Phonepe was acquired by Flipkart in 2016.
Later
In Dec 2022, PhonePe separated from Flipkart, but both companies are still owned by Walmart.
So, why need another UPI app?
UPI based payment gateway for developers.
I want to enable UPI payments on my website. Which solution can I use? Paytm, Razorpay, Phonepe required documents proving you are a registered business. But I'm a dev, don't have any registered business. Loo
Why is UPI not in foreign? Why couldn't any other country build something like UPI despite them having greater tech talent and a more tech-friendly government?
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M S Shaikh
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What will be the future of Paytm? Paytm is First Mover But now phonepe has 47.2% share of UPI transactions
A few days ago, Flipkart introduced its new UPI service, Supermoney.
⏮️The interesting part: Let's go back a few years -
Dec, 2015: 3 former Flipkart exec's start PhonePe.
Apr, 2016: Flipkart acquires PhonePe for $20 M.
Aug, 2018: Walmart acquires