Weekly Summary: Myntra Funding; Comparison of Payment Gateways & More
February 8, 2014 2014-02-08 10:47Weekly Summary: Myntra Funding; Comparison of Payment Gateways & More
Weekly Summary: Myntra Funding; Comparison of Payment Gateways & More
We saw some interesting activity from the Indian e-commerce space this week. Rocket Internet backed e-commerce portal Jabong raised $27.5 million in funding, Myntra received $50 million in funding. But on the sidelines the founders of online retailers Jabong and Yebhi have quit.
In another development One97’s Paytm also made its entry into the m-commerce space with the launch of its app marketplace.
We also posted an updated 2014 edition of payment gateway comparison in India.
Here is a curated list of all the important happenings from this week.

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