Background
Sharma was born on July 8, 1973, in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Vijay was the third child. His father, Sulom Prakash Sharma, was a teacher, his mother, Asha Sharma, was a housewife. Vijay has two elder sisters and one younger brother.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Delhi, India
Vijay Sharma started college at Delhi College of Engineering at the age of 20.
2016
Gurgaon, India
Vijay Sharma was awarded an Honorary doctorate from the Amity University Gurgaon in 2016.
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Signage for Paytm is displayed at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Employees work at their desks at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Signage for Paytm is displayed at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Employees work at their desks at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Signage for Paytm is displayed at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
New Delhi, India
Employees work at their desks at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2016
New Delhi, India
Key Speakers At The World Economic Forum India Summit Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The summit concludes today. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
New Delhi, India
Key Speakers At The World Economic Forum India Summit Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The summit concludes today. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
New Delhi, India
Key Speakers At The World Economic Forum India Summit Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The summit concludes today. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first APP POS DELHI, INDIA NOVEMBER 23: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first 'APP POS' allowing all small & medium merchants to accept all card payments including Rupay, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro in New Delhi. (Photo by Ramesh Sharma/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2016
New Delhi, Indi
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first APP POS DELHI, INDIA NOVEMBER 23: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first 'APP POS' allowing all small & medium merchants to accept all card payments including Rupay, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro in New Delhi. (Photo by Ramesh Sharma/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, poses for a photograph at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, center, speaks with colleagues about a newspaper advertisement campaign at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, gestures as he speaks to colleagues during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, talks on a smartphone at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, second left, speaks with colleagues during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, right, works on a laptop computer at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, uses a laptop computer at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Purchase a license Get personalized pricing by telling us about when, where, and how you want to use this image. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Details Restrictions: Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses.For editorial use only. Additional clearance required for commercial or promotional use, contact your local office for assistance. Any commercial or promotional use of Bloomberg content requires Bloomberg's prior written consent. Credit: Bloomberg / Contributor Editorial #: 631364264 Collection: Bloomberg Date created: December 14, 2016 License type: Rights-managed Release info: Not released. More information Source: Bloomberg Object name: INDIA PAYTM Max file size: 4000 x 2668 px (13.33 x 8.89 in) - 300 dpi -
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, shows his smartphone to colleagues, unseen, during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, talks on a smartphone at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Purchase a license Get personalized pricing by telling us about when, where, and how you want to use this image. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Details Restrictions: Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses.For editorial use only. Additional clearance required for commercial or promotional use, contact your local office for assistance. Any commercial or promotional use of Bloomberg content requires Bloomberg's prior written consent. Credit: Bloomberg / Contributor Editorial #: 631364270 Collection: Bloomberg Date created: December 14, 2016 License type: Rights-managed Release info: Not released. More information Source: Bloomberg Object name: INDIA PAYTM Max file size: 4000 x 2667 px (13.33 x 8.89 in) - 300 dpi -
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma A name card of Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, left, is seen on his laptop computer at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for the PayTM online payment method, operated by One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 m
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, left, talks during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma An employee works at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, left, sits at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma An employee speaks on a mobile phone in front of an image of Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma speaks during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma (L) and Indian finance minister Aurn Jaitley (R) gesture during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma speaks during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma (L) and Indian finance minister Aurn Jaitley (R) gesture during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm Payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm Payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm with Ashwini Asokan, Founder and CEO, Mad Street Den and Neeraj Kakkar, co-founder and CEO, Paperboat - Hector Beverages in a discussion with Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC - TV 18 during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit at Hyatt Regency on November 30, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
2018
Tokyo, Japan
Paytm Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma makes a speech during the SoftBank World 2018 conference on July 19, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The annual business event hosted by SoftBank, Japan's multinational telecommunications and internet company, takes place for 2 days until July 20. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
2018
Tokyo, Japan
Paytm Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma makes a speech during the SoftBank World 2018 conference on July 19, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The annual business event hosted by SoftBank, Japan's multinational telecommunications and internet company, takes place for 2 days until July 20. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, make notes on a draft of a newspaper advertisement campaign at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Signage for Paytm is displayed at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Employees work at their desks at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Signage for Paytm is displayed at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Employees work at their desks at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Signage for Paytm is displayed at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
New Delhi, India
Employees work at their desks at the One97 Communications Ltd. headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2015. One97, which operates PayTM, think they have an edge as the country is now in the midst of a smartphone boom, and younger Indians are shunning branches and turning to apps for their banking needs, mirroring global trends. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
A panel discussion on Disrution In Banking :Traditional &Payment Banks included Satyen V Kothari , Managing Director And Founder of Citrus Payment Solutions; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Paytm; Rajiv Anand, Group Executive And Head (Retail Banking) of Axis Bank; Monika, Halan Editor of Mint Money; Bindu Ananth, Chair IFMR Trust; and Ankur Saxena, CEO of Oxigen; at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 7, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2015
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm, at Mint Cash to Digital Summit on November 6, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
2016
India Forbes
2016
Gurgaon, India
Vijay Sharma was awarded an Honorary doctorate from the Amity University Gurgaon in 2016.
