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13Dec By AdityaNo Comments

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Digital Payment News: Paytm Processes Rs 220 cr Payment, MobiKwik Tie-up With JNU, IIT-Delhi

Digital payments platform Paytm today said it has processed sales of over Rs 220 crore at retail partner outlets during its four-day campaign. The Alibaba-backed company registered three-time surge in payment transactions across offline partner stores during its 12/12 Cashfree Festival, processing over Rs 220 crore in retail sales at partner stores during four days (December 9-12), it said in a statement. The company was processing over 3 lakh transactions per day in offline retail transactions worth around Rs 15-16 crore before the event, a company spokesperson said. "During the festival, we processed more than one million transactions every day worth close to Rs 55-60 crore," she added. Paytm had partnered with several major offline stores including Big Bazaar, Pantaloons, Spenc...

Paytm’s Net Loss Rise To Four-Fold to Rs 1,549 for FY’16-17

13Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

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Paytm’s Net Loss Rise To Four-Fold to Rs 1,549 for FY’16-17

E-wallet service provider Paytm’s losses grew four-fold to Rs 1,549 crore in FY’16, the Times of India reported on Tuesday citing documents filed with the Registrar of Companies. It had reported a loss of Rs 372 a year ago compared to a profit of Rs 5 crore during FY’14. According to the report, Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma drew an annual salary of Rs 3.1 crore in FY’16. Last week, Sharma sold 1 percent stake in the company for Rs 325 crore to fund his payments bank. Paytm is said to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of PM Modi’s demonetisation drive. The company expects to hit 2 billion transactions by the end of this year. One97 Communications, the firm that owns Paytm will restructure its current business in preparation of its upcoming Payments Bank. As per the direct...

Vijay Shekhar Sharma Raises Rs 325cr By Selling His 1% stake

10Dec By NitishNo Comments

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma Raises Rs 325cr By Selling His 1% stake

As per a news report, Vijay Shekhar Sharma India's leading e-wallet and recharge platform, Paytm, has sold 1% of his equity in One97 Communication to raise about Rs 325 crore for Paytm Payment bank. One97 Communications is the company that runs Paytm. The shareholder's name was not disclosed. Vijay had now 20.33% stake in One97 Communication. The transaction values One97 Communications at about $4.7 billion. Earlier Vijay Shekhar Sharma has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India after the company decided to transfer the e-wallet business to the payments bank entity to start the payments bank but the final approval is awaited. According to RBI rules, Sharma has to hold a 51% stake in the payments bank for which he has created a new entity-Paytm Payments Bank....

Has Demonetization Really Helped In Growth Of Paytm?

9Dec By Ankita SinghNo Comments

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Has Demonetization Really Helped In Growth Of Paytm?

December 9, 2016- Now wherever we go, whether its small shops or a big store, we see a Scanning code on the wall with "Paytm logo" which says PAYTM KARO. Paytm is an online payment transaction company that has been highly popular after the "Demonetization". After the Demonetization news was announced, on the next morning Paytm ads were carried on the first page of major newspapers of India. So the common question arises "Does really Paytm have gained beneficiary after demonetization"? As per sources, Paytm was seeking to raise money in August at a valuation of $5 billion. After demonetization Paytm transaction touched 5 million in a day regularly. Paytm transaction total hit Rs 24,000 crore a day and the company registered a 700% increase in overall traffic and 1000%percent growth to Pa...

Paytm to Complete 2 Billion Transactions This Year: VSS, Paytm CEO

8Dec By AdityaNo Comments

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Paytm to Complete 2 Billion Transactions This Year: VSS, Paytm CEO

On its way to complete two billion transactions this year surpassing its own expectations, Digital payments platform Paytm today said it aims to become universal payments app across every bank account. The company also said it aspires to enter the US market in the long run as it sees an opportunity there. "Today Paytm is on the way to complete 2 billion transactions this year. I personally did not expect 2016 to end on such number. Our numbers are at 2 billion transactions this year, which in turn will enable us to become really the transaction layer on top of every bank account," Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma told reporters here. He said, "With connectivity with the UPI (Unified Payment Interface)we will become the payment app for every bank account. With UPI support Paytm ...

Airtel Pips Paytm, Launched First Airtel Payments Bank in Rajasthan

23Nov By AdityaNo Comments

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Airtel Pips Paytm, Launched First Airtel Payments Bank in Rajasthan

Sunil Mittal Led Bharti airtel launched first payment bank in Rajasthan on pilot project basis. The branch will be a testing point before full-scale pan-India launch, company statement in a press release. The bank known as "Airtel Payments Bank" will offer interest rate of 7.25 percent per annum on deposits in savings accounts. The company said customers in towns and villages across Rajasthan will now be able to open bank accounts at Airtel retail outlets, which will also act as Airtel banking points and offer a range of basic banking services. "With this, Airtel Bank becomes the first payments bank in the country to go live. Airtel Bank will commence the pilot with banking points at 10,000 Airtel retail outlets (in Rajasthan)," the statement added. "Airtel Bank plans to expand it...

