Alibaba Pictures, the entertainment unit of China’s e-Commerce major Alibaba Group, has reportedly acquired a majority stake in Chennai-based TicketNew for an undisclosed amount. Post acquisition, Alibaba will have four representatives on TicketNew’s board and the firm’s promoters will have two o…
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Currency Switch Impact | Paytm launches app-based POS; to accept all debit, credit cards
Merchants registered with e-wallet Paytm will now be able to accept all major debit and credit cards as the company launched point of sale solutions (POS) facility on its app today. This will allow the merchants accept all card payments including Rupay, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro through their …
Start-ups in India: As ecosystem heats up, not many women entrepreneurs leading the pack
India is known for its start-up ecosystem and the emerging trend of entrepreneurship. Yes, BRICS is no longer the buzzword but on a global level there continues to be a ‘wait and watch’ around China and India. We have given the start-up world some unicorns and continue to do so with Paytm’s recen…
After consumer-centric startups, fund woes hit B2B ventures hard
Consumer-centric start-ups aren’t the only ones struggling to raise fresh funds these days. Business-to-Business (B2B) ventures too are finding it hard to convince investors to back them. Data from Tracxn Technologies show just $433.30 million was invested in B2Bs between January and August this …