| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.10.2025 | General Atlantic invests another $600 million in IPO-bound PhonePe | Synopsis
PhonePe has raised $600 million of new funding from General Atlantic (GA) as it gears up for a local listing early next year. The latest investment reinforces its commitment to back the homegrown consumer internet company even as d... |
| 24.10.2025 | Rohit Lohia Named ONDC CBO, Ajit Kumar Steps in as BharatPe CTO Rohit Lohia becomes ONDC's CBO to expand India's digital commerce, while Ajit Kumar appointed BharatPe's new CTO. |
Former Paytm Leader Rohit Lohia Takes Charge as ONDC's Chief Business Officer
The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has appointed Rohit Lohia as its new Chief Business Officer, marking a key addition to its leadership team as it wor... |
| 26.08.2025 | Paytm Services CEO Varun Sridhar Steps Down After Tenure Sridhar noted in a LinkedIn post that he intends to take time to reflect before deciding on his next move. | Varun Sridhar, chief executive officer of Paytm Services, a subsidiary of One 97 Communications, has stepped down after a five-year stint with the fintech company.
His departure concludes a significant chapter in Paytm's financial services ... |
| 07.08.2025 | Antfin Exits Paytm with INR 3,980 Cr Stake Sale The stake sale was executed in two blocks of 1,86,43,863 shares each. The shares were priced at INR 1,067.53 and INR 1,067.63 apiece. | Antfin (Netherlands) Holding B.V., a major shareholder in One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, has sold its entire remaining stake in the company.
The investor offloaded more than 3.72 crore shares through bulk deals on the Bo... |
| 04.08.2025 | Antfin Plans INR 3,800 Cr Block Deal To Exit Paytm: Report | SUMMARY
Antfin Holding BV, part of Alibaba Group, plans to sell its remaining 5.84% stake in One 97 Communications, parent company of fintech major Paytm, through an INR 3,800 Cr clean-out block deal
The floor price for the sale is set at I... |
| 14.05.2025 | Ant Group Sells Additional 4% Stake in Paytm for INR 2,103 Cr, Trims Holding to 5.85% Over the past decade, Alibaba and Ant Financial have injected a total of USD 851 million into Paytm, underlining t... | Ant Group, the financial‐services arm of Chinese giant Alibaba, has further trimmed its holding in One97 Communications, the parent company of India's leading fintech platform Paytm.
In its latest block‐deal transaction, Ant sold 2.55 crore... |
| 12.05.2025 | Alibaba Group’s Antfin to sell 4% stake in Paytm | Antfin, an Alibaba Group entity, will divest a 4% stake in Indian fintech firm Paytm through a block deal on 13 May, according to a term sheet.
The transaction, valued at about ₹2,066 crore, will be managed by Goldman Sachs (India) Securiti... |
| 04.03.2025 | Paytm Faces Regulatory Storm: A ₹611 Crore Challenge | In the bustling world of digital finance, Paytm stands as a giant. But giants can stumble. Recently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India issued show cause notices (SCNs) to Paytm’s flagship company, One 97 Communication Ltd (OCL), and... |
| 03.03.2025 | ED issues show cause notices to PayTm, its subsidiaries for ₹611-cr FEMA violation | The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued show cause notices (SCNs) to Paytm’s flagship company, One 97 Communication Ltd (OCL), its Managing Director, and other subsidiaries for violating provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management ... |
| 01.03.2025 | Paytm receives ED show-cause notice for violating FEMA rules in acquisition of two subsidiaries | Paytm announced on Saturday, March 1, 2025, that it has received a show-cause notice from the crime-fighting agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly violating certain Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) rules. The notice relate... |
| 05.02.2025 | 25 percent stake in Seven Tech to be acquired by Paytm Cloud | For about Rs 8.70 crore ($1 million), Paytm Cloud, a fully-owned subsidiary of One97 Communications, plans to purchase a 25% share in Seven Tech, a Delaware-based company.
