On the 28th-29th of May 2020, we’re hosting the 7th edition of the EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona – will you join us?

Today we are excited to announce a new speaker: Albert Bosch, CEO of Housfy.

At the EU-Startups Summit, he will be on the workshop stage, sharing his insights on “How to build a fast-growth startup with a low budget?”Housfy is a rapid-growing proptech startup that is digitalising the real estate industry.

Founded just 4 years ago, Housfy has exploded into one of the leading proptech startups indeed in Spain, and Europe.

If you’d like to join us, there’s still time to secure your ticket to the EU Startups Summit 2020 in sunny Barcelona. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582272007.896918/Albert-Bosch,-CEO-of-Housfy,-will-speak-at-the-EU-Startups-Summit-about-how-to-build-a-fast-growing-startup-with-a-low-budget?ref=audio_experience

NEW DELHI: Walmart 's Flipkart has filed a legal challenge against an antitrust investigation ordered against the company in India, a court filing seen by Reuters showed, following a similar petition by its rival Amazon .com Inc.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in January ordered a probe into alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices by the two e-commerce giants, but a state court put the investigation on hold last week following a challenge by Amazon.

Flipkart's legal filing was aimed at signalling the company is aggrieved by the CCI 's probe order, a person familiar with the matter said.The filing comes days ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump 's visit to India, and amid U.S. concerns about India's tightening of foreign investment rules for the ecommerce sector.

In its Feb. 18 court filing in southern Bengaluru city, which is not public, Flipkart argues the CCI ordered its probe without initial evidence that the company's practices were harming competition.Flipkart said the CCI order was "perverse (and) passed without any application of mind".

The case is likely to be heard next week.

The CCI did not respond to a request for comment.Amazon and Flipkart have faced criticism from Indian retailers which accuse them of violating local laws by racking up billions of dollars of losses to fund deep discounts and discriminating against small sellers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582270205.669969/After-Amazon,-Flipkart-challenges-India-antitrust-probe?ref=audio_experience

In short, PSP fees help beneficiary banks and payment service providers earn money on each UPI transaction.

Currently, they earn around INR 0.25, INR 1, and INR 5 on transactions worth up to INR 1000, INR 25K, and up to INR 75K respectively.

Based on these fees, UPI payments apps such as PhonePe, Paytm, Google Pay, Amazon Pay and others earn around INR 0.30-0.35 on every transaction.

However, after abolishing PSP, these platforms would not be able to earn any money from P2M UPI transactions.

It is important to note that companies such as Paytm, Google, Amazon, PhonePe and others have invested millions of dollars in the market to acquire users and in habit-forming for the digital payments ecosystem. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582268406.5949023/More-Trouble-For-Paytm,-PhonePe-As-NPCI-Abolishes-UPI-PSP-Fees?ref=audio_experience

The startup’s cofounder Aman Gupta said production of new and existing products and availability is likely to be hampered.

Gupta added that boAt was planning a sale but had to cancel it in order to hold on its inventory for the next month.

China is one of the biggest markets for the manufacturing and production of boAt headphones.

He noted that if the coronavirus outbreak continues longer, it will lead to a production and product development lag.

Gupta added that boAt registered gross sales worth INR 100 Cr in the financial year 2018 and plans to achieve INR 500 Cr in 2021. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582266606.7776809/Audio-Brand-boAt-Cancels-Sale-To-Save-Inventory-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak?ref=audio_experience

When it comes to compliance risks, you should also be in constant dialogue with compliance counterparts to ensure that you understand the dos and don’ts.

When it comes to compliance, you might easily miss compliance risks, or even hit roadblocks that make moving forward tough.

If you dig deep enough into your business’ data, there is a high chance that you will find insights that will improve your innovation.

Use Monitoring Tools That Keep Pace with Current DevelopmentsMonitoring tools can play a significant role in identifying compliance risks as well as other business risks.

