In three to four years, we will be numero uno in e-commerce: Paytm founder

Interview with Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Since the government’s demonetisation move a year ago, a lot has changed for Paytm, which now commands a 58 per cent mobile wallet market share. One97 Communications, Paytm’s parent, has launched two new entities — e-commerce firm Paytm Mall and Paytm Payments Bank — in the past one year. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma tells Karan Choudhury that the company will be the top player in e-commerce in the next few years, ahead of the likes of Amazon and Flipkart. Edited excerpts:

What has changed for you in the past one year?

Personally for me, from being a fledgling start-up, we have