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PhonePe Pauses IPO Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Market Volatility

3/17/2026

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PhonePe, India's largest digital payments platform, has paused its IPO plans due to geopolitical tensions and a volatile stock market.
The Bengaluru-based company will go public when market conditions improve, after previously planning a listing later this year, as Indian equity indexes fell about 9%.
In February 2026, PhonePe processed 9.3 billion transactions worth INR13.1 trillion, leading the Indian UPI ecosystem.

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PhonePe, India's largest digital payments platform, has paused its IPO plans due to geopolitical tensions and a volatile stock market.
The Bengaluru-based company will go public when market conditions improve, after previously planning a listing later this year, as Indian equity indexes fell about 9%.
In February 2026, PhonePe processed 9.3 billion transactions worth INR13.1 trillion, leading the Indian UPI ecosystem.