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Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Flipkart introduces 3 new regional language interfaces to make ecommerce more inclusive - फ्लिपकार्ट ने ई-कॉमर्स को अधिक लोगों के लिए सुलभ बनाने के उद्देश्‍य से की 3 नई प्रादेशिक भाषाओं में इंटरफेस की पेशकश






  • Introduces Tamil, Telugu and Kannada interfaces to offer native language e-commerce experience to consumers
  • The made for India tech stack has been developed in house by Flipkart’s team of engineers
  • Over 5.4 million words translated to help reduce the language barrier for users
Bengaluru - June 24, 2020: Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplacetoday enabled three new languages on its platform - Tamil, Telugu and Kannada as part of its vision to make online commerce more inclusive and accessible for Indian language users. This launch will help reduce the access barriers to e-commerce for native language speakers. Following the launch of Hindi interface last year, the new regional languages interface have been built on Flipkart’s ‘Localization and Translation Platform’ that will empower customers to comfortably undertake an  end-to-end ecommerce journey in their local language, with ease.
The introduction of 3 vernacular interfaces, is in line with Flipkart’s aim of developing state-of-the-art innovations to solve for the various pain points of consumers transitioning to e-commerce. According to industry reports*, Indian language internet users are expected to account for nearly 75% of India’s internet user base by 2021.
This growing base of language users, primarily from smaller towns, makes it extremely important to enable e-commerce in regional languages to offer a more personalised experience. This will also enable millions of consumers  across the country to have an engaging online shopping experience in their native languages. As Southern states account for a significant proportion of Flipkart’s growing user base coupled with a higher adoption rate of native language script, regional language interfaces will help make e-commerce more inclusive.
User Research
The new language interfaces use a judicious mix of translated and transliteration of words to make shopping more engaging for consumers. This follows an ethnographic study that was conducted over several months to get relevant insights that helped the team develop a platform that enables consumers to interact with the platform in their own language and encourage independence in purchase decisions.
The ethnography study involving meetings with participants across cities including Salem, Visakhapatnam and Mysore helped gather insights about consumers’ distinctive language behaviour across these regions and brought forward interesting insights to be implemented. This included a large scale translation of over 5.4 million words across product specifications, banners and payment pages etc., in the three languages.
Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart Group, said, “In the past year, we have introduced multiple solutions under Voice, Video and Vernacular to increase ecommerce adoption for millions of consumers. We truly believe that language, if solved well, can be an opportunity rather than a barrier to reach millions of consumers who have been underserved. As a homegrown e-commerce marketplace, we understand India and its diversity in a more nuanced way and are building products that have the potential to bring a long-term change. The introduction of Tamil, Telugu and Kannada interfaces, in addition to Hindi & English, is a meaningful step in that direction in line with our mission to democratize ecommerce in India.”
Jeyandran Venugopal, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Flipkart said, As a homegrown e-commerce marketplace, Flipkart understands the importance of having an expanded universe of vernacular interfaces to empower our Bharat users and ensure easy transition of new online users to e-commerce. Today, almost 58% of our user base comes from tier-II cities and beyond and with new language interfaces of Tamil,  Telugu and Kannada along with Hindi (introduced last year) will further improve users’ ecommerce journeys by making it simpler and more personal.”
The three new language interfaces on Flipkart, are developed post the introduction of Hindi interface 9 months ago which has witnessed impressive adoption. Flipkart’s team of engineers worked on multiple tech challenges in terms of UI and platform architecture, as each language has its own nuanced characteristics.
About the Flipkart Group
The Flipkart Group is one of India’s leading digital commerce entities and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, and PhonePe. Started in 2007, Flipkart has enabled millions of consumers, sellers, merchants and small businesses to be a part of India’s e-commerce revolution. With a registered customer base of over 200 million, offering over 150 million products across 80+ categories. Our efforts to democratize e-commerce in India, drive access and affordability, delight customers, create lakhs of jobs in the ecosystem and empower generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs has driven us to innovate on many industry firsts. Flipkart is known for pioneering services such as Cash on Delivery, No Cost EMI and easy returns – customer-centric innovations that have made online shopping more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians. Together with Myntra, which holds a prominent position in the online fashion market, and PhonePe, India’s fastest growing digital payments platform, the Flipkart Group is steering the transformation of commerce in India through technology.







