Vijay Shekhar Sharma

• Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder and CEO of Paytm.
• Paytm grew to include wealth management, e-commerce, and financial services under his direction.
• Named in Forbes’ list of billionaires, recognised for innovation and contributions to India's fintech industry.
• With 400 million users and 25 million transactions every day, Paytm is one of the largest beneficiaries of India's 2016 demonetisation.
• Vijay Shekhar Sharma's Net Worth is around 110 crores USD.

Events

• WSJ D.Live Laguna 2018
  • Speaker
  • Laguna Beach, California, United States, North America
  • Nov 12, 2018

• GMIC Bangalore 2016
  • Speaker
  • Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia
  • Nov 16, 2016

Awards and Recognition

• Best Serial Entrepreneur Award at the Rural and Urban Development Summit and Awards 2022 presented by the Minister of State for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
• Ranked the Youngest Indian Billionaire by Forbes magazine.
• Entrepreneur of the Year by AIMA in 2018.
• Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2017.
• ET Entrepreneur of the Year by The Economic Times in 2016.
• Ranked by GQ in their listing of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2017.
• Dataquest IT Man of the year in 2017.
• Received an Honorary doctorate from Amity University, Gurgaon, in 2016.
• Honored with the Yash Bharati, the highest state civilian award of the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2016.
• Businessman of the Year at GQ Men of the Year Awards 2016.
• Conferred with the NDTV Indian of the Year in 2016.
• Impact Person of the Year Award in 2016.
• India's Hottest Business Leader under 40 by The Economic Times in 2015.
• CEO of the Year by SABRE Award in September 2015.