Paytm’s UPI Market Share Continues to Slide After RBI Crackdown

  • The fintech firm’s share of UPI is down to 8.1% in May
  • Paytm was ordered to wind up a banking affiliate in January

A Paytm QR code at a store in Mumbai.

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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Paytm’s share of the unified payments interface (UPI) market in India fell for a fourth straight month as the fintech pioneer struggles to recover from a regulatory setback.

Paytm accounted for 8.1% of total UPI transactions in May, down from 13% in January, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India.