Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is founder and long-time chief executive of Paytm. He scaled Paytm from recharges and wallets into UPI, merchant QR and a payments bank—later navigating major regulatory restructuring.1
Career
Sharma made Paytm synonymous with Indian digital payments after demonetisation, took One97 public, and became a case study in both mass-market fintech growth and payments-bank supervisory risk.
Paytm
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is principally associated with Paytm. See that article for products, licensing and market context.
References
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma is a founder of Paytm, covered on neobank.wiki. https://neobank.wiki/wiki/paytm
Frequently asked questions
- What is Vijay Shekhar Sharma?
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma founded Paytm (One97 Communications), India's landmark digital payments brand.
See also
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- Alexandre Prot — Alexandre Prot is co-founder and CEO of Qonto, the Paris-based European business neobank.
- Ali Niknam — Ali Niknam is founder and CEO of Bunq, the Amsterdam-based licensed Dutch neobank.
- Ally Bank — Ally Bank is a large U.S. online bank offering deposits, loans and investment products without branches.