Jack Ma, Warren Buffett Backed Paytm Looks To Breakeven Soon: Bloomberg

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  • Paytm, backed by SoftBank Group Corp SFTBY SFTBF and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's BABA fintech affiliate Ant Group, looks to break even on an operating basis over the next year-and-a-half, Bloomberg reports.
  • The Indian digital payments pioneer doubled its gross merchandise value to $34.3 billion in the March quarter.
  • Paytm looks to become profitable in six quarters on operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization.
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  • The report noted that the brand listed as One 97 Communications Ltd, competing with the likes of Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google Pay, and Walmart Inc's WMT PhonePe, averaged ~71 million transacting users in the quarter.
  • Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has struggled to win back investor support since its initial public offering in November, the report added.
  • While the offering raised a record-setting $2.5 billion, shares plunged 27% on debut and have dropped more than 70% as investors doubted its longer-term growth prospects and potential regulatory tangles.
  • In March, the Reserve Bank of India banned Paytm's lending venture from accepting new customers, citing user data security concerns. 
  • Paytm has yet to appoint an independent firm to audit its practices.
  • Price Action: BABA shares traded lower by 1.89% at $108.90 in the premarket on the last check Wednesday.
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