Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had approved Bansal's appointment as the MD and CEO of the payments bank, he communicated on June 20 to IDBI Bank
The development comes amid reports that Paytm may announce up to 20% layoffs in the current financial year amid regulatory setbacks imposed by the RBI
In January this year, the banking regulator placed crippling restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank citing persistent non-compliance at the bank
The company however has registered a steady increase in transaction volumes
The Standard on Auditing (SA) 570 requires the auditor to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence that a company is a going concern and will continue its operations for the foreseeable future
Training by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs is expected to help improve compliance
Paytm accounted for 8.1% of total UPI transactions in May, down from 13% in January, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India
One97 Communications said reports claiming that Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, is considering acquiring a stake in Paytm's parent company One97 Communications are speculative
During FY23, the company maintained an average of 32,798 employees on its rolls, with 29,503 actively engaged
The decline followed the company's announcement of its Q4 results, which fell short of market expectations. Paytm's loss widened to Rs 549.6 crore in Q4FY24
UPI Lite processes low-value transactions that have been set at below Rs 500, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) website
Euronet processed around 19 million consumer bill payments in March, marking a significant increase from 4.6 million in January, driven by the agreement with Paytm
Paytm stated that the company is currently undergoing a restructuring process to strengthen its leadership team
Gupta's resignation comes just as the firm is set to announce its annual and fourth quarterly results. Gupta resigned from his position at the company citing personal reasons
Mukund Barsagade has previously worked with organisations such as GE Capital, Experian, Transamerica, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, and Fino Payments Bank in various finance leadership roles
HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda and Paytm Payments Bank have faced action for alleged regulatory violations
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Paytm Payments Bank's parent is One 97 Communications, popularly known as Paytm for its digital payments app. One97 owns 49% in the payments bank, while Sharma holds the remaining 51%
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The company added that investor Ant Financial did not have any board representation or special rights