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Will Flipkart's ‘buy now, pay later' feature emulate the magic of cash on delivery?

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23 June, 2017

Will Flipkart's ‘buy now, pay later' feature emulate the magic of cash on delivery?

India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart has a knack for springing surprises with bold, audacious moves. In 2010, when online payment ......

Julia Computing raises $4.6 mn in seed round

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22 June, 2017

Julia Computing raises $4.6 mn in seed round

US- and Bangalore-based Julia Computing, a provider of open source language for data science and machine learning, has received $4.6 ......

Hyperlocal logistics firm Grab completes fundraising from Aramex

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21 June, 2017

Hyperlocal logistics firm Grab completes fundraising from Aramex

Mumbai-based Grab a Grub Services Pvt. Ltd, which operates hyperlocal delivery services platform Grab, has received the second tranche of ......

Mswipe raises $31 mn from UC-RNT Fund and others; Axis Bank exits

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21 June, 2017

Mswipe raises $31 mn from UC-RNT Fund and others; Axis Bank exits

Mumbai-based mobile point-of-sale services provider Mswipe Technologies Pvt. Ltd has raised Rs 200 crore ($31 million) from Ratan Tata-led UC-RNT ......

AI-based fashion startup Fabulyst raises seed round

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20 June, 2017

AI-based fashion startup Fabulyst raises seed round

Fabulyst Pvt. Ltd, which operates an artificial intelligence-based platform emulating a personal stylist, has raised Rs 1.4 crore ($216,000) in ......

Flipkart launches 'buy now, pay later' feature

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19 June, 2017

Flipkart launches 'buy now, pay later' feature

In yet another effort to woo customers, homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart has rolled out a 'buy now, pay later' option ......

Cab demand beats supply as Ola, Uber drivers see drop in incentives: Redseer report

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19 June, 2017

Cab demand beats supply as Ola, Uber drivers see drop in incentives: Redseer report

With drivers quitting Ola and Uber over falling incentives, the cab hailing platforms are struggling to match up to consumer ......

Edtech startup Edgefx raises bridge round

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16 June, 2017

Edtech startup Edgefx raises bridge round

Hyderabad-based Edgefx Technologies Pvt Ltd, which provides do-it-yourself project kits for engineering students, has raised an undisclosed amount in a ......

Flipkart-eBay merger gets CCI nod

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16 June, 2017

Flipkart-eBay merger gets CCI nod

The merger between homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart and eBay India has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).On ......

M-commerce app Goodbox raises funds from Nexus, Mekin Maheshwari

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15 June, 2017

M-commerce app Goodbox raises funds from Nexus, Mekin Maheshwari

Goodbox, an app that offers small and medium-sized businesses an e-commerce platform, has raised about $1 million (Rs 6.5 crore) ......