Indian eCommerce portal Paytm rolls out rummy, fantasy sports games

Paytm, an Indian-based digital wallet and e-payment system, is poised to draw more customers after it was announced that the company’s mobile app now features rummy and fantasy sports, Glaws.in reported.

These new offerings come as a result of a joint venture between Paytm, One97 Communications Limited, and Alibaba-backed AGTech. Paytm customers can access these new features through Paytm’s homepage.

Founded in 2010, Paytm is an Indian-based digital wallet and e-payment system. Paytm users can play for a variety of goods and services such as mobile plans, utility bills, and groceries. Users can even book their travel and purchase tickets to events. Over 7 million Indian merchants accept Paytm and the company is valued at $10 billion.

Paytm’s fantasy sports app, Gamepind, was created by Vinfotech, which is an Indore-based software developer offering DFS games for cricket, football, and kabaddi. Neither of these new additions are currently available for real money but Paytm and Gamepind plan to offer real-money portals in the near future. However, those who use the fantasy sports app can play it using “beans” which can be bought through Paytm. Aside from the newly released fantasy sports and rummy, other games including trivia, ludo, and several other social games are available on the Gamepind platform.