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Paytm FDI Proposal Approved: Shares of fintech major Paytm surged up to 10% intraday on Friday following government approval of its foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal for the payment aggregator business. The financial services secretary announced that Paytm can now approach the Reserve Bank to seek the payment aggregator license, which will undergo further evaluation.
Bhanshali holds 19 stocks besides Paytm, totaling over ₹5,980.4 crore. Notably, retail investors increased their stakes in the company by 1.30% in the April-June quarter, reaching 16.56%.
Paytm Q4 Results: The fintech major\’s March quarter results were impacted by temporary disruptions on account of the UPI transition and permanent disruption because of the payments bank embargo. The company said Payment Bank\’s products like Paytm wallet and FASTag were distributed but due to the current embargo, it anticipates a steady state of an annualised direct impact on EBITDA to be around Rs 500 crore.
The stock fell 20% for two consecutive days after January 31, when the Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank including accepting fresh deposits and doing credit transactions. On March 11, the RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank from onboarding new customers.
Paytm Share Price: Paytm shares plummeted to an all-time low after Aditya Birla Finance invoked loan guarantees due to repayment defaults. Other partners like Piramal Finance and Clix Capital have also terminated their partnerships, reflecting stress in Paytm\’s lending business amidst regulatory actions and market conditions.
Paytm will be a high conviction exclusion, causing outflows of $77 million from India, the domestic brokerages\’ note said. Paytm\’s exclusion comes after a nearly 40% correction in the share price following RBI\’s ban on its Paytm Payments Bank. Meanwhile, Berger has yielded nearly 9% returns over 1 year.
Stocks that were in focus included names like Canara Bank, which jumped nearly 0.62%, Paytm, which fell 1.16%, and PB Fintech, whose shares rose 3.22% on Wednesday.