Paytm Payments Services Limited

Exclusive: Paytm gets in-principle approval from RBI to operate as payment aggregator

Exclusive: Paytm gets in-principle approval from RBI to operate as payment aggregator

12 Aug 2025, 20:46 PM

The approval comes barely a week after Ant Group's Antfin, backed by Chinese giant Alibaba, offloaded its entire 5.84% stake in Paytm.

Exclusive: Former PayU CBO Sudhir Sehgal joining Paytm, say sources

Exclusive: Former PayU CBO Sudhir Sehgal joining Paytm, say sources

05 Jun 2025, 10:54 AM

Sudhir Sehgal is set to join Paytm Payments Services Limited as Chief Operating Officer.

Exclusive: Paytm’s payment aggregator unit fires all senior executives

Exclusive: Paytm’s payment aggregator unit fires all senior executives

04 Apr 2025, 15:08 PM

Nearly 10-15 senior executives—at the AVP, VP, and SVP levels—have been let go from Paytm Payments Services Limited, which is still awaiting its final PA licence from the RBI.

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