<ul><li>Brokerage house ICICI Securities has issued a buy call for the shares of <keyword id="11111226" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pb-fintech" source="Orion">PB Fintech</keyword>.</li><li>The target price continues to be lower than the price at which PB Fintech’s shares were allotted in the IPO.</li><li>PB Fintech’s shares have dropped nearly 431% since its listing in November last year.</li></ul>Brokerage house ICICI Securities on Monday issued a buy call for the shares of PB Fintech, the parent company of <keyword id="696009" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="policybazaar" source="Orion">PolicyBazaar</keyword> and PaisaBazaar, with a target price of ₹940. “PB Fintech is well placed to benefit from the rising insurance penetration in India, especially through digital distribution. High growth, operating leverage, strong balance sheet and established brand recall among the Indian populace are its key business moats. This should help the company generate strong free cash flows as we expect its cost-to-income ratio to plateau ahead,” the brokerage house said. PB Fintech (formerly known as EtechAces Marketing and Consulting) was founded by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad alumni Yashish Dahiya, Alok Bansal and Avaneesh Nirjar in 2008. PB Fintech went public in November 2021, a few days before digital payments giant Paytm. The company listed on the stock exchange at a premium of 17%, at ₹1200, over the issue price of ₹980. The company’s market cap reached <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/policybazaar-starts-trading-at-1150-a-premium-of-17/articleshow/87708748.cms">$7.3 billion</a> on the day of listing. However, the company’s shares have largely been on a downward trajectory since then. PB Fintech’s shares have dropped nearly 431% since its listing and were trading at ₹771.9 at 2:15 p.m. on Monday. <div type="image" title="ICICI Securities gives a ‘buy’ call on PolicyBazaar and PaisaBazaar — know the target price" msid="90909894" hostid="261"></div> PolicyBazaar, an online platform for users to purchase insurance policies, is one of the largest subsidiaries of PB Fintech. The insurance company owns 93.4% market share in India, in terms of the number of policies sold online. Six in 10 instance sales in India in FY20 happened through PolicyBazaar, the report added. ICICI Securities highlighted that the prime growth driver for PB Fintech would be the increasing premium income expected in online insurance. PolicyBazaar’s addressable market has largely been individual life insurance, retail health, and motor insurance. <div type="image" title="ICICI Securities gives a ‘buy’ call on PolicyBazaar and PaisaBazaar — know the target price" msid="90909901" hostid="261"></div> Other subsidiaries of PB Fintech include online lending platform PaisaBazaar (launched in 2014) and healthtech venture <a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/policybazaar-looks-to-tap-softbanks-portfolio-companies-for-docprime/">DocPrime</a> (launched in 2018), which lets visitors book consultations with doctors or schedule a range of medical tests. PaisaBazaar was India’s largest digital consumer credit marketplace with a 51.4% market share, based on disbursals. Other major players in the digital consumer credit marketplace include BankBazaar and CreditMantri, according to ICICI Securities. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/zomato-and-swiggy-are-now-backing-restaurant-management-company-urbanpiper/articleshow/90908052.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Zomato and Swiggy invest in this restaurant management company that fulfils 2 in 10 food deliveries in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/extreme-poverty-in-india-declined-12-in-the-last-decade-says-world-bank/articleshow/90905593.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Extreme Poverty in India declined 12% in the last decade, says World Bank</a> <a class="tout-title-link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/hdfc-bank-infosys-tata-power-among-stocks-to-watch-out-for-on-april-18/slidelist/90902769.cms">HDFC Bank, Infosys, Tata Power among stocks to watch out for on April 18</a>

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New Delhi, In order to avoid any untoward incident at the protest site, farmers protesting against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre government at <keyword id="2802822" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Singhu-Border">Singhu border</keyword> have beefed up the security at <keyword id="10347936" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="singhu">Singhu</keyword> border and adjoining areas. Around 100 CCTV cameras at both the stages and many locations including the areas outside restrooms earmarked for women protestors have been installed along with heavy deployment of <keyword id="6393370" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Police-personnel">police personnel</keyword> near the <keyword id="6408743" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="barricades">barricades</keyword> close to the protest site. Two control rooms for monitoring of CCTV cameras have also been set up behind both the stages. The number of volunteers for security check at every entry and exit gates along with the way from Singhu village to <keyword id="1378314" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kundli-village">Kundli village</keyword> has also been increased. "Activities of people moving around are been monitored and volunteers are keeping a close watch on people coming from outside and farmers staying on tractor trollies. Since there are many cuts for entry and exit towards the villages so the volunteers have been deployed at every possible spot. Volunteers are also patrolling on tractors especially after the sun set," said Maninder Singh, a member of <keyword id="4544427" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="krantikari-kisan-union">Krantikari Kisan Union</keyword> in <keyword id="6354953" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="punjab">Punjab</keyword> who is also part of security management at Singhu. Height of concrete barricades that were setup earlier by Delhi Police close to the protest site (towards Delhi) have been increased by putting barbed wire on them. Whereas barricades put at four spots along the way from Singhu to Singhola village (Delhi-Chandigarh) highway were added with barbed wire after stone-pelting incidents. Drone cameras are been used by the security forces to monitor the situation. However, Delhi Police personnel along with the paramilitary forces deployed at the protest site have been decreased while the entry of visitors and mediapersons from the main gate is still banned. