February 17, 2016 - Paytm intros 'no transaction fee' for offline merchants

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk So what is the definition of a startup? As per Paul Graham of YCombinator, a startup is a company that is designed to grow really fast (5-7% a week is an internal YC benchmark). That's it. Nothing else matters. Growth could be revenue or it could be active users. Of course, trickery like bribing users with more money than their lifetime value doesn't count. The beautiful thing about being narrowly focused on growth is that other factors like capital, talent and eventually revenues and profits generally follow if you have growth. But growth is elusive and is never smooth, even in the case of seemingly seamless journeys like that of Facebook or early days Twitter. These companies had to employ growth teams whose job was to ensure that user growth continued from millions of users to tens of millions to hundreds of millions. With Twitter user growth stalling and LinkedIn showing a drop in user engagement, their stock prices have taken a beating recently, so the thinking extends to Wall Street too - Comment Digital Paytm intros 'no transaction fee' for offline merchants Paytm has introduced ‘no per transaction fee for consumer-tomerchant offline wallet transactions to encourage digital money transfer on the platform. Advt:The Rise of Multi-Talented Freelancers A freelancer in 2016 must wear many hats. A freelance marketer for example, should have impeccable writing, PR experience, social media proficiency, and preferably some SEO skills Digital Amazon to acquire Noida-based online payment processor Emvantage Payments The company appears to have learned important lessons from its experience in China. 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Digital Ecomm startup for product customisation icustommadeit raises $4 million in pre-Series A E-commerce startup for customisation of products icustommadeit.com has raised $4 million (Rs 27.2 crore) from Times Group’s ad-for-equity investment unit Brand Capital, Siddhivinayak Skyscrapers, an undisclosed corporate giant and IIT Roorkee alumnus Dinesh R. Challa, in its pre Series A investment round. Digital OS for small businesses TableHero gets $1 million in seed funding from growX Ventures, others TableHero, an Operating System for small local businesses, has raised $1 million in seed funding, led by growX Ventures. The OS includes … Retail Want 100% FDI in multi-brand retail in food: Harsimrat Kaur-Badal Food Processing Minister pushes for national e-platform bypassing mandis for farmers, food producers Retail India's newest unicorn targets price-conscious Financial Times India's newest unicorn targets price-consciousFinancial TimesCow-dung patties for Hindu religious rituals or traditional sweets from a southern temple town are not things people typically think of buying over the internet. But consumers in India can do just that with ShopClues, a four-year-old ecommerce company ... Retail Women wear brand W plans to raise $100 mn from PE funds Matrix Partners is looking to sell its almost 20% stake, while the firm is looking to dilute another 10-15% to raise capital for its expansion plans Retail After going app-only, fashion retailer Myntra reopens mobile website for better customer experience Move comes as Myntra seeks to avoid missing out on customers, especially first time Internet users, who don’t use the company’s mobile app. Telecom Government finally allowing sharing of telecom equipment between operators The government had a strict 'no infrastructure sharing' policy among network operators. But that restriction has been partially lifted now with operators getting Telecom 30 Under 30: Raman Jit Singh Chima Raman Jit Singh Chima is using legal expertise to free the world wide web Telecom Samsung, Lenovo help 4G smartphone shipments surpass 3G volumes in Q4 in India: IDC Print Live Telecom Ringing Bells to launch India's cheapest sub-Rs 500 smartphone At present, smartphones available in the market are priced around Rs 1,500. Finance Now, Supreme Court wants to weigh in on bad loans too Apex court asks RBI to furnish details of companies that have each defaulted on loans amounting to more than Rs500 crore in sealed covers within six weeks Finance Government keen to rope in India Inc giants like Ratan Tata, Deepak Parekh, NR Narayana Murthy for Bank Boards Bureau The six-member panel will have three government officials and three experts, of which two will be from the banking sector. Finance India Inc giants may populate bank bureau The six-member panel will have three government officials and three experts, of which two will be from the banking sector. Finance State Bank of India looks to woo Japanese business State Bank of India has set up a “Japan Desk” in New Delhi which was inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Japan’s Ambassador to India and Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, State Bank of India. Software HCL Technologies acquires Volvo group's external IT business Volvo's IT business is an important addition of HCL Technologies' portfolio as it brings in an annual billing of about $200 million, sources added. Software Online market place Snapdeal.com raises $200m to become India's second-most valuable startup NEW DELHI (NewsRise) -- Online market place Snapdeal.com secured $200 million in funding from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and technology-focused ve   Software 4G phones to drive smart devices market in India, says Samsung Samsung, one of the largest smartphone makers in the country, also claimed 60 per cent share in total shipments of 4G phones in the country last year. Software Boeing doubles outsourcing from India to $500 million in a year The world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing, is looking at increasing its presence in India with plans to manufacture FA-18 combat aircraft in the country. The move comes in the wake of Prime Minist Ecommerce Amazon to buy Emvantage Payments; Acquisition expects to close in the first quarter of 2016; Emvantage employees will join Amazon's payments team Global e-commerce major Amazon today said it will acquire online payment service provider Emvantage Payments Private Ltd for an undisclosed amount. Ecommerce Demand for warehousing space rises by nearly 40 per cent during last year to an all-time high of about 10 million sq ft The consultant said that a strong leasing activity was witnessed from traditional demand drivers such as third-party logistics