  • तमिल, तेलुगू और कन्‍नड़ इंटरफेस में अब उपभोक्‍ताओं के लिए ई-कॉमर्स अनुभव होगा सुलभ
    • फ्लिपकार्ट की इंजीनियर टीम ने तैयार किया भारत के लिए निर्मित समाधान
    • यूज़र्स के लिए भाषायी अड़चन दूर करने के लिए 5.4 मिलियन से अधिक शब्‍दों का किया गया अनुवाद
    बेंगलुरू, 24 जून, 2020- भारत के स्‍वदेशी ई-कॉमर्स मार्केटप्‍लेस फ्लिपकार्ट ने आज अपने प्‍लेटफार्म पर तीन नई भाषाओं – तमिलतेलुगू और कन्‍नड़ में भी इंटरफेस उपलब्‍ध कराने की घोषणा की है। फ्लिपकार्ट ने भारतीय भाषाओं के अधिकाधिक प्रयोक्‍ताओं के लिए ऑनलाइन कॉमर्स सुलभ बनाने के इरादे से यह पहल की है। इसके साथ हीप्रादेशिक भाषाओं के प्रयोक्‍ताओं के लिए ई-कॉमर्स आसानी से उपलब्‍ध होगा। पिछले साल हिंदी इंटरफेस शुरू करने के बाद फ्लिपकार्ट के लोकलाइज़ेशन एंड ट्रांसलेशन प्‍लेटफार्म’ पर नई प्रादेशिक भाषाओं में इंटरफेस तैयार किया गया है जो ग्राहको को अपनी स्‍थानीय भाषाओं मेंआसानी से संपूर्ण ई-कॉमर्स की सुविधा प्रदान करेगा।
    फ्लिपकार्ट द्वारा 3 प्रादेशिक भाषाओं में इंटरफेस की पेशकशग्राहकों को ई-कॉमर्स को अपनाने की राह में पेश आ रही परेशानियों को दूर करने की दिशा में की गई पहल का परिणाम है। उद्योग की रिपोर्ट* के मुताबिक, 2021 तक भारतीय भाषाओं के इंटरनेट यूज़र्स की संख्‍या भारत के इंटरनेट प्रयोक्‍ता आधार की 75% होगी।
    भारतीय भाषाओं के प्रयोक्‍ताओं की बढ़ती संख्‍याखासतौर से छोटे शहरों के ग्राहकों के चलतेप्रादेशिक भाषाओं में ई-कॉमर्स उनके लिए अधिक पर्सनाइज्‍़ड अनुभव पेश करने की तरह है। इससे देशभर के लाखों उपभोक्‍ताओं के लिए ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग को अधिक सुखद अनुभव बनाया जा सकता है। देश के दक्षिणी राज्‍य फ्लिपकार्ट के बढ़ते प्रयोक्‍ता आधार का एक बड़ा हिस्‍सा हैं और अब उनकी मूल भाषा में ही इंटरफेस भी उपलब्‍ध हैजिसके चलते ई-कॉमर्स को अधिक सर्वसमाहित अनुभव बनाने में मदद मिलेगी।
    प्रयोक्‍ता शोध
    नई भाषा के इंटरफेस को तैयार करने के लिए अनूदित (translatedतथा लिप्‍यांतरित (transliterationशब्‍दों का प्रयोग किया गया है ताकि ग्राहकों को आसानी से पूरी जानकारी समझ आ सके। साथ हीकई महीनों तक एक एथनोग्राफिक अध्‍ययन भी कराया गया था जिससे टीम को एक ऐसा प्‍लेटफार्म विकसित करने में मदद मिली जो ग्राहकों को उनकी अपनी भाषा में इस प्‍लेटफार्म के साथ इंटरेक्‍ट करने में मकदद कर सके और साथ ही उन्‍हें आत्‍मनिर्भर तरीके से खरीदारी के फैसले करने में मदद करे।
