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Payworld

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Payworld
Type of businessPrivate
Founded2006
Area servedIndia
Founder(s)Sugal & Damani group
URLwww.payworldindia.com

Payworldis an Indian fintech company based that provides services includingmoney transfer,recharges, and bill payments.[1][2]The company was founded in 2006 by the Sugal & Damani group and has its headquarters inGurgaon,Haryana.[3][4][5]

History

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In 2006, Payworld started with electronic pre-paid voucher distribution for mobile phones in Madhya Pradesh,Uttar PradeshandGujarat.It is present in 23 states and 630 districts and 80000 villages acrossIndia.[6]

Payworld started its business with telecom partnerships; it now has more than 100 partnerships across various sectors. The company's total transaction value in 2016-2017 was ₹1600 crores and ₹3800 crores in 2017-2018.[7][8]

Payworld Money

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Payworld Money is amobile walletapproved by theRBI.Payworld claims 10 million users in 2017.[9]This wallet processed more than 3.8 million transactions with a GTV of $130 million in 2016-2017.

Payworld is short-listed as GST Suvidha provider (GST Filing) byGoods and Services Tax Network(GSTN) in India along with other 33 GST Suvidha providers includingTCS,Ernst,Deloitte,Mastekand more.[10]

References

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  1. ^"Payworld mPOS - A boon for small merchants".Business Standard India.23 November 2016.
  2. ^Bhakta, Pratik (1 June 2016)."Payworld launches Payworld Bazaar for assisted ecommerce".The Economic Times.
  3. ^"Stressed with cash issues? Payworld could be a blessing in disguise".Deccan Chronicle.26 December 2016.
  4. ^"Fintech firm Payworld focuses on insurance, loans for growth".Moneycontrol.com.
  5. ^Choudhary, Anuradha (2016-12-19)."Payments firm Payworld India scouts for a strategic partner".mint.Retrieved2020-12-04.
  6. ^"Rebooting Bharat: Why the challenge to take digital payment to rural India is as huge as the opportunity".The Economic Times.
  7. ^"Payworld expects to cross Rs 7,000 cr revenue by 2018-19 - Times of India".The Times of India.
  8. ^"Payworld expects to cross Rs 7,000 cr revenue by 2018-19".Business Standard India.Press Trust of India. 5 February 2017.
  9. ^"Soon, your e-wallet will help you get loan too - ET Telecom".ETTelecom.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-04-18.Retrieved2018-04-18.
  10. ^"Payworld shortlists as one of the GST Suvidha Provider".Business StandardIndia.16 December 2016.