Google asks apps to use its billing system outside India

By Daisy On Apr 21, 2023

Google is asking Indian app developers to mandatorily use its Google Play Billing System (GPBS) in territories outside India, failing which their apps will be delisted from Google Play Store in 14 days, founder of Shaadi.com’s parent company People Group Anupam Mittal said.

In a tweet, Mittal said: “Received a call from @Google today mandating their payments for Indian developers in continued violation & disregard of @CCI_India orders & Indian laws. Neo-colonialism at its worst! Hope the media, courts & @PMOIndia are taking note … the Digital East India Co is here”.

In India, following an adverse order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Google replaced the GPBS with the User Choice Billing (UCB) system. Under GPBS, Google mandates that all in-app purchases go through its payment gateway and the company charges 30% commission on such purchases.

Whereas, under UCB, which is expected to be implemented from April 26, other payment options such as cards, net banking, UPI, wallets, etc will be available but will attract a commission of 11-26%.

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Rohan Verma, chief executive of MapmyIndia also tweeted on the issue, saying: “Terrible! Everyone needs to standup for India and Indians and stop this foreign colonial domination and destruction of the domestic economy and indigenous rights”. An e-mailed query sent to Google did not elicit a response by press time.

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