PhonePe is a leading Indian digital payments platform founded in 2015. It enables users to make a wide range of financial transactions, including peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, bill payments, online shopping, and more. Over time, the platform has expanded into several financial services, including insurance, wealth management, and lending.
Headquarters: Bangalore, India
Founded: 2015
Founders: Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari, and Burzin Engineer
Ownership: Initially backed by Flipkart, now Walmart owns a significant stake.
Platform Reach: PhonePe boasts over 590 million registered users and facilitates over 310 million daily transactions through UPI (Unified Payments Interface).
PhonePe has become one of the top players in the fintech space in India, along with rivals like Google Pay and Amazon Pay.;
Managing director
Sameer Nigam
Parent organisation
PhonePe