India’s interactive media market at inflection point as monetisation gains paceIndia's interactive media market is now worth $14 billion. The focus has shifted from gaining users to making money. Cheap data, smartphone...
25 Mar, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
ED arrests Winzo cofounders: All you need to know about Paavan Nanda, Saumya Singh RathorePer the ED, the gaming unicorn matched paying users against algorithms and not real people, which tilted the outcomes and ensured losses to...
27 Nov, 2025, 10.11 PM IST
Paytm partners with Groq to bring real-time AI to paymentsPaytm is integrating with Groq for faster processing. The integration also enables faster risk processing. The partnership is centered arou...
06 Nov, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Online gaming startup Winzo reports 70% jump in FY24 revenue amid regulatory headwindsAdjusted net profit grew 2.5 times to Rs 315 crore, up from Rs 125 crore the previous year. Per Winzo, the financials reflect only six mont...
30 Apr, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Artificial intelligence, a $15-trillion opportunityPwC’s Joe Atkinson explains how AI enables microtransactions and personalised services. Despite some companies' hesitations, adopting AI en...
27 Jan, 2025, 03.08 PM IST
FragPunk: New 5v5 hero shooter game’s release date, platforms and gameplayFragPunk is a new 5v5 hero shooter set for release on March 6, 2025. Players will use Shard Cards to gain unique advantages. The game will ...
02 Jan, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Pocket FM reduces FY24 loss by 21% to Rs 165 crorePocket FM significantly reduced losses by 21% in FY24 while achieving a remarkable 496% revenue surge to Rs 1,051.97 crore. Microtransactio...
27 Nov, 2024, 09.38 PM IST
Brighter Shores: All we know about early access, beta launch and gameplayBrighter Shores, an upcoming game, will enter Steam Early Access on November 6, 2024. A closed beta will occur on October 22. It caters to ...
19 Oct, 2024, 01.12 AM IST
Investment activity to surge, valuations rationalising in consumer sector: Gemba CapitalWith the recent surge in consumer spending on digital products, experiences and services, investors are already seeing green shoots of a sh...
26 Sep, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
Winzo Games records Rs 120 crore operating profit in FY23Winzo Games, a homegrown social-gaming startup, anticipates significant variations due to the impact of increase in GST which is expected t...
05 Apr, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
ETtech In-depth | Micropayments: Internet's 'sachet moment' in IndiaBe it shelling out Rs 10 for a tarot card reading session online, Rs 50 for a quick online game or Rs 30 in virtual offering at a temple, m...
09 Jul, 2023, 06.11 AM IST
Online gaming firm WinZO surpasses 40 billion micro transactions in FY23, eyes 55 billion in FY24WinZO gamers use digital payment methods, predominantly UPI, to deposit funds in their WinZO wallet, which in turn is used for making the i...
13 Jun, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
Will NFT craze last beyond 2021? Here's what experts are suggestingSiddharth Jaiswal, Founder and CEO of SportZchain said NFTs are booming and becoming an instrumental part of popular culture. "The major NF...
25 Dec, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
WinZO, Kalaari to launch 'The Gaming Lab'The Gaming Lab will invest up to $1 million in each of its investee companies, across all forms of interactive entertainment apps in India,...
22 Nov, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Power of Ideas 2012: Online games that’re free to play goes global, thanks to Vishal Golia's GamianaUnlike traditional games, the genre of games developed by Gamiana, called free2play model or fremium, is a model where people can play the ...
25 Jun, 2012, 01.55 PM IST
- Frugal innovations for financial inclusion
By integrating the specific needs of the bottom of the pyramid markets and working backward to develop suitable solutions different from th...
31 May, 2010, 05.43 AM IST
- South Korea's free computer game model hits US
Free computer game play that is all the rage in South Korea is taking hold in a US market dominated by videogames sold on packaged disks or...
02 Oct, 2008, 08.59 AM IST