PhonePe

PhonePe Private Limited, d/b/a PhonePe is an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It was founded in December 2015, by Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari. PhonePe app went live in August 2016 and was the first payment app built on Unified Payments Interface.

(source: phonepe.com)

Flipkart Expands Banking Plans With Personal Loans Program
Flipkart Expands Banking Plans With Personal Loans Program
July 05, 2023  |  Retail

Walmart’s Flipkart is reportedly entering the lending sector as it battles Amazon for India’s consumers. The eCommerce site has begun offering customers personal loans through...

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Amazon Will Invest $26 Billion India by Decade’s End
Amazon Will Invest $26 Billion India by Decade’s End
June 25, 2023  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon intends to invest $26 billion in India by 2030 amid increasing competition with Walmart. As Reuters reported Saturday (June 24), the company made that announcement after CEO Andy Jassy met...

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Walmart CFO: India’s Flipkart and PhonePe Could Be Worth $100 Billion
Walmart CFO: India’s Flipkart and PhonePe Could Be Worth $100 Billion
June 15, 2023  |  Walmart

Could Walmart’s Indian eCommerce and payments operations become $100 billion businesses? The retailer’s chief financial officer seems to think so, Reuters reported Wednesday (June 14)....

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PhonePe Launches eCommerce App Built on India’s ONDC Network
PhonePe Launches eCommerce App Built on India’s ONDC Network
April 04, 2023  |  Retail

Payments platform PhonePe has launched an eCommerce app built on India’s ONDC network. The new Pincode app launched Tuesday (April 4) in Bengalaru and will...

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PhonePe Raises $200 Million From Former Parent Walmart
PhonePe Raises $200 Million From Former Parent Walmart
March 19, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

India’s FinTech platform PhonePe has raised another $200 million, this time with the help of Walmart. The funding, announced Friday (March 17), comes one month...

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India’s PhonePe Valued at $12B After $100M Fundraise
India’s PhonePe Valued at $12B After $100M Fundraise
February 14, 2023  |  Digital Payments

India’s PhonePe is closer to realizing its super app ambitions after raising $100 million. The Walmart-backed payments platform announced the round Tuesday (Feb. 14), which...

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PhonePe Enables Cross-Border UPI Payments in Select Countries
PhonePe Enables Cross-Border UPI Payments in Select Countries
February 07, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

PhonePe is now enabling cross-border Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments in select countries. With this support for UPI international payments, PhonePe’s Indian users can pay...

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India’s PhonePe Officially Separates From Flipkart
India’s PhonePe Officially Separates From Flipkart
December 23, 2022  |  Retail

India-based eCommerce platform Flipkart has parted ways with the digital payments platform PhonePe. The companies announced the severing of their ownership in a Friday (Dec....

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Walmart-Owned Payments Firm PhonePe Looks to Raise $1B
Walmart-Owned Payments Firm PhonePe Looks to Raise $1B
December 08, 2022  |  Investments

PhonePe reportedly hopes to raise $1 billion as it tries to become a super app. The payments company — owned by the eCommerce firm Flipkart,...

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