This is not the first investment by Ratan Tata in the digital world. Previously, he invested in Snapdeal, Urban Ladder, Bluestone and Car Dekho.
Ratan Tata has put his weight behind mobile payments and commerce venture Paytm, and is picking up stake in One97 Communications, which owns and operates Paytm. He will also take up role as an adviser in the Delhi-based firm, according to media reports.
This is not the first investment by Ratan Tata in the digital world. Previously, he invested in Snapdeal, Urban Ladder, Bluestone and Car Dekho.
Regarding the investment, an official statement from Paytm's chief said, "I am very happy that Mr Tata has put faith and trust in our values and mission. There is no better advisor for Paytm on building India's most trusted mobile payment and commerce platform."
Paytm also received funding of $200 million from Ant Financial, Alibaba's payments firm, which was used to better its mobile platform. The company already has 25 million active wallets and has ambition to build 100 million wallets by this year end. They are now doing close to $1billion gross merchandise value from their mobile app. This year, they have set an ambitious target of $4billion GMV.
This is not the first investment by Ratan Tata in the digital world. Previously, he invested in Snapdeal, Urban Ladder, Bluestone and Car Dekho.
Regarding the investment, an official statement from Paytm's chief said, "I am very happy that Mr Tata has put faith and trust in our values and mission. There is no better advisor for Paytm on building India's most trusted mobile payment and commerce platform."
Paytm also received funding of $200 million from Ant Financial, Alibaba's payments firm, which was used to better its mobile platform. The company already has 25 million active wallets and has ambition to build 100 million wallets by this year end. They are now doing close to $1billion gross merchandise value from their mobile app. This year, they have set an ambitious target of $4billion GMV.
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