Razorpay set for confidential IPO filing; valuation may fall to around $5 billionThe fintech startup, last valued at $7.5 billion, is expected to be questioned on growth sustainability and the road to profitability; Walm...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Paytm's ESOP spends relatively low compared to other new-age tech companies: ReportPaytm has one of the lowest employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP) costs in the industry and spends low proportion of its revenue on stock...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Paytm makes second Esop grant in a month, allots one lakh sharesPaytm approved over 5.15 lakh employee stock options and allotted just over one lakh shares, marking its second Esop exercise this month. T...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Paytm, founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma settle stock options case with SebiIndian payments firm Paytm and its founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma have settled an employee stock options violations case with the cou...
08 May, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
Paytm shares drop 2% after Vijay Shekhar Sharma forfeits 2.1 crore sharesShares of Paytm operator One97 Communications saw a fell over 2 percent to the intraday low of Rs 846.3 apiece around 10:15 a.m. today, bef...
17 Apr, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma forfeits shares worth Rs 492 crore after Sebi actionThis follows the market regulator Sebi issuing show cause notices to the company for flouting rules on the granting of Esops. Sebi had also...
17 Apr, 2025, 09.17 AM IST
Paytm founder Vijay Shekar Sharma foregoes 21 million employee stock options after regulatory scrutinyPaytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, has relinquished 21 million employee stock options following regulatory scrutiny. SEBI had issued show-c...
16 Apr, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
Paytm parent One 97 Communications grants 1.7 million employee stock optionsPaytm said that it has granted 17,06,829 stock options under Esop (employee stock ownership plan) 2019, as determined by its nomination and...
21 Jul, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
FIs oppose liberal stock options, pay deals for top execs of new-age cosCorporate governance experts had recommended investors to vote against the company's remuneration proposals for reappointment of two direct...
22 Aug, 2022, 09.58 AM IST
Institutional investors oppose liberal stock options, payouts to startup executivesLate last month, 82% of investors voted against an Employee Stock Options (ESOP) scheme proposed by Zomato. Similarly, 72% of institutions ...
22 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Explainer | What are Esops and what do they mean for employees and employers?For companies, employee stock ownership plans (Esop) are a way of attracting and retaining the best talent by pegging a part of their compe...
31 May, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Stocks take a beating, but Paytm, Nykaa grant fresh Esops, sharesIn addition, Paytm has also allotted 177,114 equity shares to employees, who have exercised their options.
11 May, 2022, 02.36 PM IST
IPO-bound Paytm employees add 5.45 lakh more shares for monetisationAs per a regulatory filing by One97 Communications, about 20 more employees have converted their ESOPs into a total of 5,45,735 shares.
21 Sep, 2021, 05.34 PM IST
Paytm staff, ex-employees convert Esops to shares worth Rs 182 croreThe development comes ahead of the Noida-based company’s planned initial public offering (IPO) slated for November.
25 Aug, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Paytm staff eye Rs 600-crore ESOP share conversion ahead of IPOPaytm is working with lenders to enable loans of around Rs 100 crore for its top executives, who are looking to convert their ESOPs into sh...
16 Aug, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
IPO-bound Paytm seeks shareholders' nod to double ESOP poolThe Noida-based firm has proposed to its shareholders an increase in the existing ESOP pool to 61,094,280 equity options at a face value of...
09 Aug, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Paytm expands its ESOPs pool to 'largest among all Indian startups'Paytm has added 242,904 shares to its existing ESOPs pool, expanding the employee stock options by nearly $62 million and strengthening its...
20 Apr, 2021, 10.20 AM IST