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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

Zomato completes acquisition of Paytm's entertainment ticketing biz

The new business will be spun off into a separate going-out app, District, in the coming few weeks

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

Did Zomato pull a 'Blinkit' with Paytm's ticketing biz buy? Analysts weigh

Zomato, Paytm share price today: Zomato share price rose 2.7 per cent to Rs 267 in the intraday trade after its Board approved to acquire Paytm's entertainment, ticketing business

Zomato, paytm shares jump after Paytm ticketing biz deal

Shares of Zomato and One97 Communications jumped on August 22, following the announcement by Paytm that it is selling its entertainment ticketing business to Zomato. Watch the video to know more.

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 refocus on delivering sustainable, profitable biz model: Sharma

This comes after One97 Communications, the company operating Paytm brand, handed pink slips to employees in the March quarter of FY24

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

Don't want Paytm-like contamination in stock markets, says Sebi chief

Decision on mandatory ASBA for secondary market soon

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

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