The purchase is a component of Paytm’s plan to reach foreign markets... |
| 24.01.2025 | ‘No query from ED’: Paytm denies reports of facing probe in ₹2,200 crore crypto scam | Paytm clarified on Friday, January 24, that it had not received any fresh notice, communication, or query from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after reports suggested that the leading fintech major was among companies facing a probe over o... |
| 20.01.2025 | Paytm Q3 net loss narrows to ₹209 crore y-o-y | Fintech major Paytm on Monday reported a consolidated net loss of ₹209 crore for the quarter ended December 31,2024. This was narrower than the net loss of ₹222 crore recorded in the same quarter a year ago. In September 2024 quarter, Paytm... |
| 09.12.2024 | Paytm Singapore Offloads Japan's PayPay Stake to SoftBank Vision Fund 2 for USD 279.2 Mn The sale proceeds will bolster the cash reserves of Paytm's parent company, One97 Communications, enhancing its... | Paytm Singapore, a subsidiary of Paytm, has secured board approval to sell its stock acquisition rights in Japan's PayPay to Softbank Vision Fund 2 for USD 279.2 million (INR 2,364 crore). This move marks a strategic monetisation for Paytm,... |
| 25.11.2024 | Paytm rolls out auto top-up feature for UPI LITE transactions | India’s digital payments provider Paytm announced today the launch of an automatic top-up feature for its UPI LITE service, enabling PIN-less transactions for payments under ₹500. The new feature, currently available for select Yes Bank and... |
| 22.11.2024 | Paytm Shares Jump 6% After Bernstein Raises Price Target To INR 1K | SUMMARY
Brokerage Bernstein raised the price target (PT) of Paytm’s parent One97 Communications to INR 1,000 from INR 750 apiece, while also maintaining the rating of “Outperform”
Shares of the fintech major rallied more than 6% to INR 897.... |
| 08.11.2024 | Paytm Allots 4 Lakh Equity Shares Under ESOP Plan | SUMMARY
Paytm parent One97 Communications Limited has allotted 4,05,190 equity shares to eligible employees under its employee stock ownership plan
With the fresh allotment, the issued and paid-up equity share capital of Paytm has increased... |
| 23.10.2024 | Paytm gets NPCI nod to onboard new UPI users | One 97 Communications, which owns brand Paytm, has received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to onboard new Unified Payment Interface (UPI) users.
This comes nearly nine months after the Reserve Bank of India ... |
| 27.08.2024 | Paytm Money appoints NV Srinivasan as Independent Director | Paytm Money Ltd (PML), a wholly-owned subsidiary of One97 Communications Ltd (OCL), has appointed Narasinganallore Venkatesh Srinivasan as Non-Executive Independent Director.
With a career spanning over four decades, Srinivasan brings exten... |
| 25.07.2024 | Paytm's Q1 Financial Struggles: A Deep Dive into Losses and Recovery Plans**
** | ** In the fast-paced world of fintech, few names resonate like Paytm. However, the latest financial report from One 97 Communications, Paytm's parent company, paints a picture of turbulence. The company has reported a staggering consolidate... |
| 19.07.2024 | Paytm Q1 consolidated net loss widens to ₹839 crore, revenues down 36% | Fintech major One 97 Communications, which owns brand Paytm, on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of ₹ 839 crore, which was 135 percent higher than net loss of ₹357 crore recorded in same quarter last fiscal.
The latest loss was also ... |
| 13.07.2024 | SoftBank Exits Paytm At A Loss Of $150 Mn | SUMMARY
SoftBank incurred a loss of 10-12% on its investment in Paytm
SoftBank invested nearly $1.5 Bn in Paytm’s parent, One97 Communications, in 2017 across multiple tranches
Meanwhile, the share of total foreign direct investment in the ... |
| 03.07.2024 | Paytm Payments Bank In Conflict With Auditor Over FY24 Viability Concerns: Report | SUMMARY
The auditor JC Bhalla & Co has informed Paytm Payments Bank that it must qualify the certification of its FY24 accounts with comments on the bank's viability
The report said a senior management of One97 Communications is also se... |
| 16.06.2024 | Paytm likely in discussion with Zomato to sell movie ticketing business | Paytm is in talks with Zomato Ltd. to sell its movie and events ticketing business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the beleaguered fintech company carves a revival strategy amid weakening sales.
The discussions between Pay... |
| 10.06.2024 | Amid Push For Cost Efficiency, Paytm Mulls Another Round Of Job Cuts | SUMMARY
Paytm parent One97 Communications is planning to lay off employees as part of a restructuring plan
The company did not disclose the number of roles to be impacted by the restructuring
In March, the company reportedly instructed some... |
| 24.05.2024 | Paytm to focus on UPI, card processing and EMI for strong payments services growth | One97 Communications, which owns brand Paytm, is bullish on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) alongside card processing and EMI payments to drive its payment services business.
These business lines are expected to play a key role in Paytm’s ... |
| 04.05.2024 | Paytm’s President & COO Bhavesh Gupta resigns, moves into an advisory role | One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns the brand Paytm, on Saturday announced the resignation of its President & Chief Operating Officer Bhavesh Gupta and his moving into an advisory role in the CEO office post May 31.
