The biggest body blow Paytm received was when the Reserve Bank of India imposed severe restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL), which ran the Paytm wallet, owing to a series of violations, particularly on the KYC front. It’s nothing short of an existential crisis for one of India’s most storied start-ups, and the big question is: where does Paytm go from here? Knowing Sharma’s go-getting nature, the Paytm story may have just got more interesting as the ambitious entrepreneur attempts to find his way out of this quagmire. For this issue's cover story, read a deep dive into the big Paytm story. This issue also brings you a detailed package on portfolio management services which have gained enormous traction over the past few years as India sees a burgeoning number of the super rich. All this and more in BT's latest issue. Out on stands now
RBI’s action has forced Sharma to ramp up its other business lines financial services and marketing. In our cover story, Anand Adhikari delves into the problems currently being faced by Sharma’s OCL and examines the options he has before him. - Issue Date: Apr 28, 2024
The Chandrayaan mission’s success has also rubbed off positively on around 400 private sector firms that have, over the years, formed part of the vendor ecosystem for the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), the agency that forms the core of India’s space programmes. - Issue Date: Oct 15, 2023
With a net worth of Rs 1.2 lakh crore, Ambani is keen to leverage his balance sheet and draw on Reliance’s huge footprint across telecom and retail to leapfrog into the financial services space - Issue Date: Oct 01, 2023