GOOGLE BILLING SYSTEM

We wanted to harness the outpouring of generosity during Covid-19 and scale it: Atul Satija, CEO, GiveIndia

ICRF worked across three key programs: Cash relief, humanitarian aid and addressing healthcare needs for frontline workers and hospitals. F...

Google, Facebook had illegal deal to rig ad market, Texas says

The complaint, which targets Google's central role in the buying and selling of display ads across the web, was filed in federal court in T...

Facebook’s gross advertising billings in India jump 193% to Rs 6,613 crore in FY20

Facebook’s filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show that FB India Online Services purchased advertising worth Rs 6,067.95 crore f...

Who's calling and Why: Truecaller plans big roll out for businesses in 2021

Alan Mamedi, founder of Stockholm-headquartered Truecaller, said he was not too fazed by the upcoming competition from Google, which he sai...

Google delays 30% in-app purchase policy

Google has claimed in the past the policy change will not affect the majority of app developers, as nearly 97% of those that sell digital g...

Google, Amazon, Facebook eye local tieups to set up NPCI rival

Google and Facebook have approached Reliance Jio for a partnership while Amazon is considering its options.

CCI orders probe against Google for alleged unfair business ways with respect to Google Pay

The CCI probe will look into two of several allegations made in a complaint filed in February by an unnamed informant related to exclusive ...

Startups push Google for options to its billing

The development follows the continuous resistance from local startups protesting Google’s billing policy for in-app purchases in India

Paytm, GOQii, Dream11 founders take Google billing row to MeitY virtually

Nearly 40 entrepreneurs presented their concerns about Google's policies and dominance of the country's digital applications market to Meit...

Google defers 30% in-app commission in India to April 2022 after protests

Google deferred the enforcement of 30% commission on in-app purchases of digital goods from its Play Store in India to April 2022 in the fa...

Google extends timeline for Indian developers till March 2022 to integrate with Play billing

The development comes days after many Indian developers and startups had raised concerns around Google's Play billing system, saying the te...

After expensive billing, startups raise fake apps issue with Google

Startups have complained of delay in removing fake apps, difficulty faced in downloading rival app store platforms.

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

"Yes, we have received a notice from Google. We believe that the notice is unfair, but we are a small company and have already realigned ou...

Startups accuse 'gatekeeper' Google of not playing fair

The startups say it's unfair exploitation of the Play Store's monopoly that stems from the dominance of Google's Android operating system.

Google can't force app developers selling e-services to use Play billing system: Startups

Google said apps that choose to sell digital content through its Play Store have to use Google Play billing system and pay a percentage of ...

IAMAI calls founders meet to discuss Google's decision to make its billing system compulsory for in-app purchases

Google has made it compulsory for developers to use Google Play Billing system as the only method of payment for in-app purchases. The poli...

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

This would mean that developers will have to start using Google's billing system that charges a 30 per cent cut of the payment made within ...