India's Paytm invests $1 million in Brazil-based finance startup Dinie

Indian fintech firm Paytm said its wholly owned subsidiary, Paytm Cloud Technologies, will invest $1 million in Seven Technology LLC to acquire a 25% stake.

The deal, which is expected to close within 45 days, underscores the Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led company's continued push to expand its global footprint and gain insights into emerging markets.

What does Dinnie do?

Seven Technology LLC, incorporated in October 2024 in Delaware, the U.S., has no standalone operations but fully owns Dinie Correspondente Bancário e Meios de Pagamento Ltda. (Dinie), an application programming interface (API)–first embedded finance startup.

Dinie enables digital and e-commerce platforms to provide digital financial services solutions to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Brazil.

According to publicly available disclosures, Dinie generated 357,920 Brazilian reais in revenue for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024, down from earlier periods.

The importance of investment

Paytm said the investment would help in understanding the merchants’ business landscape and opportunities in the Brazilian market.

"The proposed acquisition of Target entity by Paytm Cloud Technologies Limited (PCLT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (OCL), does not fall within the purview of related party transactions," the company said.

Paytm's financial performance

Last month, One 97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, reported a notable revenue increase and a narrower net loss compared to the previous quarter.

The fintech firm recorded an operating revenue of Rs 1,828 crore for the October-December 2024 quarter, marking a 10% increase from the previous quarter. However, it declined 36% from Rs 2,850.5 crore in the same period last fiscal year.

Its net loss stood at Rs 208.3 crore, improving both quarter on quarter and compared with Rs 219.8 crore in the year-ago period.