Battle of the giants in India’s e-payments space
Facebook’s WhatsApp Pay is the latest player to enter India’s payments space, which already has Alphabet’s Google Pay, Walmart’s PhonePe, Amazon Pay, and Alibaba-backed Paytm.
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma readies for the next frontier
From selling ringtones to running what can be called an Internet conglomerate, Sharma has stayed relevant and is also creating an ecosystem. Now, he wants to take Paytm to the developed world.
Decoding the Paytm-Google India spat
A look at what the controversy is all about.
Battle royal brews off IPL field
Sponsor Paytm’s app banned briefly on Google’s Play Store on Friday; the fintech firm accuses the tech giant of ‘arm-twisting’.
Near bullseye: Paytm cuts losses by 40%
Vijay Shekhar Sharma had predicted that the company’s losses would decline by at least 50%.
E-commerce players gearing up for business as usual
With the new lockdown guidelines permitting full e-commerce operations after April 20, online retailers are expecting pent-up demand for even non-essential products.
Paytm Payments Bank to issue Visa debit cards
The payments bank aims to issue 10 million new cards by the end of the next financial year.
China’s cashless challenge to the West
The imperative to develop an answer to Alipay and WeChat Pay goes beyond national pride; the growth of a digital, cashless payment alternative has the potential to supplant national currencies.
YES Bank moratorium disrupts services at PhonePe
Udaan has temporarily paused settlements to YES Bank accounts; Razorpay, which also partners with YES Bank, said its payment gateway services are unaffected.
After Japan, Paytm eyes developed markets
Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma says Paytm’s technologies are not just for emerging markets, but for developed markets, too. However, India remains the focus.
