Alibaba.com eyes to boost user base in India

Chinese internet giant, Alibaba group’s B2B arm Alibaba.com plans to more than double its user base in India over the next few years.
The platform has 40 million users globally and 4.5 million users in India connects buyers and wholesale suppliers globally.
As part of the strategy, Alibaba.com has partnered with Indian organisations to launch an online platform SMILE (Small and Medium Industries Leveraging Export).
ICI bank Alibaba.com eyes to boost user base in India ICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Crisil Rating, Tally, Capital Float, Jeena, SGS, Mypacco have become partners for the SMILE programme in financing, credit rating, software, online lending, transportation, inspection and verification, and online logistics respectively.