February 5, 2024
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Ambani to acquire Paytm wallet?
The Hindu Business Line reported that HDFC Bank and Jio Financial are said to be among the forerunners to acquire Paytm’s wallet business. Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s team is said to be in talks with Jio Financial since last November, as per the report but talks with HDFC Bank began just ahead of RBI’s ban on Paytm Payments Bank.
Paytm faces an existential crisis ever since RBI barred the payment bank from accepting any deposits or credits to customer accounts.
Jio Financial Services shares rallied up to 14% to day’s high at Rs.288.75 on BSE after the said newspaper report.
As part of a larger bailout plan, Jio may offer to acquire Paytm Payments Bank as Paytm faces an existential crisis.
Agencies are looking at the possibility of the entity being used as a front to launder money, while shares of Paytm lost 42% in just 3 days following the RBI diktat.
Jio Financial owns Jio Payments Bank which has re-platformed to launch digital savings accounts and bill payments. With a ground network of 2,400 business correspondents, it has also launched debit cards. Jio has carried out a pilot launch of Jio Voice box, enabled Jio phones with UPI and is implementing QR codes across the ecosystem as well.
Meanwhile, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said during a virtual town hall with employees of Paytm Payment Bank Ltd (PPBL) that there is nothing to worry about.
“You are a part of the Paytm family, and there is nothing to worry about. Many banks are helping us. We are not completely sure of things…like what exactly went wrong. But we will figure out everything soon. We will reach out to the RBI to see what can be done,” he said.
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