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 Google’s Play Store app policies. However, Paytm has issued a statement on Twitter, stating that the app will be back on the Google Play Store “very soon”. — Paytm September 18, 2020 It is important to note that other Paytm apps, such as Paytm Money and Paytm Mall, still remain live on the Google Play Store.

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Paytm’s market share Continues to fall after RBI crackdown
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paytm’s market share Continues to fall after RBI crackdown

Hindustan Times  

Paytm’s market share among India’s online payment apps, fell for a fourth straight month as the fintech pioneer struggles to recover from the Reserve Bank of India ordering its affiliate, Paytm Payments Bank to shut down, according to a Bloomberg report. Paytm Payments Bank isn’t actually controlled by Paytm, but is part of founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s fintech …

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma-linked PaiPai scrambles to remove app after launch
8 months, 1 week ago

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma-linked PaiPai scrambles to remove app after launch

Hindustan Times  

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma-linked Pai Platforms launched the PaiPai app on Google Play Store by mistake and the company rushed to remove it from there as this was done way ahead of schedule, MoneyControl reported today. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma linked PaiPai app was launched ahead of schedule on Google Play STore and the company had to rush to …

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, …

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance

Live Mint  

New Delhi/Bengaluru: On Friday, Google removed 10 popular Indian apps, including Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com, and Kuku FM, from its Play Store, and warned several others about possible actions for consistently failing to comply with its billing policies. “Our apps were taken off the Play Store on Friday morning along with a notice and a blog post detailing Google’s policy on …

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 crisis: No ED investigation either against company or CEO, company asserts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paytm crisis: No ED investigation either against company or CEO, company asserts

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate is neither investigating owner of Paytm brand- One97 Communications- nor its founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma for money laundering, the company said. We have and continue to abide by Indian laws and take regulatory orders with utmost seriousness.” This comes following a recent RBI order that barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from taking any further deposits, …

Paytm woes worsen as traders' body advises users to switch to other payment apps after RBI crackdown
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paytm woes worsen as traders' body advises users to switch to other payment apps after RBI crackdown

Hindustan Times  

After the Reserve Bank of India cracked down against Paytm Payments Bank and its regulatory violations, traders' body CAIT issued a cautionary advice to Paytm users, urging them to switch to other payment apps. The Confederation of All India Traders said in a statement that traders are advised to use payment platforms other than Paytm for business-related transactions as RBI …

Play Store policy breaches to face action
1 year, 7 months ago

Play Store policy breaches to face action

Live Mint  

Google Inc. is set to initiate strict action against Indian apps that fail to comply with its billing policies on Play Store. The announcement follows the controversy over its Play Store policies which led to the Competition Commission of India directing the tech behemoth to allow third-party payment systems for apps on the Play Store. Android apps disseminated via the …

Google pauses Play Store billing in India after CCI ruling
2 years, 1 month ago

Google pauses Play Store billing in India after CCI ruling

Live Mint  

Android-maker Google has paused its plans to enforce the Google Play billing system on Indian developers from October 31. Following the CCI’s recent ruling, we are pausing enforcement of the requirement for developers to use Google Play’s billing system for the purchase of digital goods and services for transactions by users in India while we review our legal options and …

Paytm stops working for some users, here's why
2 years, 4 months ago

Paytm stops working for some users, here's why

India Today  

Digital payment app, Paytm, is giving a hard time to some users. Paytm has acknowledged the issue and said that it is fixing the bug that is not letting people access the app and make payments. As per outage tracking website downdetector, the website received 611 reports from the users about the app not working. As per the website, over …

Paytm down: Customers became furious and this is what they wrote on Twitter
2 years, 4 months ago

Paytm down: Customers became furious and this is what they wrote on Twitter

India TV News  

Paytm down: Paytm, a digital payments platform has been reported to have started facing an outage with multiple users, as the platform started to receive complaints of not being able to access the services on the platform. Paytm Money further confirmed the development via Tweet which states: “Due to a network error across Paytm, a few of you might be …

