Fund-raising may have come easy for startups. It’s the people matters that appear to be rather tricky. For some, establishing a unique culture is proving to be tough, while for others it’s about ensuring new hires remain as engaged as those who began their careers at the start of the …
Tag: Paytm
Online marketplace shopclues drops regional operations, eyes cities for growth
Online marketplace ShopClues is looking to expand its seller base and make intra-zonal shipments the norm to speed up deliveries and reduce logistics cost, a move that comes at a time when etailers are seeking to fulfill orders faster than their competitors as discounts take a back seat. “W…
India bills payment transaction volume expected to reach INR 9.4 trillion by 2020 | Ken Research
Ken Research announced its latest publication on “India Bills Payment Market Outlook to 2020-Rising Internet Penetration and Advent of Mobile Wallet to Shape Future Growth” which provides a comprehensive analysis of the bills payment market in India. The report covers various aspects such as mark…
Paytm targets seller base of 5 lakh by FY17-end
Mobile payments firm Paytm said it will increase seller base on its online marketplace multi-fold to 500,000 by the end of next financial year. The company has 100,000 sellers on its marketplace that offers a host of buying options to consumers. “Our target is to increase our seller base fr…
India Bills Payment market is expected to reach INR 9.4 trillion by 2020 | Ken Research
Future Growth of India Bills Payment Market is expected to be led by rising internet and Smartphone penetration, followed by emergence of mobile wallet and surging trend of online bills payment in India. The mobile bills payment, market leader Airtel is expected to maintain its dominant position …
Category winners like crown it and little catch fancy of startups investors
In the past 12 months, early-stage investors have closed over a dozen deals in the hyper local deal-discovery space in the search for a category winner, from Paytm-backed Little to Accel-backed Crown It and Lightspeed Ventures-backed MagicPin besides smaller outfits such as Shouut and GoYaNo. Wit…
Paytm to bring brands in large appliances and furniture on board
Online marketplace Paytm is bringing on board marquee brands in the furniture and large appliances space, as it looks to further its strategy of building a connect with offline retailers. The Noida based company will provide an online presence to the brands on its marketplace, but fulfillment and…
Snapdeal integrates Redbus, Zomato, Cleartrip inventory in mobile app to woo customers
Snapdeal has integrated Redbus, Zomato and Cleartrip inventory in its mobile application as a pilot that will help customers book bus tickets, flight tickets, hotel tickets and food directly from the application. This association gives Cleartrip, Zomato and RedBus access to Snapdeal’s user …
E-commerce firms invite physical stores to sell big brands on their sites
E-commerce companies are trying to persuade brick-and-mortar retail chains — bitter rivals in most product segments — to come on board their digital platforms to sell big consumer electronic brands. This follows companies such as Samsung, LG and Sony having successfully managed to squelch once-ra…
Paytm expects to double its offline merchants to four million
Mobile payments and commerce platform Paytm plans to double its offline merchant and ‘kirana’ store network to reach four million merchants this year, as it looks to create more use cases for its wallet and payment bank business. “This year, we will be present offline in every n…