    इस एथनोग्राफी अध्‍ययन के लिए सेलमविशाखापत्‍तम और मैसूर जैसे शहरों में प्रतिभागियों के साथ बैठकें की गई ताकि इन क्षेत्रों में उपभोक्‍ताओं के विशिष्‍ट भाषागत व्‍यवहार को समझा जा सके। इस अध्‍ययन से प्राप्‍त महत्‍वपूर्ण और रोचक जानकारी का इस्‍तेमाल इस इंटरफेस को तैयार करने के लिए किया गया है। इसके लिए बड़े पैमाने पर अनुवाद कार्य किया गया और विभिन्‍न उत्‍पादोंबैनरों तथा भुगतान पन्‍नों आदि से संबंधित 5.4 मिलियन से अधिक शब्‍दों का तीन भाषाओं में अनुवाद किया गया।
    कल्‍याण कृष्‍णमूर्तिमुख्‍य कार्यकारी अधिकारीफ्लिपकार्ट ग्रुप ने कहा''पिछले एक साल मेंहमने वॉयसवीडियो तथा वर्नेकुलर में अनेक समाधानों की पेशकश की है ताकि लाखों उपभोक्‍ताओं के लिए ई-कॉमर्स को अपनाना आसान हो। हमारा वास्‍तव मेंयह मानना है कि भाषा का यदि सही तरीके से इस्‍तेमाल किया जाए तो यह अड़चन की बजाय उन लाखों उपभोक्‍ताओं तक पहुंचने का माध्‍यम बन सकती है जो कम सेवाप्राप्‍त रहते आए हैं। स्‍वदेशी ई-कॉमर्स मार्केटप्‍लेस होने के नातेहम भारत और इसकी विविधता को बखूबी समझते हैं और ऐसे उत्‍पादों को तैयार कर रहे हैं जिनमें दीर्घकलिक बदलाव लाने की क्षमता है। हिंदी तथा अंग्रेज़ी के अलावातमिलतेलुगू और कन्‍नड़ इंटरफेस भारत में ई-कॉमर्स को सर्वसुलभ बनाने की दिशा में बढ़ाया गया कदम है।''
    जयेंद्रन वेणुगोपालप्रमुख उत्‍पाद एवं प्रौद्योगिकी अधिकारीफ्लिपकार्ट ने कहा''स्‍वदेशी ई-कॉमर्स मार्केटप्‍लेस के तौर परफ्लिपकार्ट हमारे भारत के प्रयोक्‍ताओं को सशक्‍त बनाने के लिए प्रादेशिक भाषाओं में इंटरफेस के विस्‍तार का महत्‍व समझता है और नए ऑनलाइन प्रयोक्‍ताओं को ई-कॉमर्स को अपनाने के लिए प्रेरित करेंगे। वर्तमान मेंहमारा करीब 58% प्रयोक्‍ता आधार टियर 2 शहरों तथा इनसे और छोटे क्षेत्रों से आता हैऐसे में हिंदी (जिसे पिछले साल पेश किया गया था) के अलावा तमिलतेलुगू तथा कन्‍नड़ के इंटरफेस प्रयोक्‍ताओं के ई-कॉमर्स सफर को अधिक आसान तथा व्‍यक्तिगत अनुभव बनाने में मददगार साबित होंगे।''
    फ्लिपकार्ट पर तीन नई भाषाओं में इंटरफेस करीब 9 महीने पहले हिंदी इंटरफेस की पेशकश और इसकी भारी सफलता को देखकर लाए गए हैं। फ्लिपकार्ट के इंजीनियरों की टीम ने यूआई तथा प्‍लेटफार्म आर्किटैक्‍चर के मोर्चों पर टैक्‍नोलॉजी की अनेक चुनौतियों को दूर करने पर काम किया क्‍योंकि हर भाषा की अपनी विशिष्‍ट खूबियां होती हैं।

