The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now.

    Now, The Mobile Wallet to give small retailers their money’s worth

    Synopsis

    Presently deployed with 25,000 merchants and corner stores across Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune, the wallet incentivizes merchants for uptake and helps them in customer acquisition through targeted offers which can be passed on to customers.

    ET Bureau
    HYDERABAD: The director of Balaji Infra Projects Ltd, promoter of Dighi Port, Vinay Kalantri, has floated a new company The Mobile Wallet focuses on offline merchants for cashless transactions. Presently deployed with 25,000 merchants and corner stores across Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune, the wallet incentivizes merchants for uptake and helps them in customer acquisition through targeted offers which can be passed on to customers.

    “We have already raised a seed-capital of around Rs 33 crores (USD 5 million) and have 100 people on-board to develop the technology. The wallet works on 2G speeds and is targeted at small store owners,” said Vinay Kalantri, managing director of The Mobile Wallet.

    Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill Courses

    Offering CollegeCourseWebsite
    MITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisit
    Indian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisit
    IIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisit
    He added that the company will be on-boarding a million merchants over the next year. “We already have 300 street-on-feet,” added Kalantri who will be managing the company as a separate entity.

    The Economic Times

    Stories you might be interested in