NEW DELHI: Multinational technology company Paytm is hiring over 20,000 field sales executives across the country, ahead of its initial public offering in a very planned manner. The move by the fintech major comes against the backdrop of powerful competition from several competitors, including PhonePe and Google Pay.

The new inductees will have an earning potential of approximately Rs 35,000 every month and will be used to promote Paytm’s entire portfolio including QR codes, POS machines, Paytm Soundbox as well as other products across the company’s ecosystem, such as wallet, UPI, Paytm Postpaid, merchant loans, and insurance offerings, sources said. While a Paytm spokesperson did not comment on the matter, the Noida-headquartered digital payments major has recently launched its field sales executive program, with an aim to provide employment opportunities to freshmen/undergraduates.

Let us tell you that The company is looking to launch its Rs16,600-crore IPO by October. As of May, Paytm had around 11% market share in UPI transactions, while PhonePe had 45%, followed by Google Pay with 35%, which presented data from NPCI. According to the draft prospectus which it filed earlier this month, Paytm, which was last valued at $16 billion, it will use Rs 4,300 crore of IPO proceeds to acquire consumers and merchants. Paytm to hire over 20,000 sales executives ahead of IPO.

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