India, July 21 -- Paytm Posts A Stellar Q1

Buoyed by strong revenue growth, healthy margins, operating leverage and resurgent payments and financial services businesses, the fintech major reported yet another profitable quarter.

Here is a quick snapshot of Paytm's Q1 FY27 numbers:

Profit zoomed nearly 79% YoY to Rs.220 Cr

Operating revenue also jumped 27.6% YoY to Rs.2,448 Cr

EBITDA soared 182% YoY to a record Rs.203 Cr

Total expenses rose 18.2% YoY to Rs.2,383 Cr

What Drove Profits? Paytm attributes its Q1 growth to four engines: accelerating merchant payments, compounding merchant loans, growing consumer payments vertical and enhanced B2C monetisation via wealth products. Underpinning this momentum was the deployment of AI across...