    About the Flipkart Group
    The Flipkart Group is one of India’s leading digital commerce entities and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, and PhonePe. Started in 2007, Flipkart has enabled millions of consumers, sellers, merchants and small businesses to be a part of India’s e-commerce revolution. With a registered customer base of over 200 million, offering over 150 million products across 80+ categories. Our efforts to democratize e-commerce in India, drive access and affordability, delight customers, create lakhs of jobs in the ecosystem and empower generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs has driven us to innovate on many industry firsts. Flipkart is known for pioneering services such as Cash on Delivery, No Cost EMI and easy returns – customer-centric innovations that have made online shopping more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians. Together with Myntra, which holds a prominent position in the online fashion market, and PhonePe, India’s fastest growing digital payments platform, the Flipkart Group is steering the transformation of commerce in India through technology.

    Wednesday, 27 May 2020

    Aegon Life Insurance Launches Industry’s First Life Plus Hospitalization Cover for COVID-19 with Flipkart


    Kolkata: 27 May 2020: In an industry-first move, Aegon Life, the pioneer of digital insurance in India, has announced the launch of ‘Life Insurance with COVID-19 Cover’ for hospitalization expenses up to Rs 1 lakh along with Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace. This launch is aimed to provide Flipkart customers with a comprehensive insurance cover against COVID-19, that can be availed on the Flipkart app instantly along with the base life insurance plan. This innovative offering of ‘Life Insurance with COVID-19 Cover’ supports the policyholder by covering hospitalization costs of up to INR 1 Lakh on minimum 24 consecutive hours of hospitalization on the first-ever diagnosis of COVID-19 condition along with death benefit from the life cover. This product available on Flipkart first, is aimed to help millions of people to financially protect themselves from the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in an affordable way from the convenience and safety of their home.
    On the launch of ‘Life Insurance with COVID-19 Cover’, Mr. Satishwar Balakrishnan, CFO, and Principal Officer, Aegon Life said, “The government across the nation has taken bold steps towards containing the outbreak. However, many Indians do not have health insurance. Our goal through Aegon Life’s ‘COVID -19 Hospitalization Cover’ is to provide financial aid bundled with life benefits at an affordable premium. The policy takes care of hospitalization costs, which will help curb the financial burden that may arise if a person is declared COVID-19 positive. In case of death, one can avail of the life benefit through the base plan, which will help in supporting the insured's family.”
    He added, "At Aegon Life, we take pride in being a pioneer of digital insurance in India. The cover being available easily on the Flipkart app is a step in the direction of enhancing our digital offerings for our customers."
    Mr. Ranjith Boyanapalli, Head– Fintech and Payments Group, Flipkart, said, "During these unprecedented times, businesses must come together, be agile and innovate for the hour. At Flipkart as we continue to cater to 200 million customers across the nation, we believe that a full cover product such as ‘COVID-19 Hospitalization Cover’ will provide our customers the much-needed option of having life and hospitalization cover rolled-up into one product. Our partnership with Aegon Life enables these innovations to reach consumers affordably and conveniently.”
    The technology and customer-first focus of Aegon Life and Flipkart has enabled this unique and powerful offering which is the need of the hour during this pandemic.
    About Flipkart:
    The Flipkart Group is one of India’s leading digital commerce entities and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, and PhonePe. Started in 2007, Flipkart has enabled millions of consumers, sellers, merchants, and small businesses to be a part of India’s e-commerce revolution. With a registered customer base of over 200 million, offering over 150 million products across 80+ categories. Our efforts to democratize e-commerce in India, drive access and affordability, delight customers, create lakhs of jobs in the ecosystem and empower generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs has driven us to innovate on many industry firsts. Flipkart is known for pioneering services such as Cash on Delivery, No Cost EMI and easy returns – customer-centric innovations that have made online shopping more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians. Together with Myntra, which holds a prominent position in the online fashion market, and PhonePe, India’s fastest growing digital payments platform, the Flipkart Group is steering the transformation of commerce in India through technology
    About Aegon Life Insurance Company:
    AEGON Life, one of the leading digital insurance companies in India, is a new-age digital service company and is amongst the first companies to launch Online Term Plan in India. Being the online protection specialists, AEGON Life has a company-employed service team that is fully geared to provide customers the highest levels of service.
    With a vision to be the most recommended new age Life Insurance Company, the company’s Direct to Customer focus establishes a direct dialogue with the customers to make for greater clarity and transparency. https://www.aegonlife.com/  

    Wednesday, 8 April 2020

    Flipkart introduces a unique stay-at-home reality show with Varun Dhawan, encouraging Indians to entertain from home


    ~ ‘Entertainer No. 1’ is set to launch on the Flipkart app on April 13, inspiring people to entertain the
    country as they remain indoors ~
    ~ Aims to give people a platform to showcase their talent, while encouraging social distancing ~

    India - April 8th, 2020: As famously said, the show must go on! As the world is discovering new norms in the current situation, entertainment knows no bounds. During this time, Flipkart believes in addressing the need of the hour, for positive entertainment. The stage is now set for the launch of Flipkart Video’s latest show Entertainer No. 1’ - the latest addition under the Flipkart Originals umbrella, which is scheduled to launch on the Flipkart app on April 13Aimed at giving budding entertainers a platform to stay connected, this new show is curated with the intention to cheer up India during this difficult time, and encourage people to bring out their creative best, while more importantly, staying at home. This launch brings together India’s heartthrob Varun Dhawan with Flipkart Video, to introduce India's unique stay-at-home reality show. Varun was found to be a great fit because he is someone who is deeply involved in various initiatives which are currently dedicated to helping people across the country.
    Speaking about the association with Flipkart Video, Varun Dhawan said, “I’m very excited to partner with Flipkart and be a part of India’s unique stay-at-home reality show. Flipkart's efforts during this difficult time are commendable and through this new show, we are seeking to entertain millions of fellow Indians as we bring in some much-needed positivity. I'm looking forward to delivering the best entertainment in collaboration with people from across India. Our country is a treasure trove of talent and I truly believe that anyone should have the opportunity to showcase their entertainment skills. What better way to do it than an easy upload on the Flipkart app. Given the unique format of the show, I’m looking forward to some exciting entries from across India and can’t wait to get on this entertaining roller-coaster ride that begins next week.”
    Participants will be able to record their performance directly under the ‘video’ section on the app, with a large library of songs and dialogues to choose from. Open to participants over 13 years of age (allowing minors to participate under supervision), with no bar on gender or geography, people can participate and showcase their talent. Over a period of 8 weeks, the show will consist of diverse weekly challenges, in a quest to find India’s most talented entertainers from home. The most popular entries each week will move on to the next round, for a chance to win exciting cash prizes and gift vouchers.