Sanjay Malhotra, the current Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry has been appointed as the 26th Governor of the RBI for a term of three years, and will be taking charge starting Wednesday.
Paytm currently has a cash balance of over Rs 10,000 crore. The Rs 2,364 crore sale would expand it by over 20 per cent
The transaction is expected to close this month subject to approvals. The sale is expected to strengthen the parent company's cash reserves
Fintech firm and owner of Paytm brand One97 Communications' Singapore-based arm has approved the sale of its Stock Acquisition Rights in Japan's PayPay to Softbank Vision Fund 2 for Rs 2,364 crore, the company said in a regulatory filing on Saturday. Paytm and Paytm Singapore had signed an agreement with the Japanese digital wallet firm, Softbank Corp, Softbank Group Corp and Yahoo Japan Corporation to provide technology services to PayPay. In lieu of the services, Paytm Singapore had acquired Stock Acquisition Rights, convertible into 1,59,012 shares or a 7.2 per cent stake in PayPay on a fully diluted basis. "One97 Communications Singapore Private Limited has informed the company on December 06, 2024, at 12:49 pm (IST), that its Board of Directors at its meeting held on December 06, 2024, has approved the sale of all its Stock Acquisition Rights in PayPay Corporation, Japan, to SoftBank Vision Fund 2 entity for net proceeds of JPY 41.9 billion (equivalent to Rs 2,364 crore)," the
The value of the deal is reportedly pegged at $250 million, although the company did not voluntarily disclose the deal size on the exchanges
Paytm's parent, One97 Communications, is set to sell its $250 million stake in PayPay to SoftBank as part of its strategy to divest non-core assets and focus on expanding its payments business
He added that it is the responsibility of entities in the financial services domain to ensure the safety of users through measures involving customer education
It was a mixed debut for the new 45 entrants in the derivatives segment as 50 per cent of the shares traded with losses in intra-day deals on the NSE.
The stock has rallied 19% in five trading days and is quoting at its highest level since November 2023
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Paytm brings UPI payments for Indian travellers to UAE, France, Singapore, and more
The NSE has approved the addition of 45 new stocks to the F&O; technical chart suggests that these 5 including the likes of Paytm, Zomato and Adani Total Gas can zoom up to 27% from present levels.
After Paytm's disappointing performance after listing in 2021, the markets have evolved and the fintech ecosystem has matured with greater regulatory clarity from the RBI
Analysts believe Paytm's cost optimization measures and gradual business turnaround will put it on an early path to profitability.
The Rs 2,000-crore acquisition was finalised in Q2, with Shreyas Srinivasan leaving Insider in August and marking his last day at Paytm on Monday
Paytm partners with Axis Bank, YES Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank as a payment service provider (PSP) through UPI
9 months after the RBI forbade Paytm from adding new users to its UPI platform, the fintech company has now finally received the NPCI's approval to onboard new UPI users.
The approval may lead to an increase in company's UPI transaction volumes
One97 Communications announces consolidated profit of Rs 928.3 crore in Q2
Paytm reported an exceptional item gain of Rs 1,345.4 crore from the sale of its ticketing business to Zomato during the quarter