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Flipkart-Walmart Deal: Who is Benefited from whom?
In brick world, Walmart is the father of the retail world. All retailers and retail professionals must have read the autobiography of Sam Walton, i…
Here's why you should load up your mobile wallet!
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In the last one year, there have been gigantic changes in the digital payment mode. A shining example is the instant success of apps like Paytm,…
Which category is ruling the e-commerce world?
Indian e-commerce industry is growing exponentially. Online retail is catching on fast, not just in larger metros but also in the Tier II and Tier…
How E-wallets pushed online buying during note-ban
Aimed at curbing corruption and black money, government’s announcement of demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes has had a big impact on the online…
Toonz Retail to make Rs 5 crore investment to come up with 10 new stores
Toonz Retail, a one stop shop for all the needs of kids from 0-12 years of age, has announced the launch of 10 stores in December 2016, further…
How digital payment assisted ITPO to overcome the sales decline?
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Paytm plans to enter travel and movie ticketing business
Paytm, an e-cash wallet is looking forward to venture into its new travel and movie ticketing business, segments. It already had phone recharge,…
Paytm appoints Deepak Abbot as Senior Vice president
Paytm has made an announcement of appointing Deepak Abbot as its Senior Vice President of its Growth Marketing team. Deepak, who was earlier…
Amit Singhal, Head of Google search to join Paytm
Amit Singhal, Former head of Google Search has joined the board of One97 Communications Ltd, which runs an e-commerce online payment firm, Paytm,…
Ex-Citigroup i-banker, Madhu Deora joins Paytm as CFO
Paytm, a digital payments and commerce platform has hired an ex-Citigroup i-banker, Madhur Deora as its chief financial officer and senior vice…
Highways tolls across India to go cashless with Paytm-enabled FASTag
India's leading payment and commerce platform, Paytm has partnered with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to enable cashless…
Paytm is moving in for refurbishment of its ecommerce biz
As the online payments segment's competition gets fierce, company's involved in this sector started scouting for new ideas to lead the race. One of…
IRCTC adds Paytm's payment gateway to its mobile app
One of India's leading mobile payment and commerce platform, Paytm has emerged as the most preferred and convenient payment option on the IRCTC…
Why eWallets are not likely to become a mainstream mode of payment anytime soon
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$1.42 bn worth of eComm investment in 2016. Top 5 eRetailers who stole the show
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Paytm to build India's largest payment network with Aadhar-based eKYC
Paytm, India’s mobile payment and commerce platform has now introduced Aadhaar based eKYC (E-Know Your Customer) to make customer verification…
paytm's Travel Marketplace crosses a million mark in Aug '16
Paytm, India’s one of the leading mobile payment and commerce platforms, has registered over one million flight and bus ticket bookings on its…
Paytm expands its offering from recharge to personal loan
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Paytm gets valued at $4.8 Billion
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Paytm to nurture young entrepreneurs through its scholarship programme
Paytm, an online payments service provider, is now winding up to stretch its support to the engineering students. Company has been chalking the…
PhonePe to shuffle the online payments segment
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After Paytm, Future Group partners Snapdeal for a better customer acquisition
One of the major criticiser of the eCommerce models for selling products beyond its cost price, Kishore Biyani led retail conglomerate Future Group…
Paytm receives a warm welcome in entertainment space
Paytm recently reported that more than one lakh movie tickets are booked daily through its platform. It’s been four months since the company…
One97 Communications to expand to Western Europe & America
One97 Communications is continuing on its global expansion spree by taking its digital platform to Western Europe and the US markets through…
Paytm to infuse Rs 350 cr for the further development of its payments bank arm
Pyatm, one of India’s leading player in online payments sector has decided to invest Rs 350 crore to further develop its payments bank arm.…
Flipkart is leading ahead; Emerges as the most preferred ecommerce lattice
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Paytm to start same-day delivery in major cities
Paytm has announced to offer same day delivery on products in 20 cities. The company has begun with the deliveries with locally based commerce and…
Paytm, Alibaba to provide Indian sellers an option to source 5 million Chinese products
Alibaba and Paytm are all set to provide a podium to the Indian sellers to sell five million products from China at a cheaper rate. In its recent…
Paytm adds six more local languages for its sellers
In the view to augment its business reach Paytm has adding six more local languages on its grid. The recent inclusion will strengthen the company’s…
What made Vikas Purohit part ways with Paytm?