Gupta, wh... |
| 17.04.2024 | Paytm clarifies status of licensing process amid recent speculations | In a blog published on its website Paytm has issued a clarification on reports that speculated on the deferral of Paytm Payment Services Limited's (PPSL) license application and potential penalties.
Paytm said that it had not received any c... |
| 17.04.2024 | Paytm starts migrating customers to new UPI IDs | Paytm starts migration of its customers from PPBL to new partner banks
One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which runs Paytm, On April 17 has started the customer migration to partner payment service provider (PSP) banks Axis Bank, HDFC Bank... |
| 09.04.2024 | Paytm Payments Bank CEO steps down amid regulatory troubles | FintechNews
Miguel Cordon · 1d ago · 2 min readPaytm Payments Bank CEO steps down amid regulatory troubles
Photo credit: Paytm
Indian fintech giant Paytm has announced that Surinder Chawla, CEO and managing director its banking unit, will r... |
| 09.04.2024 | Surinder Chawla resigns as Paytm Bank head effective June 2024 | Surinder Chawla, MD and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) has resigned as the head of company on April 8, 2024, on account of “personal reasons and to explore better career prospects”.
Also read:Paytm users to get all services as before exc... |
| 05.04.2024 | Paytm Sees Another Top-Level Exit, CMO Sumit Mathur Quits | SUMMARY
As the CMO of the fintech major, Mathur helmed the marketing strategy and user growth across Paytm's B2C and B2B businesses
Mathur has now joined sports nutrition company Glanbia Performance Nutrition as its country head- India and ... |
| 05.04.2024 | Paytm parent approves grant of 91,250 stock options for eligible employees | Paytm parent company One97 Communications on Friday announced approval of grant of 91,250 stock options under ESOP 2019.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the company's board has also approved allotment of fully paid-up 291,388 e... |
| 24.03.2024 | Paytm UPI: Transactions decline to continue till new customers added | Paytm will continue to see a decline in the volume of transactions processed on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for the next few weeks as it cannot add new users until the existing ones are migrated to a new handle, people in the know ... |
| 14.03.2024 | With Paytm Bank set to wind down, uncertainty clouds One97’s future | The ides of March is upon us and Paytm’s future hangs in the balance. March 15 is the deadline for subsidiary Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) to wind down its operations, taking with it a significant portion of parent One97 Communication’s (OCL)... |
| 14.03.2024 | Paytm Payments Bank FAQs: Deadline nears, here's what customers must do now | The deadline for Paytm Payments Bank account holders, both customers and merchants, to move their assets and look for alternative banks ends tomorrow (March 15). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had imposed a ban on Paytm’s banking unit for ... |
| 14.03.2024 | How UK visa rule change will impact Indian students, workers, caregivers | The United Kingdom has introduced significant changes to its visa regulations, stirring wide speculation among international communities, particularly Indian students, caregivers, and skilled workers, about the implications of these changes... |
| 14.03.2024 | Exemptions to rebates: Differences between old and new tax regime | Union Budget 2020 introduced a new tax regime that altered slabs and offered taxpayers concessional rates. The deadline for filing tax returns is July 31. Let's explore the differences between the old and new tax regimes before that.
New Ta... |
| 13.03.2024 | Layoff fears at Paytm as deadline for bank cutback just a day away | With the deadline closing in before multiple restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank take effect, job cuts are in the air. One97 Communications, Paytm’s parent company, which is in the midst of an annual appraisal cycle, could consider reducing... |
| 02.08.2017 | Paytm, India’s top digital payment firm, plans to rival WhatsApp with messaging and games | WhatsApp is about to get an unlikely competitor in India, its largest global market based on users. That’s because Paytm, the $8 billion-valued company behind the country’s top digital wallet, is in the process of expanding its services int... |
| 23.01.2017 | 7 Fintech Startups in India to Know | With more than 400 companies including 200 startups, India has quickly emerged as a fintech products hub. In 2015, these ventures attracted US$420 million in funding, according to a report by the National Association of Software and Service... |
| 26.11.2016 | India: E-wallet firm Paytm backs online consultation platform TapChief | Premium
Mobile payments and e-commerce firm, Paytm (One97 Communications Ltd) said on Friday that it had invested an undisclosed amount in online consultation platform TapChief (Pilani Experts Technology Labs Pvt. Ltd). TapChief will use th... |
| 29.08.2016 | 27 Most Valued World Fintech Unicorns, 8 From China | Business Insider Singapore, CBInsights, Funderbeam, and Crunchbase together have created the world’s fintech unicorns – fintech start-ups valued at over $1 billion.
