PayU Investments since 2016
PayU Investments in 2019
PayU Investments in India
At PayU, we have our own investment philosophy.
We are constantly looking for partners who will help us gain new markets in a faster way while shaping the future of fintech. At the same time, we look at each new technology and we observe teams.
For every investment we have made in the past years, we have asked ourselves:
Does this reinforce our core business in merchant payments (e.g. technology, market share)?
Does this give us the opportunity to accelerate growth in our Credit / consumer business?
Does this enable us to expand into adjacent segments in the Fintech space?
Does this help us stay at the edge of payment technology?
PayU understands how to deliver practical innovation. We are purely Fintech focused with exposure across verticals. We are gaining access to a data competitive advantage.
PayU is always focused on complementary business offerings, investing in the right teams and people. We invest in and then empower leading entrepreneurs and teams.
PayU is global in nature and agnostic to size and stage. We are strategic investors and bring expertise to entrepreneurs with a long-term view.
We take pride in all companies we have invested in. Take a look below and discover why.
It has never been easy for global merchants to enter Southeast Asia. They will now benefit from RDP’s strong local connectivity combined with PayU’s global footprints and experience. We are pleased that RDP will be part of the Naspers’ fintech portfolio as we look forward to continued extension of our business and market position in Southeast Asia.
Randy Tan, CEO and Founder of Red Dot Payment
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PayU is a natural partner for us as we both strive to make finance more simple, accessible and transparent. We’re excited to start bringing our personal loan product to more consumers throughout India and truly democratise credit.
Prashanth Ranganathan, Co-founder and CEO, PaySense
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We join forces with PayU, a leading global fintech operator and investor with a strong heritage and track record in payments in high growth markets. We look forward to joining the PayU team and working alongside highly skilled experts in payments, strengthening the company’s leading position in Turkey and beyond.
Barbaros Özbuğutu, Co-Founder and CEO of iyzico
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By combining our track record and expertise in payment security and mobile payments with PayU’s strong merchant network and heritage in payments, the combined entity will be focussed on delivering more secure and seamless payments experience to its customers.
Govind Setlur, founder and CEO, Wibmo
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We firmly believe that if Libra is successful, it can be a non-linear step change for billions of people who need it the most.
David Marcus, Head of Calibra, Libra
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This investment allows us to continue innovating in order to better serve our consumers including bringing new products like insurance and broking. PayU, being one of the leading fintech players in the country, provides an immense opportunity.
Subramanya S V, Co-founder, and CEO, Fisdom
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Cryptocurrency offers exciting opportunities as we believe we are in the very early stage of the creation of a new asset class. These digital assets trade differently from anything else in the market. We are delighted to be investing in Bakkt to help push this trend forward.
Fady Abdel-Nour, Global Head of Investments and M&A at PayU
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PayU has a strong track record investing in and building payments businesses. This capital will supercharge our growth and help transform the lives of those who require cross-border transactions, including immigrants, by allowing us to offer them fundamentally better financial services.
Matt Oppenheimer, CEO, Remitly
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The timing of this deal could not have been better. This investment will help us develop our product and scale our business, enabling more consumers in India to access digital consumer finance, via our wider partner network.
Lizzie Chapman, CEO and Co-Founder, ZestMoney
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