Indian fintech firm Paytm posts quarterly profit on core business growth

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Reuters

Thu, January 29, 2026 astatine 7:40 AM CST 1 min read

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Indian fintech steadfast Paytm reported a nett for the 3rd 4th ​on Thursday, driven by maturation successful its ‌financial and payments services concern portion it kept costs nether ‌control.

The integer payments steadfast posted a nett net of 2.25 cardinal rupees for the 4th ended December 31, from a nonaccomplishment of 2.08 cardinal ⁠rupees a twelvemonth ‌earlier.

Paytm has focused connected its halfway businesses and reduced expenses, managing to present ‍a nett successful the 4th ending June 2025, pursuing earlier challenges successful its payments concern aft the cardinal ​bank ordered the shutdown of its banking ‌unit successful January 2024.

In the July to September period, however, the institution had posted a sequential diminution successful profit, wounded by a one-time outgo related to an impairment nonaccomplishment against a indebtedness ⁠given to an online ​gaming associated venture.

The astir caller ​quarter saw analysts anticipating affirmative results from Paytm's absorption connected halfway businesses, bolstered by ‍festive play ⁠tailwinds, which typically summation recognition activity.

Revenue from operations roseate 20% year-on-year to 21.94 cardinal rupees, ⁠while expenses dropped 2%.

(Reporting by Nishit Navin; Editing by ‌Janane Venkatraman Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar, Janane ‌Venkatraman and Vijay Kishore)


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