Fintech Unicorns Worth $1 billion 27. Rong360, Chinese Financial Comparison... |
| 26.08.2016 | Leader in Global Fintech Investments: China | Asia-Pacific nearly doubles 2015 fintech financing in first half of 2016 reaching almost $10 billion; growth driven by China
Investments in Asia-Pacific financial technology (fintech) ventures, primarily in China, reached $9.62 billion as o... |
| 15.08.2016 | Авангард финансовой революции: 15 самых «дорогих» финтех-стартапов мира
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| 06.11.2015 | Grocery e-tailer Satvacart gets $1.8M in angel funding | Online grocery retailer Satvacart has raised about $1.8 million (upto Rs 12 crore) in its second round of angel funding from a bunch of unnamed high net-worth individuals (HNIs).
Existing investor Palaash Ventures, a Delhi-based early and m... |
| 05.02.2015 | Alibaba’s Financial Affiliate Takes 25% Stake In India’s One97, Owner Of Paytm | Ant Financial Services Group, an Alibaba Group affiliate, announced today that it will take a 25 percent stake in India’s One97 Communications as part of a strategic agreement. Ant Financial runs Alipay, China’s largest online payment servi... |
| 12.01.2015 | Paytm parent One97 raising $635M from Alibaba Group, SAIF; valued just over $2B | Noida-headquartered mobile internet firm One97 Communications Ltd, which has been in talks with various suitors to raise fresh money, especially to boost its flagship m-com and virtual wallet property Paytm, is raising $575 million from the... |
| 11.03.2014 | Mobile Shopping App Paytm Challenges E-Commerce Rivals In India, As Smartphone User Base Explodes | India’s nearly 100 million smartphone users are beginning to shop online at a pace that the country’s biggest e-commerce companies such as Flipkart and Snapdeal are expecting the mobile traffic to surpass their desktop user base anytime thi... |
| 18.10.2013 | Wishberg Raises $150K To Help Users Achieve Their Goals | Wishberg, a startup that lets users share a “bucket list” of their goals, announced that it has raised $150,000 in seed funding from India Quotient, a venture capital fund that focuses on early stage companies. The round also includes parti... |
| 11.10.2012 | AppSurfer Takes Android Apps To The Browser, Lets You Embed Them Anywhere | Amazon’s Appstore for Android has long allowed consumers to test apps in the browser before purchase, but a new startup debuting now wants to offer an alternative. AppSurfer, as the company is called, has a bigger vision: it wants to become... |
| 11.10.2011 | One97 Communications Secures Funding from SAP Ventures | One97 Communications Limited, a New Delhi, India-based mobile Internet company, has secured a “significant” amount of funding from SAP Ventures.
The company intends to use this capital infusion to continue to expand its operations in the em... |
| 10.10.2011 | SAP Ventures Invests $10M In One97 Communications | Mobile Internet services company One97 Communications has raised third-round funding of $10 million from SAP Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of the software-maker SAP AG. The new funding comes as the Noida-based company has drop... |
| 30.06.2011 | LeapSky Wireless Receives Backing from One97 Communications | LeapSky Wireless, a Singapore-based company that provides 3G/Wifi based mobile data services, has received funding One97 Communications Limited.
The company intends to use the funds to launch its initial product. Incubated at Singapore Mana... |
| 14.01.2009 | Intel Capital Invests $23M In One97, IndiaMART & A Training Firm | Intel Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of chipmaker Intel, has invested a total of $23 million in three Indian companies. The investments are in One97 Communications (a Delhi-based mobile value added services company), online B2B ... |
| - | One97 Partners With Tigo For Launching Audio Story Portals | One97 Communications has recently launched innovative audio story portals with international telecom firm Tigo across multiple countries in Africa. WIth this, now Tigo users across Tanzania, Rwanda and Senegal can just dial into the portal ... |
| - | Paytm Parent One97 Communications May Reach $16 Bn Valuation Via ESOPs Sale | After securing $300 Mn from Berkshire Hathaway, it is expected that the valuation of One97 Communications, the parent company of digital payments platform Paytm will reach $16 Bn soon.
In May 2017, One97 Communications had raised $1.4 Bn at... |
| - | Paytm Sees Board Reshuffle Ahead Of IPO; Expands ESOP Pool | IPO-bound Paytm has made major changes on its board, bringing Douglas Lehman Feagin, senior vice president at Ant Group as an additional director, as per regulatory filings. The move comes ahead of the $2.3 Bn initial public offering (IPO),... |
| - | Meet The Top 50 Emerging Indian Startups From Deloitte Technology Fast50 2016 Awards | Image Credit
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP, has announced the results for the twelfth edition of its Deloitte Technology Fast50 India programme. The programme was started in 2005 with an aim to recognise the India tech potential.
This ... |
