Tagged: paytm

November 19, 2021 @ 9:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cashfree Payments, an Indian payments and API banking solutions company, this week launched Token Vault, a tokenized solution enabling merchants to save card network tokens, while staying compliant with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines. Token Vault also processes payments using tokenized cards as a… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 3:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Government of Singapore, BlackRock Global Funds, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are among the reported 122 institutional investors who have gobbled up more than $1 billion worth of shares in Paytm, which in a few short years has grown into an Indian… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unified Payment Interface, the easier way to transfer money from one bank in India to another, requires people to successfully complete the process of UPI registration. In order to do this, consumers need to create a unique UPI ID on any mobile payments app, like… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEFT or National Electronics Funds Transfer is a facility provided (in India) by nearly all the local banking institutions. As explained in a blog post by Fintech firm Paytm, NEFT is among the most preferred methods of making money transfers in India. Via NEFT, users… Read More

July 25, 2021 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s Paytm, which has approved plans for almost a $2 billion IPO on the Indian bourses, recently shared how to lend credit to your clients in an effortless manner with Paytm Payouts. Over 10 years ago, could you have really imagined offering a loan to… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 10:16 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

The Fintech sector in India is getting greener by the day. At least four large Indian fintechs are readying themselves for a big bang public listing this year as the Covid-triggered pandemic has accelerated the growth of these companies. Together, these startups could raise anything… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s digital payments giant Paytm recently introduced Paytm Postpaid Mini, which allows users to acquire small ticket instant loans to help them with managing their monthly or everyday expenses The Paytm team notes in a blog post that their goal is to bring clients the… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Alibaba-backed Indian major Fintech major Paytm is reported to be in talks with a few domestic payment gateways for a possible acquisition as it firms up its strategy to go public this year. Paytm, owned by financial services firm One97, plans a $3 billion initial… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 7:06 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Alibaba-backed One97 Communications, which owns mobile payments firm Paytm, has received a green nod from its board to go public. In a letter to all its stakeholders and employees having stock options, the company said it had received in-principle approval from its board to issue… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) says it’s “revolutionizing” the nation’s digital banking sector which has grown significantly during the past four years. Today, Paytm Payments Bank offers modern Internet banking services that are accessible via smartphones. Paytm provides current and savings accounts, fixed deposits… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian digital payments giant Paytm recently confirmed that its pleased to share that Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has been given approval for its @Paytm UPI handle from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to “enable fast and seamless payment mandates for IPO… Read More

November 16, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Madhur Deora, President at Paytm, a major digital payments company, says that there’s no doubt that India is a leading technology market. Deora, whose comments came during a recent CNBC interview, states that it’s only natural that there will be a lot of competition from… Read More

September 18, 2020 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobile wallet service provider Paytm announced on Friday its Android mobile app was temporarily removed from the Google Play Store. The company reassured its uses that their account balances are 100% safe and its services are fully functional. Paytm reported that it recently launched “Paytm… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian digital payments giant Paytm recently acquired insurance company Raheja QBE for $74 million. Amit Nayyar, President at Paytm, has noted that the company aims to promote greater financial inclusion by helping half a billion Indians with gaining access to modern digital platforms and services…. Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The rise of Chinese Fintech firms as major industry participants across Asia is playing a vital role in transforming the region’s financial services ecosystem. Joe Ngai, partner at consultants McKinsey & Co, confirmed: “Chinese Fintech companies have been expanding overseas.”  In 2016, Ant Financial, the… Read More

May 10, 2020 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paytm Payments Bank, a new type of bank, licensed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a payments service provider, recently revealed that it has surpassed INR 600 Crores (appr. $79.4 million) in fixed deposit (FD) accounts, which have been maintained through a partnership… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Pay was reportedly the most downloaded Fintech app (globally) during the month of February 2020 with 15.6 million downloads. It was closely followed by Indian digital payments firm PhonePe’s app which was downloaded 6 million times. For Google Pay, this is notably more than… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

For a long time, Fintechs were viewed as slicing and dicing various services that banks and other financial services firms provided as part of a cafeteria of offerings. Take online lending for example, marketplaces and direct lenders targeted SME loans and consumer credit as a… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based digital payment giant Paytm says it hopes to become profitable in the coming years  as it plans to develop a new business strategy. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the 41-year-old billionaire founder and CEO at Paytm, who leads One 97 Communications, the parent firm of Paytm,… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based Paytm, an established payment gateway, has teamed up with ride-hailing app Uber in order to add credit and debit processing and will allow customers to easily perform card transactions. Uber will use the existing digital wallet integration with Paytm’s platform to offer riders a… Read More