Tuesday 28 February 2017

Paytm crosses 200 million wallet user base

Since demonetisation the company claims to have made rapid strides in the online wallet sector

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Latest News - Mobile wallet major, Paytm announced today that its user base has crossed 200 million users. The company said that within three years of launching the Paytm Wallet, it has become most widely used and accepted payment method in the country.

Since demonetisation the company claims to have made rapid strides in the online wallet sector by laying stake to the top position. In the last 12 months, the company has managed to launch a variety of offline services, which have increased the usage of phones at various points.

Paytm wallet has moved from just mobile phone and DTH recharges, electricity, gas and water bill payments, to using it at milk booths, grocery stores, pharmacies and parking among other places.

"Reaching 200 Mn registered users and more than half a million users on a daily basis is a great showcase of the country's trust in our payment solution and reaffirms our belief in the need for a quick and easy cashless payment method. Going forward, we would continue to drive strong consumer-focused innovation in the category to reach the widest set of merchants and consumers in India," said Deepak Abbot, senior vice-president.(read more...)

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