2016
New Delhi, India
Key Speakers At The World Economic Forum India Summit Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The summit concludes today. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
New Delhi, India
Key Speakers At The World Economic Forum India Summit Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The summit concludes today. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
New Delhi, India
Key Speakers At The World Economic Forum India Summit Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. The summit concludes today. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first APP POS DELHI, INDIA NOVEMBER 23: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first 'APP POS' allowing all small & medium merchants to accept all card payments including Rupay, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro in New Delhi. (Photo by Ramesh Sharma/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2016
New Delhi, Indi
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first APP POS DELHI, INDIA NOVEMBER 23: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm launch first 'APP POS' allowing all small & medium merchants to accept all card payments including Rupay, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro in New Delhi. (Photo by Ramesh Sharma/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, poses for a photograph at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, center, speaks with colleagues about a newspaper advertisement campaign at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, gestures as he speaks to colleagues during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, talks on a smartphone at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, second left, speaks with colleagues during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, right, works on a laptop computer at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, uses a laptop computer at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Purchase a license Get personalized pricing by telling us about when, where, and how you want to use this image. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Details Restrictions: Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses.For editorial use only. Additional clearance required for commercial or promotional use, contact your local office for assistance. Any commercial or promotional use of Bloomberg content requires Bloomberg's prior written consent. Credit: Bloomberg / Contributor Editorial #: 631364264 Collection: Bloomberg Date created: December 14, 2016 License type: Rights-managed Release info: Not released. More information Source: Bloomberg Object name: INDIA PAYTM Max file size: 4000 x 2668 px (13.33 x 8.89 in) - 300 dpi -
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, shows his smartphone to colleagues, unseen, during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, reacts during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, talks on a smartphone at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Purchase a license Get personalized pricing by telling us about when, where, and how you want to use this image. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Details Restrictions: Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses.For editorial use only. Additional clearance required for commercial or promotional use, contact your local office for assistance. Any commercial or promotional use of Bloomberg content requires Bloomberg's prior written consent. Credit: Bloomberg / Contributor Editorial #: 631364270 Collection: Bloomberg Date created: December 14, 2016 License type: Rights-managed Release info: Not released. More information Source: Bloomberg Object name: INDIA PAYTM Max file size: 4000 x 2667 px (13.33 x 8.89 in) - 300 dpi -
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma A name card of Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, left, is seen on his laptop computer at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for the PayTM online payment method, operated by One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 m
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Employees work at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, left, talks during a meeting at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma An employee works at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Signage for PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., is displayed at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, left, sits at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2016
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma An employee speaks on a mobile phone in front of an image of Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., at the office of PayTM, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mridula Sharma attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma speaks during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma (L) and Indian finance minister Aurn Jaitley (R) gesture during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma speaks during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma (L) and Indian finance minister Aurn Jaitley (R) gesture during the launch of Paytm payments Bank at a function in New Delhi on November 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm Payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and Paytm's CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma during the launch of Paytm Payments Bank in New Delhi.(Photo by Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images)
2017
New Delhi, India
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm with Ashwini Asokan, Founder and CEO, Mad Street Den and Neeraj Kakkar, co-founder and CEO, Paperboat - Hector Beverages in a discussion with Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC - TV 18 during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit at Hyatt Regency on November 30, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
2018
Tokyo, Japan
Paytm Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma makes a speech during the SoftBank World 2018 conference on July 19, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The annual business event hosted by SoftBank, Japan's multinational telecommunications and internet company, takes place for 2 days until July 20. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
2018
Tokyo, Japan
Paytm Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma makes a speech during the SoftBank World 2018 conference on July 19, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The annual business event hosted by SoftBank, Japan's multinational telecommunications and internet company, takes place for 2 days until July 20. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Delhi, India
Vijay Sharma started college at Delhi College of Engineering at the age of 20.
