Paytm Aims 1 Million Apps on Mini App Store, to Invest 10 Crore to Promote Indian Developers
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm Aims 1 Million Apps on Mini App Store, to Invest 10 Crore to Promote Indian Developers

News 18  

Paytm on Thursday said it aims to support one million apps on its recently launched Android Mini App Store as part of its efforts to support Indian developers and compete against tech giant Google. Paytm had announced the launch of its Android Mini App Store earlier this week, just weeks after Paytm’s app was blocked from Google Play Store for a few hours for violating the Google’s policy on sports betting activities. Paytm had alleged that it was ‘arm-twisted’ by Google to comply with its biased Play Store policies “that are meant to artificially create Google’s market dominance.” In the days that followed, Google clarified its Play policies to say that apps that chose to sell digital content through its Play Store, would have to use Google Play billing system and pay a percentage of the in-app purchase as a fee. Paytm Mini App Store offers a dashboard to developers for analytics, payments collection along with various marketing tools to engage with the users.

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Paytm jumps 5% as digital payments app survives banking unit shutdown
9 months, 1 week ago

Paytm jumps 5% as digital payments app survives banking unit shutdown

The Hindu  

Shares of India's Paytm rose a stock exchange-allowed maximum of 5% on Friday, March 15, 2024, a day after it got a third-party application provider license that will allow it to offer digital payments after its banking unit ceases operations. The license, granted by the country's payments authority, came as Paytm Payments Bank will cease to operate on March 15, …

Users ditch Paytm? App's daily downloads declined this much since February 1
10 months ago

Users ditch Paytm? App's daily downloads declined this much since February 1

Hindustan Times  

Daily downloads of the Paytm app have fallen since February 1 while those of BHIM UPI app increased 49 per cent. Google Pay app daily downloads dropped 10.6 per cent during the period. This comes after the Reserve Bank of India imposed curbs on Paytm Payments Bank resulting in its app downloads to decline by 55 per cent to 60,627 …

Paytm crisis: India’s Paytm crackdown spooks retailers; Walmart, Google swoop in
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paytm crisis: India’s Paytm crackdown spooks retailers; Walmart, Google swoop in

The Hindu  

Hit by a regulatory crackdown, India's Paytm is mobilising its sales team to reassure the merchants who use its app to accept digital payments just as Walmart and Google are targeting those same vendors with their rival offerings. But many merchants are now refusing to deal with Paytm after India's central bank last week asked its banking unit - which …

Paytm Adds 'Postpaid Mini' Service to Help Users Get Small Instant Loans
3 years, 5 months ago

Paytm Adds 'Postpaid Mini' Service to Help Users Get Small Instant Loans

News 18  

Paytm has announced the launch of Paytm Postpaid Mini, an extension of its Buy Now, Pay Later service. The company says that these “small ticket instant loans” would give customers flexibility and manage household expenses to maintain liquidity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Paytm Postpaid Mini service has been launched in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance. The digital payments …

After a tussle with Indian developers, Google cuts Play Store fees
3 years, 9 months ago

After a tussle with Indian developers, Google cuts Play Store fees

The Hindu  

Google does an Apple, but almost after four months. The search giant has halved Play Store commission to 15% for app makers selling their digital products on its marketplace. "We are reducing the service fee Google Play receives when a developer sells digital goods or services to 15% for the first $1M of revenue every developer earns each year," said …

Paytm Users Will Now Have to Pay 2% Fee on Topping up Paytm Wallet via Credit Card
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm Users Will Now Have to Pay 2% Fee on Topping up Paytm Wallet via Credit Card

News 18  

Paytm has now started charging a 2 percent fee on any amount of money that gets added to the Paytm wallet via a credit card. Speaking to the publication, Paytm stated that the nominal fee is introduced to compensate for the high charges paid by the platform to the bank on transactions with credit cards. At the moment, there’s no …

Paytm announces Rs 10 crore fund for mini app developers
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm announces Rs 10 crore fund for mini app developers

India TV News  

Increasing its stake in its ongoing fight with Google, leading digital payments platform Paytm on Thursday announced a Rs 10-crore fund for mini apps developers in the country. Addressing a mini-apps developer conference, Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said that he is targeting "at least one million mini apps" to put an end to "the victimisation of 30 per cent …

