Also, there are times when international products and new releases can be hard to avail of in one’s city or region.

One Community’ and build the world’s most trusted peer-peer community that brings together Shoppers and Travelers alike.

The basic idea was mainly to build a trusted community of Shoppers and international Travelers.

The AirCarry team believes there are a lot more avenues in capitalizing on this opportunity.

In a couple of years, the AirCarry team also wants to start supporting the B2B space by forming strategic partnerships. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578747611.0147853/Helping-shoppers-shop-across-the-world?ref=audio_experience

All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) has once again written to the leading mobile phone manufacturers — Xiaomi, Samsung, and OnePlus — asking them to control deep discounting on their products listed on ecommerce websites like Amazon and Flipkart.

The association AIMRA wrote to the mobile phone manufacturers on January 10.

In the letter, AIMRA told the manufacturer that unless the online discounting is controlled, the retailers will sell their products at the prices of ecommerce websites.

The cell phone retailers have also informed the brands that they might also boycott selling their products unless the online price is controlled.

Related Article: Phone Retailers Challenge Predatory Online Pricing Ahead Of Festive Season SalesAIMRA had also written a letter to mobile phone manufacturers in December 2019 asking them to take a look at the deep discounting issue. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578744005.264389/Mobile-Phone-Prices-On-Ecomm-Platforms-Might-Go-Up—Here’s-Why?ref=audio_experience

Documents stored in the DigiLocker can be used to complete the KYC processWith the aim to ease out the Know Your Customer (KYC) process digitally, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has now announced that documents stored in the government-backed DigiLocker mobile application can now be used to complete the process.

The decision of the RBI will help fintech startups, banks, and other agencies to complete the KYC process of their customers without asking for a physical copy of their official documents such as Aadhaar card, Pan Card etc.

The decision can also be seen as a push to the Indian government’s ambitious Digital India programme.

The new remote customer authentication option eliminated the need to physically reach out to customers in remote locations.

Further, to facilitate digital payments in the country, RBI has also announced to allow consumers to give an e-mandate for recurring payments made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI). | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578742206.2169528/RBI-Allows-Fintechs-To-Accept-DigiLocker-Docs-For-KYC?ref=audio_experience

Over-charging and Deep discharge protection – Ensures that Internal battery of Cuzor 12V Router UPS is well protected against any malfunctions.

You would connect plug in the Cuzor UPS for Router and run the out from it to your router.

This will ensure that your UPS stays constantly charged and when you lose power, the router continues to receive power from the device and remains online.

As a simple, innovative product that solves a pain point efficiently, the Cuzor UPS gets a strong thumbs up from us.

Get it on Amazon: Cuzor 12V UPS for Router | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578740405.5133693/Cuzor-12V-UPS-For-Router-Review:-Wi-Fi-without-power!?ref=audio_experience

When your marketing results are less than stellar, it may be tempting to conclude that digital marketing just doesn’t work, but the reality is that there is more involved than you might realize.

Digital marketing can only take you so far.

The problem may also lie in a digital marketing team that is not knowledgeable about how to direct qualified leads to you.

You should have a Digital Marketing Strategist, a Content Writer, and a qualified Designer at the very least.

It is easy to believe that digital marketing is not the best route to go. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578738607.7645385/6-Reasons-Why-Digital-Marketing-Is-Not-Helping-Your-Business---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Related Article: Oyo Lays Off 1200 Employees In India After Softbank PressureMeanwhile, other reports suggest that Oyo is laying off thousands of employees in India and China.

Oyo, however, had said that it only terminates contracts of those employees that fail in its performance-based evaluation system.

In 2019, the company had reported a 2.7X jump in the number of bookings in comparison to 2018.

However, the company’s valuation report had shown that Oyo reported a loss of INR 2384.69 Cr in FY19, a 5.5X jump from its losses in FY18.

According to Oyo’s Annual Travel Index 2019, five Oyo rooms were booked globally every second. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578736805.9195867/Tax-Watchdogs-Raid-Oyo-Office-Amid-Layoffs?ref=audio_experience

To ease out regulatory challenges in India, Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, is going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other government officials next week in New Delhi.

Why Is Jeff Bezos Visiting India Now?

Last year, the Indian government had made some efforts to bring parity in ecommerce norms.

Bezos, during his visit to India, is also expected to understand and discuss the norms laid out in this policy with government officials, industry stakeholders, and Amazon’s Indian top-level management.

Recently, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has also stepped forward pushing for self-regulation to mitigate some of the issues that are plaguing the ecommerce sector. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578735024.6739392/Jeff-Bezos-To-Visit-India-To-Discuss-Issues-With-Govt,-Stakeholders?ref=audio_experience

SoftBank has put pressure on Oyo to shut down businesses which are not EBITDA profitable by March 2020We bring to you the latest edition of News Roundup: Indian Startup Stories Of The Week!

Most Important News Of The Week:This week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the spirit and zeal of Indian entrepreneurs.

The Indian government is also looking to make the startup ecosystem the centrepiece of its goal of becoming a $5 Tn economy by 2024.

As the nation prepares for the 71st Republic Day, the Indian government announced that it will be introducing a tableau of Startup India at the parade.

The credit management feature will set merchants the payment due date for credit transactions and send automated reminders. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578733205.3837564/News-Roundup:-11-Indian-Startup-News-Stories-You-Don’t-Want-To-Miss-This-Week-[Jan-06-–-11]?ref=audio_experience

Dejana Marich knows that the most effective way to boost profits and overall performance is to optimize business processes whenever possible.

Implementing Process ImprovementWhen it comes to process improvement, businesses must identify key process points that impede the workflow.

Upon pinpointing the bottlenecks, process redesign experts like Dejana Marich can assist organizations with finding ways to “elevate the systems bottlenecks” (The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt).

Data AnalysisData analysis is a critical piece of business process redesign (BPR).

First, they should consider what their core business is about and if more complex investments offer strong strategic rationale and economic value. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578731407.103348/How-To-Know-If-Your-Business-Processes-Are-Optimized-For-Best-Performance?ref=audio_experience

YourStory was at Las Vegas to attend CES 2020, the world’s largest annual technology trade show produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

These companies – both startups and established tech names – exhibited their latest innovations to over 170,000 attendees from at least 160 countries.

While banks and financial institutions eschew young credit seekers such as college students, young graduates, and new professionals, Bengaluru-based Slice is targeting this very segment.

A product development startup that designs and develops software applications, it offers services pertaining to the entire software development life cycle.

While most of its clients are based out of Silicon Valley, Coditas’ Indian clients include HDFC Life, Symantec, Coverfox, and ZestMoney. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578729606.5084193/[WATCH]-The-week-that-was-–-from-CES-at-Las-Vegas-to-success-stories-of-bootstrapped-startups?ref=audio_experience