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indi
A day In The Life Of PayTM Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chairman of One97 Communications Ltd., operator of PayTM, make notes on a draft of a newspaper advertisement campaign at the company's office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. India's largest digital payments company says it has signed up more than 20 million users for a total of 177 million since the government two months ago, with no warning, said it was scrapping 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes, in a stroke excising four-fifths of the nation's paper money. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
(Paytm is an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital ...)
Paytm is an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company, based out of NOIDA SEZ, India.
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Sharma was born on July 8, 1973, in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Vijay was the third child. His father, Sulom Prakash Sharma, was a teacher, his mother, Asha Sharma, was a housewife. Vijay has two elder sisters and one younger brother.
Since Sharma had done most of his schooling in Hindi, an English entrance exam would have been an ask but he took up the challenge. His technique to read two books at a time helped him crack the entrance for Delhi College of Engineering in 1994, at the age of 20. In 1997, while in college, he started the website indiasite.net, and sold it two years later for $1 million.
He was awarded an Honorary doctorate from the Amity University Gurgaon in 2016.
The advent of Yahoo, Netscape altered the jobs landscape in India. Stories from Silicon Valley of people who dropped out to create firms became inspirational. Sharma teamed up with a friend to start his first company - XS Corps - while still in college. The firm built content management systems for the web with his college hostel room for office and a shopkeeper's phone as office landline.
In 2005, he had raised a hefty amount of Rs 8 lakh through his venture of which he was conned off 40%. He was devastated. But Sharma was not a man to give up so easily. Things took to a better turn when he began One97, the parent company of Paytm. He started experimenting with the three basics of internet- content, advertising and commerce. But the big eureka moment came in 2011 when he first pitched the idea of entering the payment ecosystem in front of his board. He put 1% of his equity, which was about $2 million around 2011, on the table and said, “This is for all of you, if I waste the money that we put on the site.” He adds, “There is no fun in doing what others ask you to do, the real fun is in doing what people say you can’t do.” As of May 2017, Paytm’s valuation is estimated at $7 billion.
Owing to the demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes; Paytm’s traffic increased by 435%, app downloads grew 200%, and a 250% rise in overall transactions and transaction value was seen at the end of November (2016).
With a net worth of around $1.3 billion, Sharma was the youngest Indian billionaire (1567th position overall) on the Forbes 2017 list of billionaires.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is a successful Indian businessman. He went down in history as the founder of mobile payments company Paytm. He was ranked as India's youngest billionaire in 2017 by the Forbes with a net worth of $2.1 billion.
In 2015 he became the "CEO of the Year" by the SABRE Awards. He became one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2017.
(Paytm is an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital ...)
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is Hindu by religion.
Vijay supports Narendra Modi's politics.
In December 2015, Sharma criticised Facebook's free basics initiative in India, as being against the principle of net neutrality.
Quotations: "We are in the middle of this funding winter and global issues such as a slowdown in China could likely have a bigger impact this year."
Although he is not fond of wearing a watch, Sharma, in an interview, said that he would buy a “Rolex;” once the valuation of his company reaches $10 billion.
Physical Characteristics:
Height - 170 cm (1.70 m)
Weight - 85 kg (187 lbs)
Body measurements - 44-36-13 Inches
Chest size - 44 Inches
Waist size - 36 Inches
Biceps size - 13 Inches
Shoe size - 10 Inches
Eye color - dark brown
Hair color - black
Quotes from others about the person
"In November, when India’s government unexpectedly scrapped 86% of the country’s currency notes, Vijay Shekhar Sharma seized the moment. As Indians scrambled to exchange the banned notes for new currency, Paytm, Sharma’s digital payments startup, went on a promotional spree. With a flurry of ads, Sharma invited Indians to start using Paytm’s digital wallet to pay for everyday goods and services.
It worked. By the end of 2016, Paytm had 177 million users, compared with 122 million at the beginning of the year. Vijay had catapulted himself into a nation’s consciousness. It was a masterstroke by a small-town boy who studied in a Hindi medium school before conquering the country’s Anglophone startup world.
Now backed by Jack Ma of Alibaba, an investor in Paytm, Vijay is branching out into the more heavily regulated world of banking, with plans to offer digital accounts. He will face new challenges from deep-pocketed and more-experienced competitors. But knowing Vijay, he will win the next time around too." - Nandan Nilekani.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is married to Mridula Sharma. The couple is blessed with one son, Vivaan Sharma.
