India: SoftBank sets IPO as criteria for financing Paytm's $1b round

India: SoftBank sets IPO as criteria for financing Paytm's $1b round

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has agreed to invest in Paytm’s latest $1-billion funding round on a condition that the Indian digital payments company should target to go public within the next five years from the time of completion of the transaction.

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