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Amid results showing signs of recovery, Vijay Shekhar Sharma teases a return for Paytm wallets
They were the app’s flagship feature until the RBI shut down new deposits into Paytm wallets a year and a half ago.
06 May 2025
In Juspay vs fintechs, economics will decide the winner
The battle between four of India’s major fintechs and the payments orchestration leader is being fought on the issues of interoperability and fair competition. Ultimately, though, commercial factors will trump all else.
31 Mar 2025
Is the worst over for Paytm?
Vijay Shekhar Sharma has focused on improving compliance, cutting costs and recovering market share after the RBI shut down his payments bank last year. The fintech major is yet to recover to its earlier highs, but its turnaround is gathering momentum.
27 Feb 2025
Is Paytm Payments Bank on borrowed time?
While the payments bank’s new board tries to impress RBI by scrubbing all links with its parent and founder, the regulator may well be biding its time before it pulls the plug.
22 Apr 2024
The next big worry for Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Even as Paytm battles an unprecedented crackdown on its payments bank, the fate of its payment aggregation business hinges on crucial clearances from the authorities.
08 Feb 2024
What next for Paytm and Vijay Shekhar Sharma?
The fintech giant and its founder are not new to crises, but the latest debacle dwarfs anything the company has faced in the past. The road to revival will be a tough one.
04 Feb 2024
With Paytm, RBI’s role is to regulate, not provide investor guidance
Many have decried the restriction on Paytm Payments Bank from accepting any deposits from March. But the central bank’s move shouldn’t come as a surprise.
01 Feb 2024
Why VCs are hitting reset on Indian fintech
After nearly a decade of unparalleled growth, the country’s fintech businesses are finding it hard to justify their hefty valuations and build profitable businesses.
21 Jan 2024
What goes on inside: The best of our corporate culture stories
Five stories that offer insight into businesses and their leaders where realities and complexities often defy the external perception of all being “hunky-dory”
28 Sept 2023
Instant digital loans: convenience comes with a heavy cost
After a crackdown on predatory Chinese loan apps, established local players like Paytm have entered the market for short-term loans—but with annualized rates as high as 50-60%.
29 Aug 2023