Over 2.3 million devices deployed across the country as of the end of January 2022, a measure of offline payments leadership.
New Delhi, NFAPost: One97 Communications Limited (OCL) owned the brand Paytm, India’s leading digital payments and financial services company, on Tuesday shared its business updates for January 2022.
The company has witnessed accelerated growth in its lending business, while it further deepens its leadership in the offline payments segment, which has resulted in the highest ever growth in Monthly Transacting Users and continued growth in its GMV.
Paytm spokesperson said the company is witnessing a broad growth across our platform as it continues to register increased adoption of our lending products, Paytm Postpaid (BNPL), merchant loans and personal loans.
“We are also continuously expanding our offline payments business, with more devices being deployed across the country. Our efforts are seen in the trust our consumers and merchants place in us, as we see record user engagement on the platform,” said the spokesperson.
Lending witnesses accelerated adoption: Number of loans disbursed through the platform grew 331 per cent y-o-y to 1.9 million loans in Jan 2022, while the value of loans disbursed was Rs 921 crore, an increase of 334% y-o-y. The business saw increased adoption of our lending products, despite some temporary impact of Omicron over a short period of time on merchant lending disbursal volumes.
105% y-o-y growth in GMV: GMV processed through the platform during January-22 aggregated to approximately Rs 83,481 crore ($11.2 billion).
Records highest-ever user engagement: Average monthly transacting users (MTU) in January 2022 were 68.9 million, growth of 40% Y-o-Y. Over 2.3 million devices deployed across the country as of the end of January 2022, a measure of offline payments leadership.
