Nandan Nilekani, Pramod Varma eye AI-led global rails for commerce in next leapThe architects of India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), Nandan Nilekani and Pramod Varma, are now attempting their next leap: buildi...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Indonesia fines Google $12 million for unfair business practicesThe agency launched an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google in 2022 on suspicion it had abused its dominant position by requiring Indon...
22 Jan, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Indonesia fines Google $12 million for unfair business practicesThe agency launched an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google in 2022 on suspicion it had abused its dominant position by requiring Indon...
21 Jan, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Broadcasters move NCLAT against Google fees on appsThe Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), representing TV broadcasters and OTT platforms, appealed to the National Company Law A...
06 Jul, 2024, 12.39 AM IST
Don't zap your apps out of play storeGoogle has reinstated several Indian apps on its Play Store after they complied with its billing rules. The tech giant charges a fee for it...
04 Mar, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why did Google delist popular Indian apps like Naukri, Shaadi, others?Indian internet founders are calling for government intervention in reaction to Google's move to delist several of these apps without warni...
02 Mar, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
More startups move Madras HC for Google Billing Policy reliefUnacademy, Kuku FM, TrulyMadly and QuackQuack join the likes of Matrimony.com and Shaadi.com which have already approached the high court c...
05 Jun, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Google asks Indian app developers to deploy one of three billing options within two weeksThe company also said that if app developers did not implement one of the three billing systems within two weeks of being notified, it coul...
17 May, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Internet group ADIF urges CCI to review Google’s app billing systemADIF made a representation to the CCI last week on this issue, in which it has urged the competition regulator to "look into these abusive ...
05 Apr, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Startups collective eye legal action to challenge GoogleRepresentatives from matrimony, dating, fintech, edtech and gaming sectors discussed the implications of the billing system, where Google s...
01 Mar, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Google tells developers to implement alternative billing from April 26; developers cry foulDevelopers, however, said this was a direct violation of the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) guidelines and alleged that Google was...
24 Feb, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Google writes to Indian developers to implement alternative billing from April 26The CCI in its two rulings — one on October 20 and the second on October 25 — had directed the American company to make close to 20 changes...
23 Feb, 2023, 09.00 PM IST
Google 'blatantly disobeying' CCI orders, charging app developers 11-26%: ADIFGoogle recently changed its billing requirement for app developers wherein it has mentioned that if a user pays through an alternate billin...
23 Feb, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Video, audio & book apps on Play Store may have to pay only 6% commissionThis follows recent changes, which allows alternatives to its billing systems, announced by the technology giant in select markets. The Pla...
16 Sep, 2022, 03.06 PM IST
EU antitrust regulators quiz developers on Google app paymentsCritics say fees charged by Google and Apple at their mobile app stores are excessive and cost developers collectively billions of dollars ...
05 Aug, 2022, 08.12 AM IST
Google, Match Group reach temporary agreement on in-app paymentsEarlier this month, Match Group filed a complaint against Google, alleging the company "illegally monopolised the market for distributing a...
22 May, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Google plans to allow third party payments systems in South KoreaSouth Korea has implemented a new law that bans major app store operators — Google Play Store and Apple App Store — from forcing software d...
04 Nov, 2021, 09.23 AM IST