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Paytm to focus on core business; deliver profitability soon: CEO Sharma

Company has 'thoroughly examined' business processes, he says as impact of RBI strictures on payments bank continues

Paytm surges 9%, hits over 7-month high on heavy volumes; up 34% in 1 month

In nine trading days since August 29, the market price of Paytm has rallied 28% after Paytm Payment Services received FDI approval. It will also resubmit its payment aggregator licence application.

Paytm surges 13% on heavy volumes; stock zooms 101% from May low

Paytm share price today: Paytm share has doubled, zooming 101 per cent, from its 52-week low of Rs 310, touched on May 9, 2024.

Paytm Payments gets govt nod; can now resubmit its PA application

The company said that, in the meantime, PPSL will continue to provide online payment aggregation services to existing partners.

Paytm gets govt approval for downstream investment in payments arm PPSL

Fintech firm One97 Communications -- the owner of Paytm brand -- has received the government's approval for downstream investment in wholly owned subsidiary Paytm Payments Services Ltd, a regulatory filing said on Wednesday. The company will reapply for a payment aggregator (PA) licence, it said. "We would like to inform you that PPSL has received approval from the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, vide its letter dated August 27, 2024, for downstream investment from the Company into PPSL. With this approval in place, PPSL will proceed to resubmit its PA application. In the meantime, PPSL will continue to provide online payment aggregation services to existing partners," Paytm filing said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had rejected Paytm's PA licence permit application in November 2022 and instructed the company to reapply with Press Note 3 compliance under foreign direct investment norms. As per Press Note 3, the government had made its

Stocks to Watch, Aug 27: Medi Assist, Bondada, Paytm, Repro India, Mazagon

Stocks to Watch Today, Aug 27: Bondada Engineering has received a Letter of Award for a project worth Rs 575.74 crore from Lumina Clean Energy, Purelight Energy, and VVKR Photovoltaics Energy

Paytm seeks Sebi settlement over potential ESOP issuance norms violation

Regulator had slapped show-cause notice for potential violation of allotment norms

Paytm shares sink 9% on reports of Sebi's show cause notice to Vijay Sharma

Shares of One 97 Communications plunged 8.88 per cent at Rs 505.25 per share on the BSE after reports emerged that the company's Founder, Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been served show cause notice by Sebi

Paytm to sell its entertainment, ticketing biz for Rs 2,048 crore to Zomato

This comes as the company refocuses on its core payments and financial services business

Paytm to cut remuneration of its board members, cap annual pay at Rs 48L

Currently, the annual salaries of non-executive independent directors of Paytm's board members runs into crores

Paytm up 5% on sale of entertainment biz; stock zooms 95% from 52-week low

With a strong focus on long-term value creation, Paytm's management said it remains confident of substituting the revenues from its entertainment ticketing business by expanding its core business.

Paytm proposes to cap salaries for certain board members to save costs

Paytm's independent board members will earn a maximum annual compensation of up to Rs 48 lakh ($57,228), the company said in a release

Paytm to sell entertainment ticketing business to Zomato for Rs 2,048 crore

One 97 Communications said in an exchange filing that it will now focus on strengthening the core payments and financial services distribution

Ola Electric charges new-age stocks; Can Zomato, Paytm extend rally ahead?

New-age stocks have zoomed up to 80% from Election Result day lows. Charts suggest PolicyBazaar, Paytm, Nykaa and Delhivery can rally another 12%; while Zomato and CarTrade may dip going ahead.

SoftBank VF1 reports $544 mn loss on Paytm exit, gains $65 mn on Zomato

The Japanese conglomerate recorded a $394 million gross gain from its $199 million investment in Policybazaar, and gain of $285 million on its $397 million investment in Zomato

Paytm sees no impact of reduced UPI incentives on path to profitability

Company announced launch of first NFC card soundbox

Paytm sees no impact of lowering of UPI incentives on path to profitability

Fintech firm One97 Communications, which owns Paytm brand, sees no impact of lower incentives earmarked by the government in the budget for promoting small ticket digital transactions, a top official of the company said. Speaking on the sidelines of launching "Card NFC Soundbox" machine, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma denied any impact of lower allocation of incentives to promote small ticket digital transactions on his guidance over profitability this fiscal year. "We remain committed to doing the same (achieve a profitable quarter in this fiscal) because we already said without UPI incentive," Sharma said. The government has lowered incentive allocation for Rupay and UPI transactions by about 42 per cent in the budget. Sharma during the company's earning call had given guidance to achieve a profitable quarter during the current fiscal. "My team and we are also committed to making sure that we go back to profitable quarters very, very soon. We are hoping and working on making sur

Paytm launches NFC card soundbox with integrated card payment system

Paytm NFC card soundbox will allow small shops to accept a range of payments, including credit and debit cards as well as UPI

Paytm shares hit upper circuit on govt nod for investment in payments arm

The stock price surged on the back of reports claiming that the company had received the government nod to invest Rs 50 crore in its associate entity Paytm Payments Services Limited (PPSL)

Paytm's offer to invest in payments arm under govt consideration: DFS Secy

The proposal is still under consideration by the inter-ministerial panel and expected to take a call soon, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi told PTI