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Revenue of PayU India Doubles to Rs 588 Crore in FY18

26Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Revenue of PayU India Doubles to Rs 588 Crore in FY18

PayU India's revenue nearly doubled in fiscal 2018 to Rs 588 crore from Rs 306 crore the year before. It has been reported earlier this month that the Indian subsidiary of the Naspers-backed PayU accounted for more than half the overall business of the financial technology firm, based on Naspers' half-yearly report for fiscal 2019. PayU India is valued at more than $2.5 billion, based on a September Citi report which had pegged Naspers' payments business at around $5.2 billion. PayU India chief executive Amrish Rau said along with revenue for Citrus Payments, which PayU acquired in 2016 but is still a separate entity, the total revenue was about Rs 670 crore, meeting the $100-million revenue target that the company had set for fiscal 2018. "Last year was about scaling the payment...

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Unique online payments solution PayU India has announced appointment of Pradeep Shekhawat to Head the SMB Business division of its operation. The decision follows suit with the growing aspirations of the brand to expand its line of Businessand deliver valuable products and services to small business, hence pivoting the current surge in FinTech services. Pradeep Shekhawat, an alumnus of IIT-Bombay and IIM-Bangalore, will have the pivotal task of looking after the strategic growth and expansion of SMB Business, a wing initiated towards the growing MSME and startup sector in India. "Our SMB Businessis one of our PremierBusinessin Indiaand it continues to be a key contributor to PayU India's success. Pradeep's broad experience, competencies and strong leadership skills make him the...