Google reduces Play Store fee to 15% for subscription services
3 years, 2 months ago

Google reduces Play Store fee to 15% for subscription services

Live Mint  

After widespread pushback from developers, tech giant Google has decided to reduce Play Store commission for apps that offer subscription services. The company said that instead of charging a 30% fee for subscription payments made through Google’s built-in payments services, the company will drop the commission to 15%. The tech giant requires developers using the Google Play store to use …

Paytm Celebrates 6 Years of Digital India, Announces Cashback Offer for All
3 years, 5 months ago

Paytm Celebrates 6 Years of Digital India, Announces Cashback Offer for All

News 18  

Digital payments firm Paytm has earmarked Rs 50 crore for rolling out a cashback programme for consumers and merchants to celebrate six years of Digital India, the company said on Friday. “Paytm’s Guaranteed Cashback offer is to recognise the top merchants, who are at the heart of India’s growth and have made Digital India a success,” Paytm founder and CEO …

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 …

Google Pay Remains Unavailable On iPhone & There Is No Warning In App About Possible Payment Issues
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay Remains Unavailable On iPhone & There Is No Warning In App About Possible Payment Issues

News 18  

Digital payments app Google Pay still remains unavailable for Apple iPhone users in India. The Google Pay app, earlier known as Google Tez, was unlisted from the Apple App Store yesterday, and still remains unavailable. Google had confirmed yesterday that the app was unlisted to fix some issues while those who already have the Google Pay app installed on their …

Google Pay Temporarily Unavailable On Apple App Store, iPhone Users May See Payment Failures
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay Temporarily Unavailable On Apple App Store, iPhone Users May See Payment Failures

News 18  

Digital payments app Google Pay has been briefly taken down from the Apple App Store. A Google spokesperson told us that the app will be unavailable briefly on the Apple App Store to fix some issue. “The Google Pay iOS app will be briefly unavailable on the App Store; users will be able to see the new app update reappear …

Google Pay removed from Apple App Store, reason not clear yet
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Pay removed from Apple App Store, reason not clear yet

India Today  

In a shocking turn of events, Google Pay is no longer available for download on Apple App Store. Update: Google Pay is now back on App Store. The spokesperson told that once the issue is fixed, users will get an updated version of Google Pay on the App Store. When you search for Google Pay on App Store, you get …

Google - Paytm Feud: Is It Time To Regulate Application Stores In India?
4 years, 2 months ago

Google - Paytm Feud: Is It Time To Regulate Application Stores In India?

Live Law  

Recently, the Paytm application. With this background, this article examines how application stores such as Google's Play Store are regulated in India. The authors recommend that a similar legislation must be contemplated for the regulation of application stores and mobile applications in India as well in order to curb inordinate exercise of power by application stores over their listed apps …

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 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 …

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 …

Google defers in-app commission payment for developers in India to March 2022
4 years, 2 months ago

Google defers in-app commission payment for developers in India to March 2022

The Hindu  

Google has deferred in-app commission payment for app developers in India with alternate payment system to March 31, 2022. “We’re also extending the time for developers in India to integrate with the Play billing system, to ensure they have enough time to implement the UPI for subscription payment option that will be made available on Google Play," Google India said. …

Google In India, Tale Of Postponed 30% Cut & Paytm Mini App Store: Delays Don’t Hide Big Fault Lines
4 years, 2 months ago

Google In India, Tale Of Postponed 30% Cut & Paytm Mini App Store: Delays Don’t Hide Big Fault Lines

News 18  

Google has not really had a nice time of it, off late at least, with Indian app developers. The concerns of Indian app developers are largely around what they believe are unfair policies that Google wants to implement for developers who have an app listed on the Play Store. Earlier this month, as many as 150 Indian app developers unofficially …

Google India Delays Play Store Billing Policy And The 30% Commission Till April 2022
4 years, 2 months ago

