Truecaller

Fantasy and Sports apps witnessed consistent growth, with IPL, Asia Cup, and ICC T20 Cricket World Cup contributing the most to the trend

The company opened a facility in Bengaluru, which is its largest office in the world outside of its headquarters in Sweden

Caller ID verification platform Truecaller on Thursday announced the opening of its first exclusive office space outside of Sweden, in Bengaluru. The office was inaugurated virtually by Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. A press release issued by the company said the Bengaluru facility occupies a renovated space of 30,443 square feet and can accommodate up to 250 employees, offering top-of-the-line technology and amenities. Truecaller plans to use this facility as its primary hub to deliver India-first features and serve users globally, it said. This office is the largest establishment of Truecaller outside of its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Since its entry into the country a decade ago, Truecaller has today grown to 338 million monthly active users, of which a large proportion -- 246 million -- are from India, the company said. Saying India presented unique opportunities to ...

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Vaishnaw says the service will be available for apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram

Swedish caller identification app Truecaller upholds the principles of data security, and is fully supportive of efforts around data protection regulations in India as well as other markets it operates in, a top executive has said. Rishit Jhunjhunwala, chief product officer and managing director, India at Truecaller told PTI that the company's proactive moves in the past on data localisation and data minimisation are testimony to the stance of prioritising information security "not just in words but in actions". "I can go to the extent of saying...I believe that we are flagbearers of data privacy, and any sort of data security for our users," Jhunjhunwala said. The company moved swiftly on data localisation "voluntarily" and does not "hide" behind voluminous pages of user terms and conditions and privacy policy. "We have done a lot of outreach over the past few years and corrected a lot of misconceptions about Truecaller. I think the narrative has changed from what it used to be ..

Swedish caller identification app Truecaller announced that it has revamped its app for iOS users to offer better protection against spam and scam

Considering the number of reports on spam calls in India, a voice assistant to filter them will be a huge step

Average number of monthly active users rose by 15% to 321.4 million worldwide

50% of Truecaller's subscribers in India are women who use the service as a first line of defence against harassment, he says

Tanla and Truecaller are confident that this partnership marks the beginning of a newS era of digital engagement which will bring brands and users closer

The caller identity verification company also recorded a profit after tax of $15 million in Q4 compared to a loss of $930,000 in the year-ago period

Truecaller is platform agnostic and aims to work with as many smartphone makers as possible in future

Truecaller said in a statement that it has been able to help its 300 million users around the world identify and block 37.8 billion spam calls

The report said over 202 million spam calls were made by just one spammer in India this year. That's over 664,000 calls every day and 27,000 calls every hour of every day.

Video caller ID, voice call recording, ghost calling and call announce are some of the add-ons

A total of five features have been announced

India continues to be its largest geography with 220 mn users

Truecaller's revenue rose to 312.8 million Swedish crowns ($36.48 million) from 136.5 million crowns a year earlier