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/nurecas-100-crore-ipo-heres-how-to-check-share-allotment-status/articleshow/81135236.cms">Nureca’s ₹100 crore IPO: Here’s how to check share allotment status</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/travel/article/exploring-the-unreal-beauty-of-the-andaman-islands/articleshow/81126293.cms">Exploring the unreal beauty of the Andaman Islands</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-may-require-twitter-facebook-and-others-to-remove-unlawful-content-within-36-hours/articleshow/81104740.cms">India may require Twitter, Facebook and others to remove unlawful content within 36 hours</a>

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Samsung on Wednesday launched in India the 5G variant of its <keyword id="9910932" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Galaxy-S20-FE">Galaxy S20 FE</keyword> (Fan Edition) smartphone, powered by <keyword id="104695" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</keyword> Snapdragon 865 chip at an introductory price of ₹47,999. "Galaxy S20 FE 5G brings all flagship innovations at an accessible price point. The launch is a testimony of our consistent efforts to deliver the best to our millennial consumers enabling them to do what they love," said Aditya Babbar, Senior Director and Head, <keyword id="691908" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mobile-marketing">Mobile Marketing</keyword>, <keyword id="107877" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Samsung-India">Samsung India</keyword>. The <keyword id="10861" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Phone">phone</keyword> features a 6.5-inch fullHD+ Infinity-O display of 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch response rate. The Galaxy S20 FE sports a triple camera set-up on the back including a 12MP primary sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide sensor and an 8MP <keyword id="3338835" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telephoto-lens">telephoto lens</keyword>. The rear cameras support up to 30x digital zoom through its telephoto lens. The smartphone features large image sensors including AI multi-frame processing. On the front, the phone has a 32MP camera for selfies, videos and face unlock mechanism. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 system-on-chip (SoC), paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The phone ships with a 4,500 mAh battery, supported by a 25W fast wired charger. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/inside-ritesh-agarwals-family-office-aroa-ventures-and-its-early-investments/articleshow/81772098.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Inside Ritesh Agarwal’s family office and its early investments</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/how-to-check-allotment-status-for-barbeque-nation-ipo/articleshow/81771792.cms">Barbeque Nation IPO – How to check allotment status, listing date and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/xiaomi-plans-to-enter-the-electric-vehicle-business-with-an-investment-outlay-of-10-billion/articleshow/81772965.cms">Xiaomi forays into the electric vehicle business with a $10 billion subsidiary</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/amazon-is-eyeing-india-startups-as-it-gears-up-for-a-fight-with-asia-richest-man-in-retail/articleshow/81773692.cms">Amazon is eyeing India's startups as it gears up for a fight with Asia's richest man in retail</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-a72-mobile-phone-review/slidelist/81774857.cms">Samsung Galaxy A72 review – a premium mid-range phone in a crowded market</a>

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<ul><li><keyword id="265415" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zoho" source="Orion">Zoho</keyword> is building on top of the technology it has created over the last 25 years, which has allowed it to launch products faster. s.</li><li>Other companies are acquiring technologies, which is a big issue these days, says Zoho.</li><li>Zoho entered edtech with <keyword id="12636762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="trainercentral" source="Orion">TrainerCentral</keyword>, which is being pegged as a rival to “Coursera” and “Udemy”.</li><li>The company now has over 50 apps across every major business category — sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and more.</li></ul>Sridhar Vembu-led software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Zoho has launched over ten new products and services in the past eleven months. They promise to not only serve their usual enterprise clients, but also move into new verticals to serve an entirely new set of customers — from teachers to carpenters to small store owners and more. But if you dig beneath the surface, Zoho has got most of its job done already. The company is building on top of the technology and adding features to products it has created over the last 25 years of its existence, which has allowed Zoho to enter new verticals with the speed of light. “Zoho has spent the last two decades building a strong technology stack that extends from the infrastructure layer to the experience layer. All of Zoho's over 50 business applications are built on this stack, along with a common data model, Praval Singh, vice president of marketing and customer experience at Zoho Corp, told Business Insider. He noted that by working on products for almost every business need, Zoho has acquired the skill-set and know-how to work on adjacent areas too. The company started working on an audio-video (AV) framework a decade ago and the same framework is being used for several <keyword id="12343402" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zoho-products" source="Orion">Zoho products</keyword> and offerings. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Product/Service </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">What does it do? </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Base technology </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zoho Meeting </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Video calling facility </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Audio-Visual technology </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TrainerCentral </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Education infrastructure to enable teachers to teach online </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Audio-Visual technology </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zoho Lens </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Smart remote assistant app, which allows technicians to set up online stores </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Audio-Visual technology </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zoho BackToWork </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Workplace readiness solution </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Low-code platform Zoho Creator </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> Zoho’s argument is that it has built its own technology stack and while most other tech startups and businesses have built their offering through acquisition, it is a “growing problem in the industry.” These already-developed audio-visual, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies make it easier for Zoho to build new products and enter newer segments much faster. For example, adding a layer of augmented reality and analytics ⁠to these allow it to offer remote assistance. “The common framework also makes us agile. A new product that we start to work on can immediately use our existing micro-services (such as single sign-on) instead of having to reinvent the wheel,” Singh said, adding that Zoho’s leadership has been with the company for over a decade. The company now has over 50 apps across every major business category — sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and more. The company claims to have 70 million users across 500,000 companies. Singh also mentioned that Zoho’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology such as natural language processing (NPL) gets adopted across products across these different brands of Zoho. Zoho also launched <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/zoho-adds-features-that-can-turn-a-video-call-into-remote-assistance-for-repairing-cars-appliances-and-more/articleshow/87134428.cms">Zoho Commerce in 2019</a> to enable retailers to set up their online shops and provide them with tools to construct websites, accept orders, track inventory and more. This offering will allow 100 product businesses to set up online stores in three weeks. The offering too has similar features like Zoho Lens and TrainerCentral. Zoho’s latest offering is an attempt to take on <keyword id="1017386" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="coursera" source="Orion">Coursera</keyword> and <keyword id="2240844" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="udemy" source="Orion">Udemy</keyword> Zoho entered the online learning space with the launch of its latest business vertical TrainerCentral last week. It offers digital platforms to allow individual teachers, solopreneurs and experts in a particular field to offer training online. TrainerCentral — which will be a sister to Zoho’s other brands ManageEngine, Zoho and Qntrl — offers tools like website builder, business administration console, dedicated learner portal, payments gateway, online conferencing and analytics for the trainers. Aarthi Elizabeth, chief brand evangelist of TrainerCentral at Zoho, told Business Insider that Trainer Central is seen as a rival to “Coursera and Udemy” — which enables individuals and universities to offer their courses online. Coursera and Udemy have an entire catalogue of courses being offered online. Meanwhile, Zoho’s TrainerCentral offers a link to trainers who would like to hold live online sessions or classes with their students or customers. Zoho does not have any content ownership, nor any control on the courses being offered to the customers. It simply rents its software for trainers to train online, at a subscription fee of up to ₹3,000 per month. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Companies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Market cap, as on December 7 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">User base </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Udemy </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">$2.83 billion </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Over 35 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Coursera </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">$3.85 billion </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Over 77 million </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>Source: NASDAQ, Media reports The platform has plans to soon integrate with Zoho CRM (customer relationship management) to help trainers engage with leads better and convert customers faster. “Zoho was already in the learning infrastructure space with ShowTime, which was a platform to host live virtual training sessions, webinars and web conferences, therefore already having an established community of trainers and learners, which is an advantage as they do not have to develop a user base from scratch. They are offering this same community a more advanced platform to grow their businesses and to learn better,” investment firm Blacksoil’s founder and chief executive Ankur Bansal told Business Insider. Correction: A previous version of the story has been corrected to reflect Zoho’s point of view. The launch date of Zoho Commerce has been corrected to 2019 and changes have been made to show that TrainerCentral is not just a B2B product. 