However, monitoring tools come with the potential limitation of failing to change with environmental changes. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582264807.406889/How-To-Lead-Innovation-When-Implementing-Compliance:-7-Ways?ref=audio_experience

Already dozens of companies have indicated that the virus will take a toll on them, with Apple cutting its sales expectations this week and airlines canceling flights to China.Retailers have said less about how the coronavirus will affect them.

At the time, companies imported more goods than usual from China to get ahead of expected tariffs.

Some moved manufacturing to Vietnam and other Asian countries.

Even products made in America can rely on Chinese suppliers, which may cause problems down the line.

Amazon simply facilitates those sales, giving it less visibility into supply.“Out of an abundance of caution, we are working with suppliers to secure additional inventory to ensure we maintain our selection for customers,” an Amazon spokeswoman said. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582263006.2404966/Amazon,-the-world’s-largest-e-tailer,-grapples-with-the-fallout-from-the-Coronavirus?ref=audio_experience

GoSimpleTax’s Mike Parkes provides a step-by-step guide to the self assessment tax return for all taxi and Uber drivers.

Understand your expensesYou may be able to lower your self assessment tax bill by claiming allowable business expenses.

Need help with your self assessment tax return?

GoSimpleTax makes your self assessment tax return quick and easy, helping you figure out which expenses and allowances you can claim.

Know your deadlinesIn order to submit your self assessment tax return in a timely manner, you need to have registered by 5 October. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582261512.5783696/A-guide-to-self-assessment-for-taxi-drivers?ref=audio_experience

They are responsible for managing ecommerce business' items in a fast, cost-effective and efficient way.

Without ecommerce fulfilment centres, retailers would struggle to independently manage, store and deliver their goods to their customers.

The biggest benefits of ecommerce fulfilment centres are:bespoke management information and reporting;inventory management;high-speed seamless tracking;your own dedicated account manager;very cost-effective;a range of shipping solutions.

The primary aim for all ecommerce fulfilment providers is to help streamline your business by managing your items and sending them to your customers.

Ecommerce store and fulfilment centre integrationYour business must work hand-in-hand with your fulfilment centre. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582259610.7985508/Should-your-ecommerce-business-use-a-fulfilment-centre??ref=audio_experience

Posted by admin on 2/21/20 • Categorized as OthersProductivity is not always properly understood, as we often mistake working long hours as being the same as working productively.

Productivity isn’t directly related to work either, although that is often the chief focus when we talk about it.

Now that we have a decent understanding of the term productivity and what it means, let’s discuss three effective strategies that can be easily turned into daily habits for boosting productivity in a sustainable manner.

Match your sleeping habits with the right kind of mattress, and a good night’s rest will massively boost your productivity.

Find daily tasks that you believe can help you be more productive, and then turn them into habits to become exactly that. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582257608.7675052/3-Daily-Habits-That-Will-Help-You-Be-More-Productive---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

After partnering with Hyderabad police to ensure customer safety, Indian cab-hailing service Ola has now partnered with the Bengaluru Police for the same.

Ola has now integrated its in-app emergency button with the Bengaluru Police’s Suraksha app.

Bhaskar Rao, the commissioner of Bengaluru City Police said, “Bengaluru City Police now offers great convenience and ensures the citizens of Bengaluru a secure ride-hailing experience by integrating Suraksha app with Ola application.”Last week, Uber tied up with Delhi Police to add live tracking and emergency calling that connects to the Himmat app.

With the new feature, Ola customers can directly call Bengaluru police using the app, and the police also get real-time access to the customer’s information — name, address, emergency contact details, and GPS coordinates.

“Once a commuter, especially women in distress, presses the ‘Emergency Button’ in the app, the message will be transmitted to the Hawk Eye app of the police through a back-end operational workflow. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582255807.9911935/Ola’s-Emergency-Button-Now-Linked-To-Bengaluru-Police-App?ref=audio_experience