While the eCommerce players are pouring in whopping amount of funds in a bid to drive sales and create consumer engagement, it seems their…
Paytm is not looking to enter into rate war with banks
Jack of all trades mobile payments-turned-eCommerce portal-turned financial technology player Paytm in its recently made announcement had said that…
Paytm to invest Rs 200 crore to boost fashion category
Mobile Payments and commerce platform Paytm has set the plans rolling to expand its fashion category with an investment of Rs 200 crore. This…
Alibaba building team for India debut
In a bid to settle its Core team in India, Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has roped in Bharati Balakrishnan, the chief business officer at local…
Paytm seeks Alipay's help to reach out to small merchants
One of India’s leading online payment company Paytm along with its Chinese partner Alipay are now aiming to increase the adoption of digital…
Freecharge outnumbers Paytm & Mobikwik to become #1
Not even a week ago, when Govind Rajan was elevated to the post of CEO at Freecharge, he revelaed his agenda of touching seven million daily…
PayU India names former Bharti Airtel Executive, to Head its Consumer Business
PayU India fortifies its management as it plans to diversify the Indian payment space with its new offerings. PayU India announces the appointment…
Paytm marches ahead in its promise of making India a cashless economy
In yet another move towards strengthening its offline presence, Paytm, India's leading payments company, has partnered with Mother Dairy, a wholly-…
Automobile April sales commanded by Paytm
Paytm is venturing into vehicle financing and automobile insurance after clocking 3X sales in online purchase of cars and bikes. The New Delhi-NCR…
Paytm ties up with 1000 brands including Puma, Samsonite to open online stores
In order to enable multiple brands to open their online stores on its ecommerce platform, Paytm, one of India’s leading eCommerce major ties up with…
Paytm to offer cashless car parking service
In order to strengthen its grip in the offline market and taking the habit of cashless transaction a step further, online payment turned eCommerce…
5 comprehensive retail mergers & acquisitions in 2016
Evolution is now in the DNA of retail/ eRetail industry. Every now and then we see something new happening in the industry as being an old-school is…
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Paytm initiates free Wi-Fi service at Noida metro station
One of India’s well known eCommerce player Paytm recently started offering free wifi service, Paytm Wifi, to its customers and merchants to access…
Paytm all set to launch its payments bank in August
Online wallet-turned-eCommerce portal Paytm, which has recently received a license to operate a payments bank is looking to launch the services by…
Paytm claims 200% growth in Utilities & Bill payments segment
In a recent announcement made by the online payment turned eCommerce portal Paytm, said that its utility and bill payment vertical has witnessed an…
ShopClues undertakes zonal operations, eyes cities for growth
Online eCommerce major ShopClues is aiming to expand its seller base and making intra-zonal shipments the norm to speed up deliveries and reduce…
Paytm may increase stake in online travel group Yatra
With a view to boost its travel marketplace business, Paytm may buy a part of travel agency Yatra. Paytm has already spoken with Yatra and details…
Paytm enters education sector to strike high revenue
In order to accomplish its revenue slab of $2 billion by the end of 2016-17 fiscal, online payment turned e-commerce portal Paytm is now looking to…
Paytm and PVR Form Strategic On-Line Movie Ticketing Relationship
PVR, one of the well known film entertainment company in the country kicks off the deal with debut of Paytm’s new vertical i.e. movie tickets, on its…
Paytm secures 300 cr from ICICI Bank
Online payment turned eCommerce portal Paytm has recently taken a loan from ICICI Bank in two branches summing upto 300 cr. This move from the online…
Paytm bets big on furniture: forays in large appliances and furniture segment
Going along with the future strategy of building connect with offline retailers, online marketplace Paytm is inviting marquee brands in the furniture…
5 Most Influential Retail Entrepreneurs to watch out for
Entrepreneurs don’t need a formula for success, rather they create their own. And when we talk about retail entrepreneurs, the phase goes without any…
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Jabong obtains $20 million to stay buoyant
Jabong, the fashion ecommerce company in order to remain sustainable gets additional funding by Global Fashion Group (GFG) for one more year. GFG,…
Why luxury eCommerce is poised to grow in India
If we talk about the past, buying luxury products had more aspirational value along with those exorbitant prices. But today’s scenario is totally…
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Paytm to launch eCommerce platform for luxury products
Paytm could enter into the luxury space by launching an online and mobile ecommerce platform exclusively for luxury products. The Alibaba-backed…
Pokemon hits retail shelves across India
With its second innings on Hungama TV started in May 2014, Pokémon has become talk of the town not only on screen, but also on retail shelves. As a…
Cash to click: A paradigm shift in payment inclination
The hotbed debate of online vs offline might see an exceptional drift this year as not just shoppers but online payment merchants too, are enjoying…
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PwC's Shinjini Kumar to take over Paytm's payments bank
Former central banker and senior executive at consultancy PwC, Shinjini Kumar has been appointed as the CEO of the payments bank being launched by…
Paytm set to eradicate merchant fees and promote offline payment
Paytm plans to eliminate ‘merchant fees’ for all wallet transactions that happen in the offline world. This will be done to encourage cashless…
Vijay Shekhar Sharma discloses the total cashback Paytm gave in 2015
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Capitalising on discount shun, brick and mortar retailers roaring high!