Google India Delays Play Store Billing Policy And The 30% Commission Till April 2022

News 18  

Google is postponing its enforcement of a 30 percent commission on in-app purchases for Indian developers. This move from Google comes after Indian developers called for an Indian alternative for Google’s Play Store last month. Google also said that it will organise listening sessions and workshops with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply, and clear any additional …

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 …

Zomato, Swiggy get notices from Google for violating Play Store norms
4 years, 2 months ago

Zomato, Swiggy get notices from Google for violating Play Store norms

India TV News  

Food delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy have received notices from Google for their in-app gamification features that allegedly violate the tech giant's Play Store guidelines. The development comes just weeks after Paytm was blocked from the Play Store for a few hours for violating Google's policy on sports betting activities. On September 18, Paytm app was blocked from Play Store …

Google makes Play Billings mandatory for in-app purchases from Sept 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

Google makes Play Billings mandatory for in-app purchases from Sept 2021

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :Google on Tuesday said apps that choose to sell digital content through its Play Store have to use Google Play billing system and pay a percentage of the in-app purchase as fee. The tech giant - which was recently embroiled in a controversy after blocking Paytm app for a few hours - said while the policy for using …

Paytm challenges Google and brings back Cricket League with UPI cashback
4 years, 2 months ago

Paytm challenges Google and brings back Cricket League with UPI cashback

India TV News  

Home-grown financial services platform Paytm, which was briefly removed from Google Play Store for alleged policy violations earlier this month, said on Monday that it has brought back the Paytm Cricket League with UPI cashback and scratch cards. "We are excited to bring Paytm Cricket League back on our app to reward users with UPI cashback on reaching various milestones, …

Week after Google ban, Paytm brings back IPL-led Cricket League with UPI cashback, scratch cards
4 years, 2 months ago

Week after Google ban, Paytm brings back IPL-led Cricket League with UPI cashback, scratch cards

India TV News  

Fintech major Paytm on Monday said it has brought back ''Paytm Cricket League'' with UPI cashback and scratch cards on its platform, weeks after these features were removed after Google briefly blocked the app on Play store for policy violation. "We are excited to bring Paytm Cricket League back on our app to reward users with UPI cashback on reaching …

Google Vs Paytm: Google Says Sports Betting Is Not Allowed, But That Only Tells Half The Tale
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Vs Paytm: Google Says Sports Betting Is Not Allowed, But That Only Tells Half The Tale

News 18  

Late last week, drama ensued. On Friday around noon, suddenly, the very popular digital payments platform, Paytm disappeared from the Google Play Store for Android phones, at least in India. It turns out Google classified some cashback and scratch card offers that Paytm was offering users ahead of the much awaited IPL 2020 T20 cricket season, as gambling and sports …

Google ‘arm twisted’ us to remove a UPI cashback scheme: Paytm
4 years, 3 months ago

Google ‘arm twisted’ us to remove a UPI cashback scheme: Paytm

The Hindu  

Calling the removal of its application from the Google Play Store ‘unjustified’, Paytm on Sunday alleged that the U.S.-headquartered technology firm “arm twisted” it to remove a UPI cashback scheme even as its own digital payments app — Google Pay, has been running a similar promotion. It said the “sequence of events” will be familiar to all Indian Internet companies …

Is giving cashback gambling? Asks Paytm chief. All you need to know about Paytm row
4 years, 3 months ago

Is giving cashback gambling? Asks Paytm chief. All you need to know about Paytm row

Hindustan Times  

After a few hours of suspension, online payments application Paytm was back again on Google play on Friday evening. Paytm chief Vijay Shekhar Sharma thanked everyone on Twitter and said giving cashback is not indulging in gambling. Google removed Paytm and Paytm Games First apps from its playstore accusing Paytm of indulging in gambling. When Google removed Paytm app, Paytm …

‘And we’re back’: Paytm announces return hours after Google removes app
4 years, 3 months ago

