Google India may remove BharatMatrimony, Info Edge and 8 others for non-payment. All you need to know

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Tech giant Google may remove apps from 10 Indian companies, including popular matrimony apps, amidst a disagreement over service fee payments, Reuters reported citing sources..

The dispute revolves around the startups' resistance to Google's imposition of a service fee ranging from 11-26 percent, on in-app payments in India..

Alphabet Inc's unit, Google, has issued notices of Play Store violations to Indian companies Matrimony.com and Info Edge..

Google, with a 94 percent share of phones based on its Android platform, asserts that its fees support investments in the app store and Android OS, ensuring free distribution and covering developer tools and analytic services. ..

Google added that only 3 percent of over 200,000 Indian developers on the Google Play platform are required to pay any service fee..