In December 2025, One97 Communications Limited, the parent company of digital payments platform Paytm, through its cloud arm Paytm Cloud Technologies Limited (PCTL), approved the incorporation of two wholly owned subsidiaries in Indonesia and Luxembourg as part of its international expansion strategy.
- It also approved the restructuring of its United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based payments subsidiary, Paytm Arab Payments L.L.C. (PAPL), by onboarding a new strategic investor, resulting in a corresponding stake dilution.
- Approval 1:
- What? Paytm to set up wholly owned subsidiaries in Indonesia and Luxembourg
- Through: Paytm Cloud Technologies Limited (PCTL)
- Operations: Payments and financial services
- Investment: Up to Rs 25 crore in each new subsidiary
- Restructuring (UAE PAPL):
- AGOHL to acquire 49% stake, at ~Rs 19 crore (AED 7.69 million)
- PAPL becomes a 51% subsidiary of PCTL
- What? Paytm to set up wholly owned subsidiaries in Indonesia and Luxembourg
- Through: Paytm Cloud Technologies Limited (PCTL)
- Operations: Payments and financial services
- Investment: Up to Rs 25 crore in each new subsidiary
- Restructuring (UAE PAPL):
- AGOHL to acquire 49% stake, at ~Rs 19 crore (AED 7.69 million)
- PAPL becomes a 51% subsidiary of PCTL
- AGOHL to acquire 49% stake, at ~Rs 19 crore (AED 7.69 million)
- PAPL becomes a 51% subsidiary of PCTL
About International Expansion:
Ownership: Both subsidiaries will be set up as wholly owned units of PCTL, remaining indirectly 100% owned by One97 Communications
Operations: Both will operate in the payments and financial services space.
Investment: Set up two step-down wholly owned subsidiaries in Indonesia and Luxembourg, with up to Rs 25 crore invested in each in one or two tranches.
Restructuring of PAPL UAE:
Equity Partnership: Abbar Global Opportunities Holdings Limited (AGOHL), a Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV) of Mohamed Ali Rashed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties, will acquire a 49% stake in the entity, valued at around Rs.19 crore (AED 7.69 million), making it a 51% subsidiary of PCTL.
Timeline: The transaction is expected to close by February 28, 2026.
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