The Gold Rush for India's SuperApp
One ring to rule them all. More accurately, one app to serve them all. For the country’s largest conglomerates, blue-chip banks and e-commerce majors, the SuperApp is the next battleground.
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Predictions 2022: Amazon's Manish Tiwary on coming innovations in e-commerce
The entire push to get more sellers and more local stores on the marketplace will be a key focus area in 2022. In terms of category, grocery is sure to get a lot of focus
YONO to be Super App, won’t be spun off: SBI
YONO will not be hived off as a separate fintech arm but will be instead monetised as an open banking platform.
A healthy dose of digital for Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals is doubling down on its digital healthcare services by building a health super-app. The past year may have been the catalyst, but Apollo’s telehealth initiatives predate the pandemic.
Fintech: Fast and furious
Fintech companies in India are not just competing with banks and e-commerce players but also collaborating with them to fulfil each other’s needs, keeping the sector abuzz with investment.
‘There won’t be many, but handful of super apps in each region’
GGV Capital’s Hans Tung says super apps will help take a bigger share of the consumers’ wallet, and sees Swiggy becoming a super app in India.
