Paytm filed for the biggest tech IPO of up to $2.22 billion (generally Rs. 16,640 crores), draft papers submitted to the nation’s market controller displayed on Friday. The announcement comes two days after Zomato ( food delivery giant) IPO began for $1.3 billion.

Paytm backed by Japan’s Softbank (SFTBF), Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and Alibaba (BABA)- associate Insect Gathering, plans to utilize the cash to fortify its installment administrations and for new business drives and acquisitions. Esteemed at $16 billion at its last private raising money in 2020, the Noida-based organization is probably the greatest startup, as per CB Experiences.

One97 posted a united overall deficit of Rs. 1,696 crores for the year ended on March 31, lower than the earlier year’s Rs. 2,842 crores loss, as indicated by the outline. Also, revenue slipped 14.6 percent to Rs. 2,802 crores.

Begun 10 years prior as a stage for portable re-energizing, Paytm developed quickly after ride-hailing firm Uber recorded it as a fast installment choice. Digital Payments has ascended since India’s 2016 ban on high-value currency notes, that helped Paytm to expand its administrations to insurance, movie tickets and flight booking, and bank stores and settlements. The move stunned India’s economy, where by far most of exchanges were made in real money. A great many individuals went through weeks arranging at ATMs to trade their notes to make sure they would have sufficient cash for ordinary costs.

In any case, a large number of India’s countless cell phone clients began changing to versatile installment applications, and Paytm was ready for action. The application marked 10 million new users within a month of the demonetization, going from adding tens of thousands to half a million.