Paytm Hits $5 billion GMV, Rs 150 Crore Offline Transaction

22Nov By AnkitaNo Comments

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Paytm Hits $5 billion GMV, Rs 150 Crore Offline Transaction

With people being compelled to switch to non-cash mode after the demonetisation move, digital payments company Paytm has been witnessing over 5 million transactions worth Rs 120 crore a day, helping it crosss $5 billion GMV sales, four months ahead of its target. Gross Merchandise Value (GMV), which is an industry term for estimating the total worth of goods sold through a digital platform, for Paytm was $3 billion last year. The Alibaba-backed company, which offers both mobile payment platform and e-commerce marketplace, said it is now witnessing about 5 million daily transactions worth about Rs 120 crore. "Paytm is registering over total 7 million transactions worth Rs 150 crore in a day as millions of consumers and merchants across the country try mobile payments on the Paytm p...

Paytm Acquired Delhi Based O2O Startup Shopsity

12Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

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Paytm Acquired Delhi Based O2O Startup Shopsity

India's largest mobile payments and commerce platform Paytm has acquired a Delhi-based startup Shopsity, a O2O solutions to small retail stores. Earlier This move is in line with Paytm’s vision to create strong seller-focused services for its offline merchants. Shopsity is focused on small unorganized retailers, providing them with tools to attract and retain customers. Co-founders Danish Ahmed and Gaurav Arya have joined Paytm’s management and are actively working to strengthen seller services for the 800,000 strong offline sellers on the Paytm ecosystem. ”Shopsity has done a great job at providing innovative solutions to small offline retailers. By integrating their technology with our advanced seller services, we will be able to offer additional solutions to our fast-growing famil...

Paytm Introduces Nearby, a Seamless Way to Find Your Nearest Paytm Merchant

11Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

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Paytm Introduces Nearby, a Seamless Way to Find Your Nearest Paytm Merchant

As part of its ongoing mission of helping India go cashless, Paytm, India’s largest mobile payments and commerce platform, today introduced the ‘Nearby’ feature on its platform. This will enable Paytm customers to get information about their nearest Paytm merchant. Paytm ‘Nearby’ will carry a directory of 800,000 of offline merchants and partners across India. In the first phase, this list is 200,000+ & will continue to grow everyday. Customers on their Paytm app or web can now browse through a list of shops & locations near them that offer services like accepting adding cash to e-wallet & upgrading accounts by doing KYC. This not only provides convenience to customers but also provides visibility to thousands of small and medium merchants by connecting them to millions of ...

Paytm Hire 10,000 Paytm Agents to Expand Offline Payments Network

11Nov By NitishNo Comments

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Paytm Hire 10,000 Paytm Agents to Expand Offline Payments Network

Largest mobile payments and commerce platform Paytm is looking to hire over 10,000 Paytm agents as it seeks to aggressively expand its offline merchant network to over 20 lakh touch-points by the end of the current fiscal year. Paytm's cashless payments are widely accepted across India owing to the ease, convenience and safety they offer. Thanks to the country's overwhelming response to Paytm, it is setting bolder targets to acquire more offline merchants in the coming months. "As millions of consumers across India have taken to using their Paytm Wallets to transact offline, our biggest opportunity is to be available in every town and city in the country. We want to reach there faster, are looking to further strengthen our on-boarding teams as we continue to build India's biggest...

Ecommerce Firms Paytm & Amazon Temporarily Halting COD Orders, Issue Advisories

10Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

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Ecommerce Firms Paytm & Amazon Temporarily Halting COD Orders, Issue Advisories

Ecommerce companies are struggling to handle cash on delivery (COD) orders, following the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, with firms like Amazon and Paytm temporarily halting the facility for customers. Some companies like Uber and BigBasket have issued advisories urging customers to pay in lower denominations, while others like Flipkart and Snapdeal have set limits to the value of orders that can be delivered through COD. According to industry estimates, about 70 per cent of the shoppers opt for cash while buying a product. "We have temporarily stopped cash as a payment option for new orders. Customers who had already placed COD orders before midnight 8/11 can pay for their orders using debit or credit cards or currency of valid denominations ...

Paytm Appoints Ex-Times Internet Executive Deepak Abbot as Senior VP

3Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

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Paytm Appoints Ex-Times Internet Executive Deepak Abbot as Senior VP

India's largest mobile payment and commerce platform Paytm has announced the appointment of Deepak Abbot as its Senior Vice President - Growth Marketing. Previously, Deepak was working with Times Internet as the head of mobile growth. With over 17 years of work experience in growth hacking, mobile marketing and data analytics, Deepak has also worked as the Chief Product Officer at Reliance Entertainment Digital, General Product Manager at Zapak, UX Consultant at Satyam Computers and Product executive at CyberMedia. "I am very happy to see Deepak back in Paytm. We are in the next phase of our growth, and his skills and expertise will be instrumental to our efforts of reaching half a billion users by 2020," said Founder and CEO of Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma. "It feels great to be a...