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    • Sep 19, 2020
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PayTM app banned and then re-instated in India, PayTM First Games app remains banned !!

Indian laws for gambling and Google India policy triggers the app ban.


Back before Google Tez had not made its debut in India, one of the most dominant platforms for online payments in the country was Paytm. Paytm made its debut in India in 2010 as a platform allowing users to recharge their phone connections, and it later expanded into more payment avenues such as DTH, landline, and so on. In recent years, the app has ballooned from being a platform for making payments to being its own payment gateway as well as e-commerce platform. It certainly dabbled into a lot of different areas, which is why it could boast of over 350 million users despite stiff competition. However, the app has mysteriously disappeared from the Google Play Store, possibly because of its violations towards Google’s guidelines on online gambling.


Google released a blog explaining its gambling policies, which appeared to be a little curious coming out of the blue. Essentially, the company reiterated that they “do not allow online casinos or support any unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting“. This further “includes an app leads consumers to an external website that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money or cash prizes“. When apps violate policies, the developers are notified of the violation and the app is removed from the Google Play Store until the app developer makes changes to bring the app back into compliance. Repeated policy violations lead to a termination of the Google Play Developer account.

Paytm tweeted out around the same time:

As LiveMint notes, Paytm was recently promoting its fantasy gaming platform called Paytm First Games, coinciding with the launch of the major cricket tournament, IPL, in India. Paytm First Games offers over 50 games where the most popular is fantasy sports where players engage with live sporting events.

 
 

Indian laws heavily regulate gambling in many states, and Google’s own guidelines further work into it to disallow gambling apps to use the Play Store as a platform for distribution. Paytm promises to make its way back into the Play Store, so we presume that they will decouple the fantasy gaming platform from the main fintech app.


Update: Paytm reinstated

The main Paytm app has been reinstated to the Google Play Store. However, the Paytm First Games app still remains removed.


Source:XDADevelopers


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