Paytm will have 1 million mini-apps before Google’s in-app commission
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm will have 1 million mini-apps before Google’s in-app commission

Live Mint  

BENGALURU: Paytm, the Noida-based payments major, which launched its mini-apps platform this week, will add close to 1 million mini apps before Google plans to make Play Store billing mandatory for Indian developers by April 2021. In a virtual conference on Thursday, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said the company will invest close to ₹10 crore for its mini-app developer …

Paytm to Hold First-Ever Mini App Developer Conference Today: How to Watch
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm to Hold First-Ever Mini App Developer Conference Today: How to Watch

News 18  

Paytm launched its Mini App Store for Android earlier this week. The company will today hold its first-ever developer conference for the Mini App Store, where the company will host Indian developers who will talk about ‘India’s Digital Revolution’ and showcase their mini-apps. Paytm has launched its own mini app store on October 5, which can be accessed directly via …

Paytm’s app store not an alternative to Google Play Store, say experts
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm’s app store not an alternative to Google Play Store, say experts

Live Mint  

Paytm’s new app store may not pose an immediate challenge to Google Play Store, experts said, since its design restricts developers from offering a full suite of services. Besides, just like Google Play, Paytm’s Mini App Store is also a walled garden — a controlled ecosystem tailored to suit the preferences of its creator. An analyst, Furthermore, they said Paytm’s …

Paytm announces mini apps developers conference on 8 October
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm announces mini apps developers conference on 8 October

Live Mint  

Paytm is organizing a developers conference on 8 October to invite indigenous developers to work together towards building India's digital revolution. The digital payments firm recently launched a mini-app store to support Indian developers, in a direct challenge to Google’s dominance in the space. The Paytm's Android Mini App Store provides listing and distribution of custom-built mobile web apps based …

Paytm Launches Mini App Store Amid Calls For Indian Alternative to Google Play Store
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm Launches Mini App Store Amid Calls For Indian Alternative to Google Play Store

News 18  

Digital payments app Paytm has launched its own mini app store which can be accessed directly via the Paytm app. It also comes Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma was reported to be working towards bringing an Indian alternative to Google Play, after Indian developers called for a local alternative to Google’s Play Store and Apple App Store. The push for …

Paytm launches its own mini app store
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm launches its own mini app store

Live Mint  

BENGALURU :Digital payments firm Paytm has launched a mini-app store to support Indian developers, in a direct challenge to Google’s dominance in the space. While the removal of the app may be a trigger, Paytm’s move is perhaps a direct fallout of Google mandating that developers listed on its Play Store use its billing service. Last week, startup founders such …

Paytm CEO rallies app operators against Google over Play Store’s billing mandate
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm CEO rallies app operators against Google over Play Store’s billing mandate

The Hindu  

Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma doubled down in his bid to rally Indian app operators against Google over the U.S. company’s requirement that apps use the Play Store’s billing system for in-app purchases of digital goods, by firing a salvo on Twitter. Google clarified on its blog that all apps distributed on Google Play offering in-app purchases of …

Paytm Returns to Play Store After Being Removed For Violating Policies
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm Returns to Play Store After Being Removed For Violating Policies

News 18  

UPDATE: The Paytm app is back on the Google Play Store. Paytm, one of India’s largest startups and a heavily used digital payments service, has been suspended by Google from the Google Play Store. According to a report by TechCrunch, Paytm’s consumer-facing app has been suspended from the Play Store after Google took cognisance of “repeated violations” by Paytm of …

Paytm Money brings stock market trading at affordable prices: How to use app on Android, iOS
4 years, 4 months ago

Paytm Money brings stock market trading at affordable prices: How to use app on Android, iOS

India TV News  

Paytm launched its Paytm Money platform back in 2017. With this Paytm Money is not only going against developed players like HDFC Securities, ICICI Direct, Kotak Securities but also will be competing against the likes of Zerodha, Groww, Sharekhan and more. In order to get a Demat Account with Paytm Money, the users will first need to download and install …

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