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One 97 Communications Ltd

NSE: PAYTM BSE: 543396

₹1126.30

(-1.95%)

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Company History

2000

  • The company was incorporated as One 97 Communications Private Limited.

2009

  • Paytm launched a payment service that allowed prepaid users to top up their mobile accounts and shop directly using their bank accounts or credit cards.

2010

  • The company was converted to a public limited company and the name was changed to One 97 Communications Limited.

2012

  • Paytm launched a payment gateway.

2013

  • Paytm received an RBI license for a semi-closed wallet.

2014

  • Paytm launched the Paytm wallet app for iOS and Android.

2015

  • Paytm was awarded the Disruptive Digital Innovator award at Digitizing India Awards.
  • Paytm was awarded the Most Innovative Company of the Year award at Business Standard Annual Awards.

2016

  • Paytm was awarded under the impact category at Future of Fintech Awards by Financial Times.

2017

  • Paytm Payments Bank Limited was issued a license by the Reserve Bank of India to carry on payments bank business in India.
  • Paytm launched Paytm FASTag by Paytm Payments Bank across India.
  • Vijay Shekhar Sharma was named in the 2017 Time 100, the list of hundred most influential people in the world by TIME.

2018

  • Paytm was awarded the best online commercial award at Drivers of Digital Awards and Summit.
  • Vijay Shekhar Sharma was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award at AIMA Managing India Awards by All India Management Association.
  • Paytm was awarded under the mobile payment product category for digital payment facilitators at the 12th India Digital Summit organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India.

2019

  • Paytm Money Limited was issued a certificate of registration by SEBI to act as a stock broker.
  • Paytm Payments Bank Limited was awarded the Finacle Client Innovation Award for the product innovation category by Infosys Finacle.
  • Vijay Shekhar Sharma was awarded as one of the business leaders of the year by Horasis and KPMG.

2020

  • Paytm Insurance Broking Limited was issued a certificate of registration by IRDAI to act as a direct broker (life and general).
  • Paytm launched the mini-app store to support Indian developers.
  • Paytm Payments Bank Limited was awarded the ETBFSI Excellence Award for the Best Digital Bank of the Year category by ETBFSI.com
  • Paytm Money Limited was awarded the excellence in payment award by India FinTech Forum at India FinTech Awards.

2021

  • Paytm Payments Bank Limited's FASTags were awarded Excellence in Payments (Issuer) category at ASSOCHAM's Annual FinTech & Digital Payments event.
  • Paytm was awarded the Best FinTech Growth Story award at India Digital Awards conducted by Internet and Mobile Association of India.
  • Paytm Money Limited was awarded for trading tech at BW Disrupt TechTors Summit & Awards.

2022

  • Fullerton India partnered with Paytm to expand digital lending to MSMEs and consumers with a special focus on smaller cities and towns.
  • Paytm broadened offline payments distribution by partnering with Samsung stores to deploy smart PoS devices and offered Paytm Postpaid.
  • Paytm partnered with Piramal Finance to offer loans to merchants and small businesses of Bharat.

2023

  • Paytm launched Paytm Card Soundbox, India's first Soundbox that enables card payments.
  • Paytm Ads launched India's Festive Wallet Outlook 2023, based on a survey commissioned through Redseer Consulting.
  • Vijay Shekhar Sharma entered into an agreement to purchase 10.30% stake in Paytm from Antfin (Netherlands) Holding B.V.
  • Paytm launched two new innovative devices, Paytm Pocket Soundbox and Paytm Music Soundbox, to lead technology for India's small shops.
  • Paytm partnered with SBI Card and NPCI to launch next-gen co-branded RuPay credit cards.

2024

  • OCL expanded its existing relationships with leading third-party banks to distribute payments and financial services products.

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Pocketful Fintech Capital Private Limited (CIN U65999DL2021PTC390548) | The SEBI Registration No. allotted to us is INZ000313732. NSE Member Code: 90326 | BSE Member Code: 6808 | MCX Member Code: 57120 DP | CDSL: 12099800