Paytm Mall to hire 2,000 people this year

Paytm Mall, e-commerce arm of the Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led One97 Communications, is set to hire around 2,000 people across divisions, including back-end tech, business development and marketing.

The company, which is also backed by Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba, recently inducted almost 800 personnel from its parent entity. It is also scaling up its partner network, adding 3,000 Paytm Agents, with plans to go deeper into tier-II and tier-III cities, digitising catalogues of neighbourhood shopkeepers and trusted brands.

It will leverage mobile technology to make this wide retail inventory available to millions of Indians, while helping these retailers reach a wider