Key Takeaways from Paytm Conference Call: RBI Directives Impacting Paytm Payments Bank

• Paytm’s Founder and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, underscores the crucial compliance with RBI directives, pledging swift action in response.

• Vijay Shekhar reveals that OCL will shift its collaboration focus from Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) to various other banks, diversifying partnerships.

• Addressing a previous embargo, Vijay Shekhar emphasizes the reduction of dependence on PPB for customer onboarding, signaling a commitment to work with alternative banking partners.

• Nodal accounts for OCL and PPSL are in the process of transitioning away from PPB, ensuring minimal disruption to marketing business services.

• Vijay Shekhar views the RBI’s directives as a temporary challenge, expressing confidence in establishing robust partnerships with other banks in the coming days.

• Responding to an analyst query, Vijay Shekhar clarifies that no separate details were provided by RBI to Paytm, highlighting the nature of the discussion as a dialogue between Paytm Payments Bank and the central bank.

• Madhur outlines future operations, indicating collaboration with large banks that offer services to various consumer companies.

• President and COO Bhavesh Gupta discusses the need to change the All-in-one QR, previously powered by PPB, to a QR associated with another sponsored bank, highlighting the upcoming substantial exercise.

• Bhavesh Gupta assures that Paytm’s equity and insurance services remain unaffected, emphasizing their independent nature. Additionally, lending activities are clarified to have no connection with Paytm Payments Bank.

• Bhavesh Gupta mentions, “Certain products, such as FASTag, which are already distributed by other banks, will persist within the array of offerings on the Paytm app.”

• Bhavesh Gupta assures, “Minimizing disruption to merchants is our priority, and we are committed to adopting the most appropriate approach in addressing this issue.”

• President and COO Bhavesh Gupta states, “While the wallet is highly popular among customers, its direct impact on GMV is minimal. UPI and cards dominate, making it a reasonably lucrative revenue-earning product.”

• President and COO Bhavesh Gupta assures a seamless migration for PoS machines, ensuring no disruption to PG businesses. The transition maintains the ease of operation, with added quick options for merchants.

• Madhur clarifies that although there’s a perception that Paytm Payments Bank and Paytm are structurally the same, they are actually associate companies. Paytm Payments Bank operates with its own independent compliance, risk team, and other necessary components.