New Delhi: Google has agreed to restore delisted Indian apps on its Play Store and will work on a solution to the contentious payment issue, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Google and startups had multiple rounds of discussion with the government on Monday, following which the tech giant agreed to restore the delisted apps. Earlier Google faced a backlash from the startups who were protesting over its PlayStore billing system which was charging a 30% fee for using its payment system. According to Anupam Mittal the founder of shaadi.com, in an interview with Livemint.com, "Google charges us 30% under Google Play Billing System – which comes into effect if we use their payment system. If you were to use an alternative payment system you would still have to pay the company 26%.

Source: Mint March 05, 2024 09:05 UTC