Though 2016 was anticipated to be the year for mobile shoppers by many industry pundits, but proving them wrong, the online shopping industry seems…
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Key Hotels join forces with Paytm to enhance online booking experience
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Paytm achieves operational profit through payment business
According to Paytm’s founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm became ebitda-positive at the end of 2015 and payments business recorded profits on…
How FreeCharge & Paytm are disrupting the ?mobile wallet' landscape
“Buy THIS using ABC mobile wallet and get and 50 rs cash back on your next purchase,” a mail or a text message that you might be receiving on a daily…
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Start-ups Score Big with Kejriwal's Odd-Even Initiative
The ‘Odd-Even’ traffic rule imposed by the Delhi Government to battle the level of pollution in the city witnessed a plethora of start-up activity,…
Paytm formulates expert team to advise sellers
Offering assistance to sellers for growing their businesses, digital payments and online marketplace Paytm has launched an exclusive programme.…
Paytm testing ?sound pay' feature offers money transfers using sound waves
Taking mobile payment to a whole new level, mobile wallet turned eCommerce portal, Paytm is all set to launch ‘sound pay’, a first-of-its-kind…
Apps that got it right
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Paytm ropes in former ITC executive Varun Khullar
Online payment turned eCommerce marketplace Paytm has recently appointed former ITC and Boston Scientific Corporation executive Varun Khullar as the…
Paytm acquires consumer behaviour prediction app Shifu
Online payment turned eCommerce portal Paytm has recently acquired a Delhi-based consumer behaviour prediction platform called Shifu. It is an $8…
Ecommerce companies like Amazon, Snapdeal, Jabong etc offering 'accelerators' for ESOPs
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Former Amazon India executive Vikas Purohit on Paytm's board
Former Amazon India executive Vikas Purohit is officially on mobile payments and commerce platform Paytm’s board to lead its payment bank business.…
Paytm partners with Delhi Metro to offer rides using Paytm Wallets
Mobile payment turned eCommerce marketplace, Paytm, has recently joined forces with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to enable users with a…
Paytm acquires on-demand hyperlocal startup Near.in
Online payment turned eCommerce portal Paytm has recent acquired the on-demand hyperlocal home service provider Near.in in a cash and stock deal.…
Paytm ropes ICICI Bank to offer virtual card to its users
Mobile payment platform turned eCommerce marketplace, Paytm has recently tied up with ICICI Bank to launch a co-branded virtual prepaid card. This…
Startups like Zomato, Paytm & BigBasket come forward to help Chennai flood victims
Ecommerce is no doubt a buzzword across the globe these days. Apart from doing commerce many eCommerce companies have shown that they do business but…
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Paytm generates Rs 300 crore from Diwali sales
 There were many takers for motorcycles and bicycles as mobile phones and fashion apparels topped sales during Paytm's three-day pre-Diwali sale that…
Paytm aims to increase its wallet count by half before the fiscal end
India’s largest online payment cum eCommerce platform, Paytm, is eyeing to add half a million wallets by the end of 2015-16. Dellhi NCR-based startup…
Microsoft to partner with Indian startups to drive growth
Supporting Indian startups to dirve growth, global information and technology giant, Microsoft, has announced partnerships with major Indian startups…
Paytm seeking partnership with banks to top-up mobile wallets using ATMs
In a recent initiative, mobile wallet giant, Paytm, has tied up with Bank of Maharashtra to help its customers recharge their Paytm mobile wallets…
Paytm eyes Rs 4,000-cr revenue from fastest delivery service
 E-commerce firm Paytm is starting a new service 'Fastest Expert Delivery' that will ensure that products are delivered within two hours from…
Paytm set to roll out its hyperlocal business
Paytm,  largest mobile commerce platform announced its plan to roll out its hyperlocal business. The hyperlocal segment will initially focus on food…
