ONDC BENGALURU
AI was everywhere at GFF 2026. Full automation was not
Global Fintech Fest 2026 highlighted agentic AI's practical integration within the BFSI sector. Automation will handle basic tasks, but humans will retain final decision-making authority. Companies are focusing on specialised AI models and optimizing compute power for cost efficiency. Job roles are evolving, with a continued emphasis on hiring and upskilling employees.
NRAI to approach CCI over "private labelling" by Zomato, Swiggy
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) plans to approach the Competition Commission of India regarding Zomato and Swiggy's alleged anti-competitive practices, including private labelling via Bistro and Snacc. NRAI President Sagar Daryani expressed concerns about the impact on restaurants and suggested exploring alternatives like ONDC, following its success in Bengaluru, to mitigate these issues.
Paytm app launches auto-rickshaw booking feature via ONDC
Paytm introduces auto-rickshaw booking on its app through ONDC and Namma Yatri for users in NCR, Bengaluru, and Chennai. ONDC tab includes food, groceries, and rides. Pai Platforms facilitates the service with significant mobility transactions.
Tata Neu goes live on ONDC F&B in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru
Tata Neu, the superapp of Tata Group, also plans to reach more cities in May, sources told ET. ONDC already features two Tata enterprises on the seller side: StarQuick grocery app, and online grocer BigBasket.
Magicpin integrates Domino's Pizza with ONDC
Magicpin had recently touched 50,000 food orders in a single day under ONDC umbrella, largest aggregator/supplier on ONDC network.
Ride-hailing service Namma Yatri hits the road in Delhi
Over 10,000 auto rickshaw drivers have already joined Namma Yatri in the city, while 50,000 are expected to join in the next three months.
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Paytm planning deeper push for ONDC, targets 10 million merchants: CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma
ONDC's chief business officer Shireesh Joshi told ET that the network was recording over 1 lakh transactions regularly per day.
ONDC logs meteoric rise; challenges are climbing fast too
ONDC – one of the biggest bets by New Delhi as far as its array of digital public goods are concerned – was floated with an aim to decentralise ecommerce in the country and bring more small sellers and buyers from across the nation to the digital medium.
Ola joins ONDC with food-delivery plugin
The Bengaluru-based startup has begun piloting with ONDC since August with an ‘ONDC Food’ feature newly embedded within the Ola app, multiple sources have told ET. The feature is currently in pilot phase and is open to Ola employees only.
Delhi pips Bengaluru in ONDC retail orders in beta
ONDC had gone beta live on July 5 in Mumbai, Delhi NCR (including Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad), Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata post scaling seller density in these cities.
ONDC goes beta live in five additional cities
Along with Bengaluru and Meerut, which went Beta live in September 2022 and December 2022, respectively, the network is now accessible to buyers (consumers) and sellers in these additional five cities. Consumers will be able to purchase from the sellers on the ONDC network through four active buyer applications — Paytm, Mystore, Spice Money, and Magicpin.
Explained: ONDC vs Zomato-Swiggy and what it means for the food-delivery space
Menu items from major food chains, including McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Behrouz Biryani, Wow Momo, Pizza Hut and Cafe Coffee Day, are available at a 30-80% discount on ONDC platforms such as Paytm and Magicpin compared to Swiggy and Zomato.
Any marketplace joining ONDC should come with serious commitment, not for namesake: Piyush Goyal
The minister said that a significant number of sellers on the network is itself a testimony to ONDC's impact as digital commerce is being reimagined.
ONDC food order: What is it and how to place an order
One can now order food on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform
A year on, ONDC clocks more than 11,000 retail orders per day
ONDC went beta live in some pin codes of Bengaluru on September 30, and has since expanded across Bengaluru and added Meerut to the beta phase.
Razorpay announces integration with government-backed ONDC
The Bengaluru-based payments solution startup said it will provide payment reconciliation services to network participants such as buyers, sellers and logistic partners to streamline the payment processes on ONDC.
ONDC to evaluate etailers based on commitment, says CEO Thampy Koshy
In April 2022, the network piloted a soft launch in five cities - Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Shillong, Bhopal and Coimbatore. Since then, ONDC has also started a beta pilot in Bengaluru and in some tier-II cities.
ONDC gearing up for next phase of growth, formal launch this year: Official
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting this week to take stock of the progress of ONDC. ONDC has been touted as a Unified Payments Interface-type protocol that would democratise the e-commerce businesses by onboarding millions of small retailers of the country.
Magicpin onboards over 22,000 restaurants on ONDC
With this integration, all sellers registered with magicpin can be visible to customers across multiple buyer applications on the ONDC network.
New Delhi is planning to take on Ola, Uber with an ONDC twist
The government launched the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) last year to enable small merchants and local stores across the country to access processes and technologies typically deployed by large e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Walmart. ONDC is in talks with more companies in the sector across several cities to bring them on board over the next few months
As many as 2,200 transactions have taken place on ONDC: Piyush Goyal
The government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has the ability to transform e-commerce across the whole world, and not just in India, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said Friday.
ONDC onboards Shiprocket to expand to intercity deliveries
Walmart-owned e-commerce marketplace Flipkart’s logistics arm eKart is also expected to go live on ONDC next week
ONDC to open to public in select Delhi areas next month
This is following its launch across 16 pin codes in Bengaluru on September 30. According to network participants, electronics, fashion, and home decoration segments too will be opened to the public by the end of this year
Many more apps to join ONDC platform in coming weeks
"ONDC is a government's startup. We are now in the process of validating some of the processes and technologies. 20 more apps will come this week," Additional Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Anil Agarwal told reporters in New Delhi.
Govt launches ONDC, an alternative to Flipkart & Amazon, in Bengaluru
Consumers in Bengaluru can now shop from multiple categories of products and services from a single buyer application of their choice. To begin with, consumers can place their orders in two domains - groceries and restaurants - through any buyer apps participating on the ONDC network. Currently, Mystore, PayTM, and Spicemoney are available as buyer apps on ONDC.
ONDC to be thrown open to public on September 30
The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) mostly has food and grocery merchants at present and will integrate domains such as fashion, lifestyle, beauty products and consumer durables by November.
Ahead of going live in Bengaluru, ONDC participants huddle
To begin with, consumers in the IT capital will be able to buy groceries, food and beverages online from about 70 sellers on the platform who can be discovered through four customer-facing apps-- Paytm Mall, IDFC FIRST Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and PhonePe.
ONDC should be made available in regional languages: Piyush Goyal
ONDC CEO Thampy Koshy says over 150 entities have signed up on the network to integrate their apps.
Flipkart, RIL, Amazon may join India’s open ecommerce network ONDC
Logistics providers Ekart, Dunzo sign up on network; PhonePe in final stages of integration
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