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POPxo forays into beauty segment, eyes Rs 100 cr revenue run rate

POPxo, a digital community for women, on Friday announced its foray into the beauty segment and said it aims to log a revenue run rate of Rs 100 crore in the next 12 months.

Bank of Baroda's launches one-stop digital platform 'bob World'

State-owned Bank of Baroda on Wednesday announced the launch of its digital banking platform 'bob World', aimed at providing all banking services under one roof

China expands power in cyberspace with new rules on digital platforms

TSMC overtakes Tencent to become Asia's most valuable company; Alibaba at record low in HK

Ease of doing business: Maadhyam portal in works for swift nod to proposals

Maadhyam is a National Single Window System that will allow investors to identify and apply for various pre-operation clearances needed for starting business in the country

Apollo's digital platform move may fuel consolidation, benefit consumers

Apollo will merge its online and offline pharmacy businesses (excluding hospital pharmacies) and telemedicine verticals into a single entity called Apollo HealthCo

ICICI Venture eyes digital start-ups, real estate fund of $300-400 million

The leading private equity player is re-entering the start-up space after around two decades

Competition law in digital platform era

Are we running a cricket match using football rules?

Chargebee's valuation triples to $1.4 bn in 6 months, raises $125 mn

The global pandemic has accelerated the already growing shift to SaaS (software-as-a-service) and subscription-based business models from cars to coffee providers

Reliance Jio looks beyond mobile operations to monetise digital platforms

With subscriber additions slowing, the price-competitive player is looking beyond its mobile operations to monetising its digital platforms. But that's where the competition is acute

Local kiranas hop on to digital bandwagon to manage their daily business

Start-ups such as Max Wholesale, Jumbotail and ShopKirana are helping them place orders, maintain inventory, optimise delivery routes and make payments, all digitally

Digital policy think-tank C-DEP seeks action against Snack Video

Digital policy think-tank C-DEP has approached the government seeking action against Snack Video, alleging it is a version of the Chinese app Kwai which was banned by India in June.

Tata Group courts potential investors for new digital platform: Report

Discussions with potential investors are at a very early stage and there's no certainty they will result in a deal, people familiar with the matter said

Govt's 'eSanjeevani' digital platform records 300,000 consultations

The government further informed that among all the states, Tamil Nadu is leading with the completion of 129,000 tele-consultations

The apps game

Google should not misuse its dominant position

Gradeup eyes 10 mn monthly users by FY21-end, in talks for raising funds

Online exam preparation firm Gradeup has seen strong growth over the last few months as students logged onto digital platforms to continue studies amid the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdowns

Digital MF platforms look to diversify product offerings to drive growth

Over the last two years, the segment had seen strong PE funding

RBI creates Payments Infrastructure Development Fund to boost digitisation

The RBI makes an initial contribution of Rs 250 crore covering half the fund

Multiplex chains ride high on rising income from convenience fee

PVR's income from convenience fee was Rs 33 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 130 crore in 2018-19.

Are we barking up the wrong tree?

India's main focus needs to be on policies that foster innovation and freedom for individuals and organisations alike

India jumps 4 places to 44th rank in world digital competitiveness rankings

The largest jump in the overall ranking was registered by China, moving from 30th to 22nd, and Indonesia, from 62nd to 56th