Paytm expecting to garner Rs 4,000 cr from its fastest delivery service
Mobile wallet Paytm is soon coming up with a new service called “Fastest Expert Delivery” that actually delivers a product within two hours of from…
Paytm announces India's biggest Online Food Festival
With an intention to increase traction for its food category during the festive season, mobile commerce platform, Paytm is coming up with an Online…
Paytm invests an undisclosed amount in two companies- AbhiBus and Clear Tax
Mobile wallet turned eCommerce marketplace Paytm continues its funding spree and this time the giant has invested an undisclosed amount of funding in…
Paytm earmarks $150-200mn to invest in startups
Mobile commerce platform Paytm has said it has earmarked $150-200 million to invest in start-ups over the next 18 months. Kiran Vasireddy, senior…
Paytm to spend Rs 500 crore on brand promotion in sports events
Mobile commerce firm Paytm will invest Rs 500 crore over the next four years for branding and promotion across sporting events. One97 Communications…
Paytm ties up with educational institutions to introduce cashless payments
Mobile commerce company Paytm has tied up with educational institutions to introduce cashless payments. Users will now be able to pay school fees and…
Paytm,InMobi back Flipkart's move to focus on mobile app
Flipkart's move to go mobile first may have been criticised by some peers like Snapdeal cofounder Kunal Bahl, but the top ecommerce player has found…
Paytm partners with InMobi to launch an app store
 Paytm,largest m-commerce platform has launched a new category on its marketplace called Games and Apps in partnership with the mobile ad network…
Paytm to launch financial services business to offer additional services to its customers
Paytm,largest mobile commerce platform, is offering additional services for the benefit of its customers. It is all set to enter into the financial…
Alibaba to invest Rs 4k cr in Paytm
Alibaba’s Jack Ma seems to have a cracker of a diwali gift for Paytm, one of the largest m-commerce companies in India.  Alibaba's Jack Ma seems to…
Paytm partners with Aditya Birla finance
Online marketplace Paytm has tied up with Aditya Birla Finance Limited to extend collateral free loans to its seller base. It had earlier similarly…
Paytm to help sellers go online by investing Rs 640 crore
Leading mobile wallet Paytm has set aside $100 million (about Rs 640 crore) to help sellers go online. The Noidabased mobile commerce platform,…
Paytm's CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma invests in GOQii Tech
Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has invested an undisclosed amount in fitness-tracker startup GOQii Technologies, ahead of the first…
Paytm to invest Rs 100cr in cloud to expand reach to the remotest
Mobile payments and commerce venture Paytm is investing Rs 100 crore over the next year to set up a strong cloud network through local regional…
Paytm starts 3-day fashion sale; aims tenfold growth
Mobile commerce firm Paytm has recently started with its fashion on Tuesday,  and the company is expecting a tenfold increase in fashion category…
Paytm, Jabong and Hotstar tie up with phone makers for embedding
After launching mobile applications, ecommerce and entertainment companies are now focussing on getting them embedded in some popular models of…
Paytm emerges as the fastest growing mobile marketplaces in India
Paytm, leading mobile commerce platform has been scaling its business rapidly. It has clocked a whopping $1.5bn GMV run rate by targeting its 80mn…
Jugnoo bags $5 mn from Snow Leopard Ventures, Paytm
Jugnoo, an autorickshaw-hailing company for both rides and hyperlocal deliveries, said it raised about Rs 32 crore ($5 million) from Snow Leopard…
Paytm and Dineout partner to make dining out more rewarding
Paytm, leading mobile commerce platform is tempting all foodies to dine out and indulge in a wonderful gastronomical affair. It has entered into a…
Paytm India's favorite digital wallet brand reveals: CouponDunia survey
CouponDunia.in leading coupon code website  has released an analysis of consumer behavior basis on shopping patterns of their users across India.…
Paytm aims to clock $1 billion GMV by March next year
Leading mobile commerce company, Paytm is aiming to clock $1 billion gross merchandise value (GMV) by March next year on the back of growing…
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