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PayU India’s revenue surges 12%

PayU India, a unit of Prosus-owned PayU, reported a 12% revenue rise to US$237 million in the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2025.

This period also saw the company’s total payment value increase by 25%, as detailed in Prosus’ first half of FY25 report.

During H1 FY25, PayU India onboarded over 4,000 merchants.

PayU India’s credit business experienced substantial growth, with revenue surging 91% to US$82 million.

Recent PayU developments

Timeline
01-Aug-2023 💰 In 50 Words: Prosus to sell off some PayU units to Rapyd for $610m
  • Prosus to sell PayU stake for $610M
  • Excludes operations in India, Turkey, Indonesia
31-Aug-2021 💰 Prosus-owned PayU to snap up Indian payments gateway firm in $4.7b deal
  • PayU to acquire BillDesk for $4.7 billion
  • Deal subject to India’s Competition Commission approval
07-Oct-2020 💳 Ex-Ola and PayU exec’s fintech firm bags $18.5m seed money from Lightspeed, Accel
  • Uni raised $18.5M in a seed round led by Lightspeed.
  • Startup aims to modernize credit card access in India.
05-Jul-2019 💰 Naspers fintech arm PayU enters Southeast Asia with Red Dot Payment buy
  • PayU acquires majority stake in Red Dot Payment.
  • Deal valued at $65 million, targets Southeast Asia.
14-Sep-2016 💰 Naspers-owned PayU buys Indian fintech startup for $130m
  • PayU acquires Citrus Pay for $130 million
  • Largest M&A in Indian fintech history

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