Indian digital payments firm PhonePe said on Friday it has raised $200 million from majority backer Walmart Inc at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion.
from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global and TVS Capital Funds in the past two months, at the same $12 billion valuation.
American retail behemoth Walmart, which acquired a majority share in PhonePe in 2018, will continue as a majority investor, the Indian company said, without disclosing its stake. Despite a funding winter, the Indian digital payments space has been a bright spot due to the popularity of online payments and startups' ambitions to branch into the lucrative financial services space.
PhonePe said it plans to deploy these funds to build and scale new businesses including insurance, wealth management and lending. PhonePe separated from Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart late last year, when it also shifted its registered headquarters from Singapore to India, with Walmart picking up the nearlyThe relocation, according to some reports, was to ensure an easier entry into the country's highly-regulated financial services industry, especially lending.
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