BillDesk

BillDesk is an Indian online payment gateway company based in Mumbai.[6] The company provides an online payment platform for its clients which enables banking and merchant website transactions.[7]

BillDesk
TypePrivate
IndustryFinance
Founded2000 (2000)
Founder
  • M.N. Srinivasu
  • Ajay Kaushal
  • Karthik Ganapathy
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
India
ServicesPayment platform
E-commerce payment system
Bill payment
RevenueIncrease ₹2,124 crore (US$270 million) (FY 2021)[1]
Increase ₹245 crore (US$31 million) (FY 2021)[1]
ParentIndiaIdeas.com Ltd[2][3]
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.billdesk.com

History

BillDesk was founded by Indian entrepreneurs M.N. Srinivasu, Ajay Kaushal and Karthik Ganapathy in 2000.[8] The three previously worked at American accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP.[9]

In 2017, BillDesk launched the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange called Coinome.[10]

Fundraising

In 2001, BillDesk received its first investment from SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd and Bank of Baroda.[11]

In 2006, Clearstone Venture Partners and State Bank of India jointly invested $7.5 million in the company.[11]

In 2012, US-based PE firm TA Associates made an undisclosed investment in BillDesk.[11]

In 2015, BillDesk received an investment of US$200 million from General Atlantic and Temasek Holdings thereby giving the company a total valuation of USD 1 billion dollars.[9] General Atlantic remains the largest shareholder in the company, with 35% ownership in the company.[12]

In August 2021, PayU announced that it would acquire BillDesk for $4.7 billion in an all-cash deal, which would make it the largest fintech acquisition in India.[13][14] However, the deal was terminated in October 2022.[15]

Business

Billdesk is one of the few profitable fintech companies in India.[16] As of 2015, the company is worth USD 1 billion.[17] Sanjeev Krishan, leader (transaction services and private equity) at PwC India estimated that in the year 2015, 70% of India's online billing transactions were conducted through BillDesk.[11]

BillDesk is a financially independent company and is monitored as a participant under the Payments and Settlements Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007) that is regulated and supervised by the Reserve Bank of India.[18]

See also

References
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  11. Balakrishnan, Reghu (2015-10-30). "General Atlantic, Temasek set to invest Rs1,000 crore in BillDesk". livemint.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  12. Manikandan, Ashwin; Shukla, Saloni (April 2021). "BillDesk strikes it rich amid payments crisis". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  13. Shinde, Shivani (31 August 2021). "PayU acquires BillDesk for $4.7 bn in one of largest Indian fintech deals". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  14. "Explained: Why a Dutch company is buying BillDesk for $4.7 billion". The Indian Express. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  15. Prosus terminates PayU's $4.7 billion acquisition of BillDesk
  16. "BillDesk Looks To Sell Off Its Payment Gateway Business". Inc42.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  17. "Online Payment Service Provider BillDesk Bags $200M from General Atlantic". iamwire. 2015-10-30. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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