Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

Paytm shares plunge over 4 pc after firm gets ED notice over alleged FEMA violations

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... Paytm shares plunge over 4 pc after firm gets ED notice over alleged FEMA violations
News and Press Release
Dated:- 3-3-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) Shares of Paytm owner One97 Communications on Monday plunged more than 4 per cent after the enforcement directorate has sent a notice to the fintech firm for the alleged violation of certain FEMA rules by the company and its two subsidi .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... aries with respect to certain investment transactions. The stock of the company dived 4.39 per cent to Rs 683.55 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). On the BSE, it went down by 4.37 per cent to Rs 685 per piece. The market was trading in the negative zone with the 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark slipped 271.22 points or 0.37 per cent to 72,926.88 in the late morning trade. Also, the N .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... SE Nifty dipped 93.60 points or 0.42 per cent to 22,031.10. In a regulatory filing on Saturday, Paytm said that it has received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the alleged violation of certain FEMA rules by the company and its two subsidiaries -- Little Internet and Nearbuy -- with respect to certain investment transactions. Later, Paytm clarified that the alleged breach per .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... tains to the period when the two companies were not its subsidiaries. "We hereby inform you that a show cause notice...has been received by the company on February 28, 2025...from the Directorate of Enforcement. "This is in relation to alleged contraventions for the years 2015 to 2019 of certain provisions of the 'FEMA' by the company, in relation to its acquisition of two subsidiaries namely .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... Little Internet Pvt Ltd (LIPL) and Nearbuy India Pvt Ltd (NIPL), erstwhile Groupon, along with certain directors and officers," the company said in a regulatory filing. One97 Communications (OCL) said that it has received a FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) rules violation notice from the ED on February 28, which does not specify financial impact but alleges contraventions in respect of agg .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... regate amount of over Rs 611 crore. According to the break-up shared by the company, OCL transactions amounting to over Rs 245 crore, LIPL's about Rs 345 crore and NIPL about Rs 21 crore have been listed in the alleged breach. "The alleged contraventions relate to certain investment transactions relating to OCL, LIPL and NIPL," it explained. "Certain alleged contraventions attributable to tw .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... o acquired companies - Little Internet Pvt Ltd and NearBuy India Pvt Ltd - pertain to a period when these were not subsidiaries of the Company," the filing said. Paytm said the matter is being addressed with a focus on resolving it in accordance with applicable laws and there is no impact of this matter on Paytm's services to its consumers and merchants, and all services are fully operational an .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... d secure, as always. "To resolve the matter in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory processes, the Company is seeking necessary legal advice and evaluating appropriate remedies," the filing added. Paytm had acquired the two companies in 2017. Groupon India business was started by Ankur Warikoo as its founding CEO in 2011. Warikoo and the core management team of Groupon India bought .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... the India business of Groupon in 2015 and made it an independent entity. PTI HG HVA
News - Press release - PIB .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates