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India’s Paytm gets fresh capital in strategic move
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ALIBABA Group Holding Ltd and finance arm Ant Financial Services Group are injecting fresh capital into Paytm, India’s largest mobile payment and commerce platform, in what the companies say is a “strategic” investment.
Alibaba and Paytm disclosed the deal in a joint statement yesterday without saying how much it is worth, nor how big a stake in Paytm the Chinese firms will acquire.
Ant Financial already acquired 25 percent of Paytm parent One97 Communications in February in a transaction that a person with knowledge of the matter said was worth over US$500 million.
In June, Alibaba Group was in advanced talks to buy a stake in Paytm, according to two people familiar with the matter.
At the time, one source with direct knowledge said the deal would see Alibaba directly invest around US$600 million. That would see it and affiliated Ant Financial’s total holding amount to about 40 percent of the Indian payments firm, and value Paytm at roughly US$4 billion.
In yesterday’s statement, the companies said the new funds will help Paytm expand its mobile commerce and payment system in India, as well as invest in marketing, technology and talent. Paytm currently has more than 100 million “Paytm Wallet” users.
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