players, engineering and manufacturing firms. Ecommerce icustommadeit.com raises $4 million; looks to use the funds for international expansion, marketing and advertising initiatives Firm looks to use the funds for international expansion, marketing and advertising initiatives Ecommerce TableHero raises $1 million from growX ventures, Freecharge founders, others; funds will be used for product development, engineering and product design The fund will be used for product development and to expand engineering and product design Franchise Franchisee Journey: From burger seller to Screenmobile franchisee Where to find your next great franchisees? They might just be working at your local grease joint. Franchise If you have pretty sick thoughts about what you’d like to do to your boss, maybe it’s time to bid him farewell and go the franchising way Are you starting to have really sick thoughts about what you'd like to do to your boss? if so, maybe you should consider buying a franchise. HR Jabong appoints Deepa Chaddha as HR head Online fashion retailer Jabong has appointed Deepa Chaddha as its chief human resource officer. HR Uber gets license from West Bengal govt to create skilled jobs Uber gets license from West Bengal govt to create skilled jobs - West Bengal is one of the first states in India to recognise technology platforms like Uber. HR High-five for progress HR Make in India is even bigger than imagined! It can create over 10 million jobs India has no dearth of talent but still the pool remains untapped due to a fragmented marketplace. Logistics Demand for warehousing space hit all time high of 10 million sq ft in 2015 Third party logistics (3PL) players emerged as the largest demand drivers, leasing close to 2.9 million sq ft of space in 2015, followed by e-commerce.. Logistics IndoSpace to invest $1 billion in India over 5 years The company has robust plans to fund and expand its 17 industrial real estate projects across the country to support manufacturing, consumer and 3PL (third-party logistics) companies operating in India’s rapidly growing economy. Logistics India and Sweden to work together on transportation and safety Several Swedish companies in the automotive business are known to have invested in India with SKF (leading supplier of bearings and related products), Scania and... Logistics Dubai wants to fly 50000 more passengers from India per week; Indian airlines fear losing customers on that route Dubai wants to fly 50,000 more passengers from India every week Construction Cost of purchase can increase overtime due to delay by builder It not only restrains home buyers from shifting into their own houses, it also increases cost of purchase Construction Two realtor groups raided by Income Tax department in Surat Raids were conducted at the offices and residences of the builders and their partners in the projects Construction Indian Real Estate set for revival mode The latest fund raising was by Motilal Oswal Real Estate, the real estate arm of Motilal Oswal Private Equity , that has concluded raising Rs 500 cror.. Construction Warehousing space demand at all time high of 10 million sq ft in 2015 Third party logistics (3PL) players emerged as the largest demand drivers, leasing close to 2.9 million sq ft of space in 2015, followed by e-commerce.. Marketing In Indian advertising, diversity is reduced to cultural stereotypes : Report Advertising can foster a more inclusive society. But only if diversity in marketing is more than skin deep.   Marketing How Gifs Help Brands Tell Stories One Frame At A Time : Report GIF images are not a recent invention but they have become amazingly popular nevertheless thanks to the evergreen ways of using it to narrate a story. Those Graphic Interchange Format images, bette… Marketing Paytm to spend Rs 10 crore to market Make-in-India products : Platform news The move comes a week after Amazon said it had set up dedicated Make in India stores on its India and US websites. Marketing The new guideline rules for online cab aggregators in Karnataka are brutal : Exclusive The Government of Karnataka, which published the draft rules for online cab aggregators in state, cites that companies which do not have a technology aggregator taxi service license will not be allowed to operate in the state and that drivers are free to work with other aggregators as per their Politics JNU row: Don’t arrest OP Sharma! Instead, send this aadarsh patriot, nationalist to the border OP Sharma is the perfect prototype of the patriot, nationalist and aadarsh son of Mother India BJP wants all of us to be. Politics Hammer and sickle uncrossed? 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Politics #JNURow: Narendra Modi meets Oppn leaders, Kejriwal wants action against ‘lumpen and anarchist’ elements The sedition case filed against a JNU student leader came up for discussion as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met opposition leaders here on Tuesday even as an FIR was filed over Monday's attack on journalists and students by a group of lawyers and the apex court moved over it. Sports Brazil court seizes Neymar assets worth USD 50 million Last year, Neymar, his family and related businesses were found guilty of evading almost $16 m in taxes between 2011 and 2013. Sports Ranji Trophy semifinal: Swashbuckler Suryakumar turns risk-free big match player For most part of the innings, Suryakumar Yadav kept the good balls away, and looked intent at constructing a typical disciplined Test match innings. Sports ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma stay put, Shikhar Dhawan drops two places In the bowling department, R Ashwin broke into the top-10 and is the only Indian bowler in that bracket. Sports Manchester United’s aim should be to finish in top four, says Wayne Rooney Knocked out of the Champions League and six points behind City at fourth, United face Danish side FC Midtjylland in the Europa League. Entertainment Students protest at Shah Rukh’s event in Delhi The actor had faced backlash over his comments on intolerance last November. Recently, his car was pelted with stones in Ahmedabad, where he is shooting another film Raees. Entertainment Vijay’s action avatar in ‘Sethupathi’ will stand out: director S.U. Arun Kumar Vijay Sethupathi will impress audiences in his maiden attempt at full-length action in “Sethupathi”, says its director S.U. Arun Kumar. Entertainment Berlinale Film Festival: Recounting the horrors and scars left by wars In Germany, it is not just any war. 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