Paytm news: Earlier, a media report had stated that JFSL and HDFC Bank were frontrunners to buy Paytm's wallet business
RBI Paytm Payments Bank news: After the ban announced on January 31, the shares of One97 Communications Ltd have fallen over 43% and are near their all-time low
Paytm crisis: Last Wednesday, the RBI prohibited Paytm Payments Bank from accepting further deposits, crediting any transactions on customer accounts, digital wallets, etc, beyond February 29
Last week, the Reserve Bank of India barred the institution from any further deposit or credit transaction in customer accounts, wallets or cards after Feb. 29
Paytm News: The RBI, last Wednesday, ordered Paytm's affiliate Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) to wind down most of its businesses by February 29
Paytm has been in talks with JFSL since November last year and it reached out to HDFC Bank just before the RBI barred its Payments Bank from accepting more deposits from February 29
'Persistent non-compliance' by company, says order barring it from credit transactions or top-ups in customer accounts
Paytm's CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma assured the employees that they will figure everything out soon
Paytm's market capitalisation has eroded by Rs 20,497 crore in 3 days, while from its all time high level of Rs 1.24 trillion, the m-cap has been wiped off by nearly Rs 1 trillion
At Paytm Payments Bank's presentation in 2016, Vijay Shekhar Sharma had said he saw no challenges, unless roadblocks came later
The (RBI) on Wednesday ordered the payments bank unit of One 97 Communications, popularly known as Paytm, to stop accepting fresh deposits in its accounts or popular wallets from March
Payments bank says it has upheld compliance with supervisory instructions
A message from the company's founder and chief executive officer, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, on messaging platform X did not help clarify matters for users of Paytm services
No final decision has been reached as yet and the RBI's thinking may change based on Paytm's representation, the people said
For the licence to be transferred back to One 97 Communications, the RBI would have to give fresh approval, which appears difficult under the current circumstances, one of the sources said
The RBI on Wednesday restricted Paytm Payment Bank from taking fresh deposits and credit transactions across its services due to non-compliance of regulations and supervisory concerns.
Paytm's parent added that it expects this action to have an impact of Rs 300 to 500 crore on its annual EBITDA
On the face of it, it's not a very big deal. A payments bank in India is basically a utility, which can accept deposits up to Rs 2,00,000 ($2,400) and is not allowed to make loans
Paytm will take steps immediately to comply with the RBI's directions, the fintech company said in a statement on Thursday. As a result, it expects a worst-case impact of Rs 300 crore ($36.12 million)
It disbursed personal loans amounting to Rs 3,927 crore and merchant loans worth Rs 3,275 crore in Q2FY24