BusinessPaytm founder Sharma enters Indian billionaire's club
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani keeps top spot in Forbes list
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, made the India billionaire list for the first time. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)
ROSEMARY MARANDI, Nikkei staff writer
October 6, 2017 20:15 JST
MUMBAI -- Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of financial technology startup Paytm, has debuted on the Forbes list of India's top 100 billionaires, riding the country's digital payments drive, which intensified after the demonetization of high-value notes in November.