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New Delhi, American online payment gateway giant <keyword id="6357940" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="paypal">PayPal</keyword> has been imposed a Rs 96 lakh penalty by the <keyword id="76581" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="FIU">FIU</keyword> for alleged contravention of the anti-money laundering law and accused of "concealing" suspect financial transactions and abetting "disintegration" of India's <keyword id="141781" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="financial-system">financial system</keyword>. PayPal, which began India operations in November 2017, said it was fully committed to follow due processes and is "carefully reviewing the matter". The company has also been charged with "defeating and frustrating" the tenets of public interest and the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which aims to keep the country's financial system safe from economic crimes, terrorist financing and black money transactions. Calling the contraventions as "deliberate and wilful", <keyword id="3931384" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-financial-intelligence-unit">the Financial Intelligence Unit</keyword> (FIU) in a scathing 27-page order issued on December 17 held the company guilty on three broad counts, the fundamental being its failure to register itself as a "reporting entity" with the federal agency as mandated under the PMLA. "...I, in exercise of powers conferred upon me under section 13(2)(d) of the PMLA, 2002 impose a total fine of Rs 96 lakh only on <keyword id="10465216" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="paypal-payments-private-limited">PayPal Payments Private Limited</keyword> which will be commensurate with the <keyword id="52768" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Violations">violations</keyword> committed by it," the order issued by FIU Director Pankaj Kumar Mishra said. It said that "there is ample evidence of the willful violation of the law and, therefore, PayPal cannot be let off with a penalty that should normally be imposed for minor violations". The order directs the company to pay the fine within 45 days and also register itself as a reporting entity with the FIU, appoint a principal officer and director for communication within a fortnight of the receipt of the order. An appeal against the order can also be made before the Appellate Tribunal of the PMLA within 1.5 months. A PayPal spokesperson told PTI that it "is fully committed to regulatory compliance." "We take our obligations seriously across 200 markets where our payments platform is present. We are carefully reviewing the matter and we cannot comment further at this point," he said. This is for the first time that the FIU, an agency under the Union finance ministry, has undertaken punitive action against an online payment system operating in the country like it has done against public, private and cooperative banks in the past for not following anti-money laundering procedures in keeping their financial channels clean. As per the order accessed by PTI, the legal tussle between the FIU and PayPal began in March, 2018 when the latter asked the company to register as a reporting entity for keeping "record" of all transactions, reporting suspicious transactions and cross-border wire transfers to the FIU and for identifying beneficiaries of these funds. The FIU analyses and shares these reports with various intelligence and investigative agencies for further action. As per the order issued under section 13 of the PMLA, PayPal refused the FIU's directive and hence a show cause notice was issued to it in September last year. PayPal defended its action and cited Reserve Bank of India guidelines to state that it only operates as an Online Payment Gateway Service Provider (OPGSP) or a payment intermediary in India and is "not covered within the definition of a payment system operator or financial institution and in turn, not covered under the definition of a reporting entity under the PMLA". "Therefore, at this time, payment intermediaries, such as PayPal, are not required to register as such with the FIU-India," it said in its reply to the agency. PayPal also stated that it has "submitted" to the RBI its decision to cease domestic payment aggregator business in India before June next year. The FIU, however, rejected its claims and said PayPal was very much involved in handling of funds in India, is a "finanical institution" and hence qualifies to be a reporting entity under the PMLA. "The business model offered by PayPal clearly indicated that it not only acts as an intermediary but actively undertakes money transfer operations... "PayPal undertakes to settle an online transaction by moving money from the customer's account (issuing bank) to the merchant account, which ultimately transmits funds to the merchant's bank account (acquiring bank) when the transaction is finalised," the order said. It added, "By virtue of enabling payment system for its users by way of credit card, debit card, money transfer operations, PayPal is functioning as a payment system operator and is therefore deemed to be a reporting entity..." The order said while the company "defies" the process in India, its parent company in the US - PayPal Inc. - reports suspicious transactions to the American FIU and also to similar agencies in Australia and the UK. Sharing of suspicious transaction reports by PayPal was "crucial" in enabling FIU to share such information with Indian law enforcement agencies and by refusing to register it was "not only concealing suspect financial transactions but is also abetting in the disintegration of India's financial system" and posing "enhanced risk to the financial system of India", the order said. It noted that if PayPal's contention was accepted, the objective of the anti-money laundering law would be rendered "redundant" and other such entities "will find some reason to technically escape being categorised as one (reporting entity) and frustrate the very purpose and object of the PMLA". 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