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Info Edge says all dues paid after Google app removal news

01 March 2024

Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani said there are no pending invoices with Google following reports that Google may remove the apps of 10 companies in India, including Info Edge, for not paying a service fee for the use of its app store platform in India.

According to Reuters, Google began removing the apps of 10 companies in India on Friday in a dispute over service fee payments. The dispute centres on efforts by some Indian startups to stop Google from imposing a fee of 11% to 26% on in-app payments, after the country's antitrust authorities ordered it to dismantle an earlier system of charging 15% to 30%.

Google had sent notices of Play Store violations to Indian companies Matrimony.com (MATI.NS), which runs the app BharatMatrimony, and Info Edge (INED.NS) which runs a similar matrimonial app, Jeevansathi. The technology company had deleted a few other matrimony apps on Friday.

Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani in a response said it had received a notice from Google and was compliant with Play Store policies.

"There are no pending invoices of Google with us. All have been paid in a timely manner," he said.

Info Edge clarified that Google's notice does not say the company is being delisted. "Notice says if you are non-compliant, you will be delisted," Bikhchandani said.