Fintech agency Paytm on Monday quashed a media report about Enforcement Directorate probing the agency and its unit Paytm Funds Financial institution Ltd (PBBL) for violations of international trade legal guidelines.

Probe into Paytm has widened with the ED investigating violations of international trade legal guidelines, days after Reserve Financial institution of India requested the platform’s banking unit to halt enterprise after February 29, reported Reuters on Monday, citing sources.

Enforcement Directorate has sought information from RBI, two sources accustomed to the matter instructed Reuters. They didn’t point out what particular provisions of the Overseas Alternate Administration Act, which covers each particular person and company transfers abroad, have been the topic of the investigation, the report stated.

In a inventory trade submitting, One97 Communications Ltd (OCL), the dad or mum agency of Paytm, stated it denies experiences of investigation or violation of Overseas Alternate guidelines by the Firm or its affiliate PBBL.

“To handle latest misinformation, factual inaccuracies, and hypothesis, One 97 Communications Restricted want to set out the Firm’s place and straight handle rumors within the latest deceptive media experiences in regards to the Firm. This submitting is completed within the curiosity of transparency, and defending our fame, clients, shareholders, and stakeholders from being influenced by unwarranted and speculative tales. We’ll proceed to submit such clarifications, as required,” stated OCL.

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“The Firm filed a selected clarification yesterday, categorically denying any investigation by the Enforcement Directorate on OCL, our associates and our administration. We have now since seen extra media experiences making baseless speculations about investigations of the Firm or its affiliate Paytm Funds Financial institution Restricted (PPBL) for violation of international trade guidelines. We want to reiterate that the Firm and its affiliate Paytm Funds Financial institution Restricted will not be the subject material of any such investigation. Such media experiences are totally deceptive, baseless and malicious, which hurt the pursuits of all our stakeholders,” added OCL.

Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd, which owns Paytm model, fell by one other 10 per cent to hit its decrease circuit restrict, as buyers continued to dump the inventory following the RBI’s crackdown.

The inventory tanked 10 per cent to Rs 438.35 — its lowest buying and selling permissible restrict for the day — on the BSE.

It plummeted 9.99 per cent to hit its decrease circuit restrict of Rs 438.50 on the NSE.

In three days, the inventory has tumbled over 42 per cent, wiping out Rs 20,471.25 crore, from its market valuation.

“Prime fintech gamers like Paytm ought to adhere to guidelines and laws set by the regulator,” Vivek Joshi, secretary of the division of monetary companies, instructed Reuters when requested for remark.

The Hindu Enterprise Line newspaper reported on Monday that Paytm is in exploratory talks with HDFC Financial institution and Jio Monetary Companies to promote the digital wallets enterprise housed beneath Paytm Funds Financial institution.

State Financial institution of India, India’s largest lender, stated on Saturday that it was extending companies to retailers and retailers by means of its funds subsidiary, SBI Funds Companies, in response to the uncertainty round Paytm.

“We’re prepared for them,” SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara stated. “We’re fairly open when it comes to coming to the help of the service provider neighborhood and we will likely be more than pleased to supply them PoS (Level of Gross sales) machines.”