News Upcoming e-commerce policy will ban predatory pricing, not flash sales: Piyush Goyal Goyal alleged that some foreign platforms are making sales directly, a practice prohibited as per India's Foreign Direct Investment policy Sarvesh MathiMay 1, 2023
News ONDC will evaluate platforms based on their performance and commitment: Report ONDC CEO's comment comes a few days after the Consumer Affairs Minister asked ONDC to not include entities who want to join with a... Sarvesh MathiApril 27, 2023
News Summary: Matrimony.com wins injunction arguing Google Play billing is in violation of payment guidelines The Madras High Court issued an interim order prohibiting Google from delisting the apps operated by Matrimony.com from Play Store. Sarvesh MathiApril 27, 2023
News Why is UK blocking Microsoft’s purchase of gaming giant Activision Blizzard? The UK has blocked Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard over concerns that the deal would alter the future of cloud gaming. Sarvesh MathiApril 27, 2023
News ITC asks ONDC to develop an anonymised data-sharing framework Currently, e-commerce marketplaces don't share sales trends data with the sellers even though it is aggregated based on sales made by these very sellers Sarvesh MathiApril 26, 2023
News Join ONDC soon, and with your main app, or miss the speeding train: Piyush Goyal to e-commerce platforms India's Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal urged e-commerce platforms to join ONDC soon, and with their main app, not a separate app. Sarvesh MathiApril 26, 2023
News Phonepe to launch an Android app store to compete with Google Play: Report Amidst increased antitrust scrutiny on Google, PhonePe is launching its app store that will offer 'localized' services for Indian users Sarvesh MathiApril 25, 2023
News Delhi High Court directs CCI to decide on ADIF’s complaint against Google by April 26 ADIF had earlier approached the HC asking it to direct CCI to look into Google's User Choice Billing program which they found to be... Sarvesh MathiApril 25, 2023
News No plans to regulate financial influencers, but citizens must exercise strong caution: Nirmala Sitharaman There is currently no proposal to regulate financial influencers, but citizens must exercise a strong sense of caution against their advice. Sarvesh MathiApril 24, 2023
News Indian gaming companies call out Google Play Store’s exorbitant commissions Indian real money gaming companies sharply criticized the 30 percent commission charged by Google Play Store for in-app purchases. Sarvesh MathiApril 24, 2023