‘And we’re back’: Paytm announces return hours after Google removes app

Hindustan Times  

Paytm on Friday evening said it’s back on Google Play Store after it was pulled down for allegedly violating gambling policies. Earlier in the day, Google Play Store, the official Android app-store, had removed the Paytm app from its list of apps over violation of its policies on sports betting activities. Paytm app, which has millions of active users who …

BREAKING: Paytm app is back on Android via Google Play Store
4 years, 3 months ago

BREAKING: Paytm app is back on Android via Google Play Store

India TV News  

Paytm is back on Android as the app gets listed back on the Google Play Store. While the popular wallets app has made a comeback, its gaming platform Paytm First Games did not make the cut yet. Paytm and Paytm First Games app disappeared from the Google Play Store as they were violating some of the gambling rules set by …

Is PayTm Chinese? Indians Start Googling App's Origin Moments after Suspension from Google Play
4 years, 3 months ago

Is PayTm Chinese? Indians Start Googling App's Origin Moments after Suspension from Google Play

News 18  

Is Paytm a Chinese app? Paytm’s consumer-facing app has been suspended from the Play Store after Google took cognisance of “repeated violations” by Paytm of Google’s Play Store app policies. Reports indicate that Paytm’s suspension has come in light of the Paytm First sports betting service, which seemingly violated Google’s app policies on unregulated gambling and online casinos. Pl check …

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store, should you worry?
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store, should you worry?

India TV News  

Paytm not on Google Playstore anymore: First things first. The Paytm app is removed by Google Playstore as Google said that it does not allow online casinos or support any unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED HERE Google on Friday took down the payments app Paytm from its Play Store, citing violations of its app store’s …

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for gambling policy violation
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for gambling policy violation

Op India  

Google has taken down popular Indian financial services app Paytm from the Play store alleging violation of its policies. Dear Paytm’ers, Paytm Android app is temporarily unavailable on Google’s Play Store for new downloads or updates. This was in violation of the policies of Google Play store which prohibit online casinos and unregulated gambling apps. According to Google, online casinos …

'Lo Chali Main': Internet Cashes in With Memes after Google Suspends Paytm App from Play Store
4 years, 3 months ago

'Lo Chali Main': Internet Cashes in With Memes after Google Suspends Paytm App from Play Store

News 18  

India’s digital payment app Paytm has been taken down by Google from the Google Play Store. The reason cited in a TechCrunch report states that the app has been suspended from the Play Store after Google took cognisance of “repeated violations” by Paytm of Google’s Play Store app policies. #Paytm #paytmdown pic.twitter.com/jEepJQO928— Palak Bera September 18, 2020 #PaytmPaytm removed from …

Paytm back on Play Store after Google rap
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm back on Play Store after Google rap

The Hindu  

Google on Friday restored the listing of Paytm on its application store, a few hours after it had pulled down the popular financial services platform for violating its policies related to gambling. In a blogpost, Paytm said it had recently introduced the ‘Paytm Cricket League’ on its consumer app where users receive player stickers after each transaction, collect them and …

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for hours, now back
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm app removed from Google Play Store for hours, now back

India Today  

Payment app Paytm has mysteriously disappeared from Google Play Store. The app, owned by One97 Communications Ltd, is not visible on being searched on Google Play Store whereas all the other apps including Paytm For Business, Paytm Money, Paytm Mall, and others owned by the company are still available on Play Store. Paytm vanished from Google Play Store a few …

Paytm taken down from Google Play store: Explained in 5 points
4 years, 3 months ago

Paytm taken down from Google Play store: Explained in 5 points

India Today  

In a shocking turn of events, Paytm was removed from the Google Play Store on Friday. —Paytm was removed from Google Play Store because it allegedly violated the guidelines related to online gambling and contests on the app. All the other apps owned by One97 communications including Paytm For Business, Paytm Money, Paytm Mall, and others are available on Google …

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