Inclusive growth should be priority of government: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm

Inclusive growth should be priority of government: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, MD, Paytm, says economic growth will be reaching every nook and corner and every village and place and that should be the priority. “That is what I believe the next government should be focused on,” he says.How has been the overall experience in terms of carrying out your business, the last government … Read more

Expect 15-18% upside in Sun Pharma over medium to long term: Hemang Jani

Expect 15-18% upside in Sun Pharma over medium to long term: Hemang Jani

“I do not think the market is bracing for any kind of negative surprise at this point of time. And we do think that given the earnings that we have seen so far and the fact that we have underperformed US markets, there is a scope for some sort of an outperformance once the event … Read more

Markets peak on optimism, not on relative pessimism: Deepak Shenoy

Markets peak on optimism, not on relative pessimism: Deepak Shenoy

“I think while the markets are going up, the mood seems to be less elevated across the globe. So, I still think there is some place to go. Just speaking, of course, as a portfolio manager you have to be long and therefore very optimistic, so a little bit of biased stance. But I do … Read more

Cash still the king: Rs 1.4 cr monthly average ATM cash withdrawals in FY24 despite high UPI transactions

Cash still the king: Rs 1.4 cr monthly average ATM cash withdrawals in FY24 despite high UPI transactions

There was a 5.51 per cent increase in average monthly cash withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) in FY2024 despite rising Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments in India. Cash logistics company CMS Infosystems in its report said withdrawals rose from Rs 1.35 crore in FY23 to Rs 1.43 crore in FY24. In 10 of the … Read more

Paytm new UPI ids: Here’s how to activate new ids on Paytm app after merchant migration

Paytm new UPI ids: Here’s how to activate new ids on Paytm app after merchant migration

Paytm has completed the migration of merchant customer accounts from its payment bank to other unified payments interface (UPI) after it received a go-ahead from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).  On April 17, One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which runs Paytm, started the customer migration to partner with payment service provider (PSP) banks Axis … Read more

Prosus-backed PayU Payments gets RBI’s in-principle approval as payment aggregator

Prosus-backed PayU Payments gets RBI’s in-principle approval as payment aggregator

Fintech firm PayU Payments has received the Reserve Bank of India’s in-principle approval to operate as a payment aggregator and onboard new merchants onto its platform. The firm, backed by Prosus, can now on-board new merchants and provide them digital payment services.  The RBI’s move to tighten scrutiny of the payments sector aims to enhance … Read more

Paytm gets nod for user migration to PSP bank handles: Here’s how it can affect you

Paytm gets nod for user migration to PSP bank handles: Here’s how it can affect you

Paytm recently said that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed One97 Communications (OCL) to kick-start the migration of users to a new payment service provider (PSP) the bank handles. For this, four major banks — State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and YES Bank — will act as PSPs … Read more

Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with Canara Bank, Paytm and PB Fintech?

Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with Canara Bank, Paytm and PB Fintech?

Benchmark Sensex climbed 354 points to close above the record 75,000 mark for the first time while broader Nifty scaled a fresh lifetime high on Wednesday. Stocks that were in focus included names like Canara Bank, which jumped nearly 0.62%, Paytm, which fell 1.16%, and PB Fintech, whose shares rose 3.22% on Wednesday. Here’s what … Read more

Mobile wallet usage in India to grow at 18.3%, touch $6.4 trillion in 2028

Mobile wallet usage in India to grow at 18.3%, touch .4 trillion in 2028

Mobile wallets are gradually gaining popularity in India and it is projected that the digital payment mode will cross traditional methods like cash and cards in the coming years. GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, in its report, said mobile wallets and their usage is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate … Read more