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Amazon is engaging with Times Internet to explore the acquisition of MX Player, one of the largest on-demand video streaming services in the country, according to three sources familiar with the matter, as the global e-commerce group eyes expanding its entertainment ambitions in the key overseas market. The deliberations are ongoing and may not materialize […]

Amazon in talks to acquire Indian video giant MX Player by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

CEO Bjørn Gulden says the athletic gear company is “not performing the way we should.”

India’s IT Ministry has lifted the ban on seven high-profile lending apps including PayU’s LazyPay, Kissht, KreditBee and Indiabulls Home Loans, according to a person familiar with the matter, providing some relief of the fintech industry that has been reeling with immense scrutiny in recent quarters. On Friday, the IT Ministry also lifted the ban […]

India lifts ban on PayU’s LazyPay and some other lending apps by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Small businesses need to do much more to grow their following on social media. Here’s how to do it effectively.

The Big Game generates billions in revenue, but how much of that cash goes to the Eagles and Chiefs players? Quite a bit.

The rise in open banking and payment services like India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow means lower costs for businesses, as well as new payment options for hundreds of millions of customers in emerging markets who don’t own credit cards. Tazapay was created to combine both card and real-time payment methods as a full-stack service for […]

Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia backs cross-border payments startup Tazapay by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Fashion items are among the most — if not the most — sought after on many e-commerce platforms. In Africa, for instance, fashion has held the top spot in Jumia for the largest category of items sold over the years. This means there’s no shortage of demand for fashion items across the continent, and the […]

Jendaya raises funding to scale its Africa-focused luxury e-commerce platform by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Kenz founder Rim Daghmash calls the demand “pure bullying and harassment.”

Culture is the most important factor for startups. There are many priorities in a startup, but if your team isn’t aligned, your business will fail no matter what else you have going for you.

Airtable’s whopping $11 billion valuation attained in late 2021 has lured a raft of ambitious entrepreneurs into the low-code database space. They covet even just a small slice of the pie enjoyed by the decade-old American juggernaut. While SaaS has long been a proven business model in the U.S., in emerging markets, and even in […]

Low-code database APITable is another Airtable challenger by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch