Walmart’s PhonePe Gets Regulatory OK for Indian IPO

January 27, 2026 Priya Shah – Business Editor Business

PhonePe, India’s largest digital payments company, is nearing an initial public offering (IPO).

Regulators have approved the IPO, Reuters reported Tuesday (Jan. 20),according to sources wiht knowledge of the matter.

Walmart, Microsoft, and tiger Global are anticipated to reduce their stakes in PhonePe during the IPO. PYMNTS reached out to PhonePe for a statement but hasn’t received a response.

PhonePe confidentially filed for its IPO in September. Previous reports indicated the offering could generate up to $1.5 billion and value the company at $12 billion.

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