Dunzo, PhonePe among 24 e-commerce firms joining India's open network

Real-time transactions in retail and food delivery have started in Delhi, Bengaluru, Shillong

More than two weeks since the launch of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) pilot, as many as two dozen companies, such as Flipkart-backed logistics provider Ekart Logistics, hyperlocal quick commerce company Dunzo, and digital payments company PhonePe, were in the process of integrating with the network, said people in the know.

They said real-time transactions in the retail and food delivery space have started in some cities. For instance, in Shillong, there has been a delivery from a restaurant. 

Similarly, there has been delivery from a retail store in Delhi.

The small-scale implementation of the Prime Minister’s ambitious ONDC architecture began