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Retail Leadership Summit (RLS) 2017
Game Changer Session: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, PayTM
The story of one of India's premier entrepreneurs, Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the CEO of PayTM. The pitfalls he faced before becoming the Founder and CEO of a 10 billion dollar company which has changed the face of Indian retail and also the way Indian consumers look at payment. Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma recounts his experiences through his entrepreneurial journey; starting from his days as a student to selling his website, indiasite.net for a million dollars in 1997 to creating the most widely used online payment platform, his brainchild, PayTM.
►About RLS:
Retail Leadership Summit (RLS) is the biggest knowledge sharing platform organized by the industry, for the industry. It brings together all the stakeholders of retail for a common dialogue on the way forward. Over the years, it has come to be known as a premier platform where the biggest and brightest convene to exchange ideas, share business insights and deliberate on all things retail on a macro-level. Retail professionals flock to RLS as it is one of the most effective networking platforms where they get a chance to meet peers, potential partners, and industry leaders. Be it a retail professional, service provider, retailer or a business management student, RLS has something for everyone.
►Who We Are:
Retailers Association of India (RAI) is the unified voice of retailers in India. A not for profit organization, RAI works with all stakeholders for creating the right environment for the growth of modern retail industry in India. We encourage, develop, facilitate and support retailers to modernize and adopt best practices that will delight customers.
►What We Do:
RAI is a strong advocate for retailing in India and works with all levels of government and stakeholders. Our charter is to support employment growth and career opportunities in retail, to promote and sustain retail investments in communities from coast-to-coast, and to enhance consumer choice and industry competitiveness. RAI also provides its members with a full range of services and programs including education and training, benchmarking and best practices, networking, Policy advocacy, and industry information. Thus, RAI is the lead trade association representing an entire gamut of retailers, from chain store retailers and department stores through to independent emerging retailers, selling a wide selection of products across cities, towns, rural and virtual stores.
►Our Initiatives:
RAI Provides: Advocacy support - we aggregate and represent the “Voice of Industry” to policymakers and the government; Networking and Events - We provide regional and national events for members to network with each other and with the larger Retail Fraternity; Learning & Development - We provide a range of workshops and seminars for members to skill up as they scale up; Knowledge & Research - We work with a number of Knowledge Partners to deliver authoritative, insightful industry reports.
►About PayTM:
Paytm is an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company. It was founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma in August 2010 and is based out of Noida SEZ, India. Paytm is available in 10 Indian languages and offers online use-cases like mobile recharges, utility bill payments, travel, movies, and events bookings as well as in-store payments at grocery stores, fruits and vegetable shops, restaurants, parking, tolls, pharmacies and education institutions with the Paytm QR code. California based PayPal had filed a case against Paytm in the Indian trademark office for using a logo similar to its own on 18 November 2016. As of January 2018, Paytm is valued at $10 billion.
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