crore loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, up from Rs 159.38 crore... .
View ArticleUpdated: AIB roast videos pulled down after Maharashtra govt goes after...
Update: All India Bakchod has put out a statement regarding pulling down their video. But here’s what we loved the most. “I may not agree with... .
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