WhatsApp's India rival Hike shuts down messaging service
The company's chief executive officer Kavin Bharti Mittal announced the shutdown of its operations recently.
Jan 19, 2021, 09:23 AM ISTHike, Airtel Payments Bank tie-up for mobile wallet
Hike users will have access to the bank's vast product line including merchant and utility payments.
Nov 22, 2017, 15:26 PM ISTMumbai to have three Google cloud zones by December
The infrastructure will render core services catering to computing, storage, big data and networking, he said.
Sep 28, 2017, 19:14 PM ISTWhatsApp 'excited' about digital projects in India
Launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), UPI facilitates the instant fund transfer between two bank accounts on the mobile platform.
Aug 21, 2017, 16:17 PM ISTHike messenger acquires startup firm Creo
Creo was founded in December 2013 by Sai Srinivas Kiran G and Shubham Malhotra. Both Srinivas and Malhotra were previously associated with Hike.
Aug 11, 2017, 16:32 PM ISTExperience 'VIP 2' with animated stickers and live filters exclusively on Hike
Hike has created an array of stickers and filters for fans to enjoy the multi-starrer VIP2.
Aug 11, 2017, 14:07 PM ISTYes Bank partners with Hike messenger to power payments platform
This partnership will instantly provide UPI access to over 100 million Hike users.
Jun 28, 2017, 15:21 PM ISTHike messenger rolls out video calling feature for its users
India`s first homegrown messaging app hike messenger has launched video calling feature for its users.
Oct 26, 2016, 12:43 PM ISTHike Messenger raises $175 mn led by Tencent, Foxconn
Messaging platform Hike Messenger on Tuesday said it has raised USD 175 million in a new round of funding led by Tencent Holdings and Foxconn Technology Group, valuing the company at about USD 1.4 billion.
Aug 16, 2016, 14:38 PM IST'hike messenger' crosses 100 million-users-mark
India's first homegrown messaging app hike messenger has crossed the 100 million-users-mark in January this year, now logging a monthly messaging volume of 40 billion messages, the company said on Thursday.
Jan 22, 2016, 00:33 AM ISTHome-grown Hike Messenger crosses 100 million users
The company acquired 30 million additional users in just three months as it crossed 70 million users in October 2015, the statement said.
Jan 21, 2016, 18:32 PM ISTHike Messenger raises funding from Silicon Valley veterans
Over the last year, Hike has brought on board brands like PepsiCo, Amazon, Unilever and Zynga.
Jan 12, 2016, 17:23 PM ISTHike launches 'Car Match' microapp for odd-even scheme
Hike messenger, India's first home-grown messaging platform, on Monday launched "Car Match", a microapp within hike, to facilitate users in sharing rides with friends during the ongoing odd-even scheme in the national capital.
Jan 12, 2016, 00:07 AM ISTHike introduces update for Windows Phone 8.1
India's first home-grown messaging platform on Thursday announced the launch of hike 3.5 version for phones on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.
Dec 24, 2015, 23:58 PM ISTHike messenger works without internet: Know 5 interesting things about this platform
Instant messaging platform hike messenger has recently launched a new feature named hike Direct.
Dec 08, 2015, 12:10 PM ISTHike messenger adds feature to operate without internet
Hike Direct will connect users in a never before seen revolutionary way.
Oct 08, 2015, 17:41 PM ISTHike launches Hindi news feed
Bharti and SoftBank joint venture hike messenger, an instant messaging platform, on Monday launched a Hindi news feed in its app after seeing a hit rate of 100 million English news stories per week.
Sep 28, 2015, 18:07 PM ISTHike Messenger rolls out free group calling
The calling feature is available only on Android OS but will also be available on Windows and iOS by the end of the year.
Sep 12, 2015, 11:55 AM ISTHike launches over 5,000 stickers in 30 languages
Instant messaging platform hike on Tuesday launched over 5,000 new stickers in 30 local languages. It is available for free.
Sep 08, 2015, 17:13 PM IST'Voice calls on apps open new revenue stream for mobile cos'
"We believe that its not as big a threat as the market is making it out to be," Hike messenger founder and CEO Kavin Bharti Mittal told PTI in an interview.
Feb 01, 2015, 12:22 PM IST