PhonePe raises Rs 1,649 crore in additional funding from Walmart
This new funding comes as a part of PhonePe's ongoing fundraise of up to $1 billion in capital, following its domicile shift to India last year
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PhonePe, one of India's largest fintech platforms, on Friday said it has raised an additional $200 million (around Rs 1,649 crore) in primary capital from Walmart, at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion.This new funding comes as a part of PhonePe's ongoing fundraise of up to $1 billion in capital, following its domicile shift to India last year. With this tranche, the company has raised $650 million (around Rs 5,360 crore) from several global investors, PhonePe said in a statement.
The $12 billion pre-money valuation makes Walmart-owned PhonePe the most valuable fintech in the country, surpassing payment services provider, Razorpay which was last valued at $7.5 billion.
PhonePe competes with Google Pay and Paytm.
"The company expects further investments, which will be announced in due course," the statement said. "PhonePe plans to deploy these funds to build and scale new businesses like insurance, wealth management, lending, stockbroking, ONDC-based shopping and account aggregators."
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First Published: Mar 17 2023 | 6:23 PM IST
