Paytm is an Indian electronic payment and ecommerce brand founded in 2000 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma. It received funding from Ratan Tata in 2015 and Alibaba in the same year. Paytm has over 22 million visitors per month, 15 million active wallet users, and processes over 8 million transactions per month, with 70% made through mobiles. It offers services including recharge, bill payment, payments solutions, digital gold, Paytm wallet, and plans to launch a bank. Paytm earns money through its ecommerce store, advertising, transactions through its wallet, partnerships and commissions from sellers using its platform.