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A FEMA investigation against Flipkart-backed online fashion-and-lifestyle platform Myntra has been "terminated" after the RBI issued a compounding order on the basis of a "no objection" given by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the order on April 20 in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited, the ED said in a statement. The central agency had initiated a probe against the e-commerce platform last year for alleged contraventions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), based on "credible" information. A compounding order in the regulatory context means a formal decision taken by an authority to settle an offence by allowing the defaulter to pay a monetary penalty instead of facing prosecution. The agency was probing the company for two alleged contraventions of the FEMA covering transactions worth about Rs 46 crore. Myntra, according to the ED, made a one-time payment of Rs 2.88 lakh to get the case compounded or closed. Compounding
Walmart-owned fashion e-commerce platform Myntra on Saturday announced the appointment of Pramod Adiddam as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. Adiddam takes over the technology leadership role following the departure of Raghu Krishnananda, who served as the Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) for over five years before leaving the organisation in April 2025. In his new role, Adiddam will oversee Myntra's overall technology strategy, focusing on innovation, long-term platform elasticity and technical capabilities to support the organisation's scale and momentum, Myntra said in a statement. Adiddam brings over two decades of experience in building and operating large consumer-facing platforms. Before joining Myntra, he held senior leadership roles at Google and Instacart, where he led global engineering teams across platform development and marketplace expansion. Commenting on the appointment, Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha said, "Technology underpins Myntra