Tencent is looking to launch its mobile payment service WeChat Pay in India this year, in a bid to take on Google Pay and Paytm. The Chinese tech giant has reportedly met with executives from the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to obtain a licence for the payments app, according to Entrackr. Tencent has already […]
Following a competitive multi-agency pitch, GroupM’s media agency MediaCom has been awarded the media mandate for Mobile Premier League (MPL). MPL is the leader in the competitive mobile gaming space with several of India’s most loved mobile games featuring on the platform, and new games being added every week. As their full form AOR, MediaCom […]
IX Reach, the global leading provider of carrier services and connectivity solutions, has announced to expand its partnership with AMS-IX into India to bring robust and resilient connectivity into AMS-IX’s Internet Exchange in Mumbai. This new partnership will enable customers to access a remote peering solution at the AMS-IX India exchange from any one of […]
India now has a true competitor to the likes of Spotify and Apple Music following the merger of Reliance Jio’s music service with Saavn. Earlier in 2018, Reliance Industries acquired over-the-top platform Saavn. At the time, it was announced that JioMusic would eventually be integrated with Saavn to form a combined platform worth $1bn – […]
Programmatic adoption is poised to grow to 52% in the next 24 months, according to research by Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and GroupM. The report titled ‘Mobile Ecosystem and ad-Sizing Report’ 2018 further highlights that the propensity for programmatic guaranteed is increasing in India and the penetration is set to grow from 6% to 17% […]
On World AIDS Day, Dentsu Webchutney joined hands with ScoopWhoop to narrate the old yet critical message of practicing safe sex in a new and innovative way. For this, a mobile game was created on Facebook that showed people the importance of safe sex. The uniqueness of the game is that unlike other mobile games, […]
mCanvas, the experiential storytelling ad platform for small screens, announced that it will start selling its proprietary high impact ad formats – Scroller, Sticker, Spotlight, Streambox – programmatically. The programmatic ecosystem in India has been growing rapidly but with a primary focus on standard banner ads. With the launch, mCanvas is bringing its engaging […]
OPPO has officially launched their latest smartphone – OPPO F9 Pro – in the Indian market. To power the launch of this widely anticipated smartphone, Mullen Lintas Delhi has conceived the communication package. India is amongst the fastest growing and largest smartphone markets in the world, making it a battle-ground for smartphone players to […]
San Francisco-based community interest app MrOwl has partnered with Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. Cricket has recently become one of the fastest growing sports in the US. As part of the deal, Virat will share exclusive personal content on the app. The partnership will see Kohli encourage fans to create content ’branches’ about their interests with […]
Reach Ajcon Technologies Private Limited, one of the fastest growing consultancy firms in the insurance sector, launched McXtra, an Insurtech app designed and developed by Fruitbowl Digital. McXtra is a cutting edge Insurtech platform that enables users and their families to consolidate all their insurance policies in a secure vault. It offers insurance services and […]