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Unicorn payments app Paytm and its gaming platform First Games went missing from Google's Playstore on Friday. However, other apps owned by One97 Communications such as Paytm Mall and Paytm For Business and its wealth management app Paytm Money were available. Tech2 News Staff Sep 20, 2020 12:47:15 IST. Google has taken down the digital payment app Paytm from Play Store.This has been confirmed by Paytm on Twitter. Paytm says that its Android app is temporarily not available on Google Play Store for any new downloads and updates. Paytm Removed From Play Store. Google doesn’t allow these apps and this is the reason why Paytm removed from play store. Most probably it will be back after the issue will be addressed by Paytm. You may know Dream 11 the official sponsor for this year’s IPL. Still, its not available on the Play Store. Paytm App Not Available On Google Play Store. On the elimination of the Paytm App, Paytm on twitter tweeted that the Paytm app has taken down temporarily by the Google Play Store. Hence it not possible for the users to download or update the application for the time being.
Hours after being taken down by Google from Play Store, the search engine giant has restored Paytm on Play Store. Paytm's founder - Vijay Shekhar Sharma through a tweet announced that the app is live on Google Play Store and was taken down because they launched a UPI cashback campaign.
Google on Friday took down one of the most used online payment apps Paytm from the Google Play Store. This meant, android smartphone users were not able to download or install the app for the time being. Google has also taken down PaytmFirstGames from the app store. The company has recently roped in Sachin Tendulkar as its ambassador.
Other Paytm apps such as Paytm For Business, Paytm Money and Paytm Mall are still available on the Play Store.
Paytm through its official Twitter handle had earlier said that the app will be back very soon.
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“All your money is completely safe, and you can continue to enjoy your Paytm app as normal,” the company tweeted.
In a blog the company wrote: 'We recently launched the ‘Paytm Cricket League’ on our consumer app for users to engage in their passion of cricket and get cashback. The game allows users to get player stickers after each transaction, collect them and receive Paytm Cashback.
Today afternoon, we received communication from Google that they are suspending our app because they believe this to be a violation of their Play Store policies on gambling. The Paytm Android app has thus been unlisted from Google’s Play Store and is temporarily unavailable to users for new downloads or updates.'
The company had said that it has temporarily removed the cashback component in an effort to meet the Play Store policy requirements.
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Meanwhile, Google’s vice-president of product, Android security and privacy, Suzanne Frey in a blog dated September 18 wrote: “We don’t allow online casinos or support any unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. This includes if an app leads consumers to an external website that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money or cash prizes, it is a violation of our policies.”
Paytm Not Available On Play Store
She further wrote that if an app violates their security policies then Google notifies the developer team and then removes the app from Google Play Store until the developer brings the app into compliances.
She said that if an app repeatedly violates Google’s policy, then Google can take serious action which may include terminating Google Play Developer accounts.
Paytm Not On Play Store
The blog did not, however, named Paytm.According to reports, Google has dropped more apps from the Play Store.
Akash Karmakar, partner, Law Offices of Panag & Babu said, 'While PayTM did not directly engage in, or promote sports betting or gambling, it did have links to third-party sites which did. The ease of using PayTM on these third-party apps may have been viewed by Google as the element which makes PayTM as supporting these sites. Google appears to have taken an ethical stand against apps which promote or even advertise unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting. Since many other apps are also promoting betting and gambling websites through ads and pop-ups, if Google applies the same standard, I would expect more apps will get taken off the Play Store.'