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Walmart's PhonePe crosses 300 mn registered users, merchant network grows

The service now has over 20 million offline merchants across 11,000 towns and talukas in India

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PhonePe had crossed the 250-million registered users mark in November 2020, and added another 50 million registered users in less than 6 months.

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Walmart-owned digital payments firm PhonePe said it has crossed the 300 million lifetime registered users milestone. The company reported 125 million monthly active users (MAU) and an annualized TPV (total payment volume) run-rate of over $390 billion in May '21. Its merchant network also continues to grow rapidly across India, and now has over 20 million offline merchants across 11,000 towns and talukas in India.

"We are delighted to have crossed the 300 million registered user mark and remain grateful for the trust that so many Indians continue to repose in us,” said Sameer Nigam, founder and CEO at PhonePe.

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