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Ant Financial's stake value declines to Rs 2,742 crore on Paytm woes

The Chinese company, however, had sold its stake worth Rs 8,293 crore in three tranches over the one year thus saving a major part of its portfolio from the meltdown

Shinjini Kumar resigned from PPBL board, attended 2 meets as special guest

This means, two independent members have resigned from the board of the troubled Paytm Payments Bank

Paytm shares rise amid news reports of CEO meeting FM, RBI officials

Paytm's stock price ended the session at Rs 496.7 on Wednesday. Still, since January 31 - when the RBI ordered its payments bank division to stop accepting fresh deposits from March

RBI mulls revoking Paytm Payments Bank licence or superseding board

Action may come once pipeline transactions settled

Paytm chief meets RBI for clarity on transferring wallet, FASTag biz

Regulator told Paytm Payments Bank last week to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts and digital wallets from March 1

Paytm CEO meets Union FM Sitharaman, discusses ongoing challenges: Report

The company, earlier said that it filed a specific clarification on Sunday, categorically denying any investigation by the Enforcement Directorate on OCL, our associates, and our management

Paytm shock: Fintech cos wary as frequent regulatory actions hurt sentiment

Compliance to take centre-stage in fintech operations this year: Industry

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar, officials meet RBI to discuss regulatory concerns

Paytm has also been seeking clarity from the RBI regarding transfer of license for the wallets business and digital highway toll payment service Fastag, the source said

Paytm Payments Bank and RBI ban: What went wrong and the story so far

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 plunges 42% in 3 days; erodes nearly Rs 20,500 crore in market value

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

Diversion ahead: Will Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma overcome roadblocks?

At Paytm Payments Bank's presentation in 2016, Vijay Shekhar Sharma had said he saw no challenges, unless roadblocks came later

No ED investigation against company or CEO for money laundering: Paytm

The Enforcement Directorate is neither investigating One97 Communications, owner of Paytm brand, nor its Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma for money laundering, the company said on Sunday. The ED had visited premises of the company and some other fintech firms like Razorpay in September 2022 for money laundering investigations against some of the merchants that were using their platforms. "Neither the Company nor its founder and CEO are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate regarding inter alia money laundering. In the past, certain merchants/users on our platforms have been subject to enquiries and on those occasions, we have always cooperated with the authorities," Paytm said in a regulatory filing. The company said it has cooperated with the agencies during any investigations by the authorities on any set of merchants or users in the past. "We would like to set the record straight and deny any involvement in anti-money laundering activities. We have and continue t

Vijay Shekhar Sharma: From architect of fintech powerhouse to controversies

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, one of the most recognised faces of India's fintech industry, has seen a fair share of controversies. Sharma launched Paytm - an acronym for 'pay through mobile' - offering mobile recharges. He launched wallet services in 2011 but the big push came with the 2016 demonetisation. He took out front-page ads in top newspapers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo, calling demonetisation the "boldest decision in the financial history of independent India". With fewer currency notes in circulation, Paytm was on a roll. Sharma made a splash in 2018 by getting USD 300 million investment in Paytm from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. *Controversies* Paytm was mired in controversies with its Chinese connection following huge investments from Alibaba Group. The Chinese internet firm became the biggest shareholder in Paytm with a 34.7 per cent stake before the company's initial public offer. Alibaba group firm Antfin sold around 5 per cent shares to lower its st

CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma strives to save Paytm amid regulatory crisis

Sharma has put up a brave face even as nervous investors plundered $2 billion off Paytm's valuation after RBI ordered his banking arm to stop most of it operations from March 1

ED to probe Paytm Payments Bank if charges of fund siphoning found

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

RBI likely to consider canceling Paytm Payments Bank permit: Report

No final decision has been reached as yet and the RBI's thinking may change based on Paytm's representation, the people said

Will focus on compliance first, and not technology, says Paytm CEO

Paytm to pause lending operations for a few weeks to address partners' concerns; 30,000 slaes force already working with merchants

Paytm's billionaire founder-CEO bets on young wealth to hit profit sooner

Billionaire founder-CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is overhauling its suite of money management products to better tap growing wealth among younger users, who're warmer to the idea of investing online

Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma launches AIF with target corpus of Rs 30 crore

The fund, which has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), would see Sharma along with other external investors as contributors to the fund

Vijay Shekhar Sharma launches AIF with target corpus of Rs 30 crore

Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Monday announced the launch of VSS Investments Fund for his private investments, with a total target corpus of Rs 30 crore. The total size of the Sebi-approved AIF scheme is Rs 20 crore with a green shoe option of Rs 10 crore, making the total corpus of Rs 30 crore, Sharma said in a statement. The fund will target artificial intelligence and electric vehicles related startups that are incubated in India and specially focused to serve Indian consumers and businesses, the statement said. "The Indian startup ecosystem has some of the brightest entrepreneurs in the world, and we have the potential to become a powerhouse of advanced technology and AI-driven innovations. The launch of this fund is a continuation of my belief in supporting young and promising Indian founders, aligned with the fact that technology has a huge role to play in the development of the country," Sharma said. The various follow-on investments of Sharma's current start