PB Fintech Limited

October 29, 2021

This is to inform you that PB Fintech Limited is coming out with a public issue to raise Rs.5709.71 crore from the market.

The issue opens on November 1 and closes on November 3, 2021.

Details of the PB Fintech Limited IPO

Company Details :
  • PB Fintech Limited have built India’s largest online platform for insurance and lending products leveraging the power of technology, data and innovation, according to Frost & Sullivan. They provide convenient access to insurance, credit and other financial products and aim to create awareness amongst Indian households about the financial impact of death, disease and damage.
  • They also facilitate their Insurer and Lending Partners in the financial services industry to innovate and design customised products for Consumers leveraging their extensive data insights and data analytics capabilities.
  • They launched Policybazaar, their flagship platform, in 2008 to respond to Consumers’ need for more awareness, choice and transparency and create a consumer-pull based, provider-neutral model for insurance distribution.
  • In Fiscal 2020, Policybazaar was India’s largest digital insurance marketplace among all online insurance distributors with 93.4% market share based on number of policies sold. For this purpose, number of policies sold by all online insurance distribution platforms as per IRDAI have been used to derive the market share. Furthermore, in Fiscal 2020, Policybazaar constituted 65.3% of all digital insurance sales in India by number of policies sold (including online sales done directly by insurance companies and by insurance distributors). For this purpose, number of policies sold online directly by insurance companies and by insurance distributors have been estimated to derive the market share.
  • In 2014, they launched Paisabazaar with the goal to transform how Indians access personal credit by accentuating ease, convenience and transparency in selecting a variety of personal loans and credit cards. According to Frost & Sullivan, Paisabazaar was India’s largest digital consumer credit marketplace with a 53.7% market share, based on disbursals in Fiscal 2021. Paisabazaar is also widely used to access credit scores, with approximately 22.5 million Consumers cumulatively having accessed their credit score through their platform as of June 30, 2021.
  • They primarily generate revenues from the following sources: (i) for Policybazaar business, from insurance commission that they receive from their Insurer Partners, and additional services that they provide to Insurer Partners such as telemarketing and other services relating to sales and post-sales services, account management, premium collection and various other services, (ii) for Paisabazaar business, from the commission that they receive from their Lending Partners, credit advisory and related services that they provide to their Consumers or Lending Partners, and marketing services that they provide to financial services partners and other third parties, and (iii) for their Company, from providing online marketing, consulting and technology services to Insurer and Lending Partners.
Issue Period : Issue opens on: Monday, November 1, 2021
Issue closes on: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Price Band : Rs.940  to Rs.980 per equity share
Bid Lot : 15 equity shares and in multiple thereafter.
Issue Size : Rs.5,709.71 crore
Issue break-up : QIB - 75% of the offer – Rs.4282.29 crore
NIB - 15% of the offer - Rs.856.46 crore
RET - 10% of the offer - Rs.570.97 crore
Listing : NSE and BSE
Registrar : Link Intime India Private Limited
UPI : All Retail Applications through brokers are compulsorily in UPI Mode

Watch these 4 videos to know how to apply for the PB Fintech Limited IPO online easily.

Step 1: Create an UPI ID

Create UPI ID

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Step 2: Apply for IPO online using mobile app or website

Step 3: Authorise UPI mandate to block payment

Authorised UPI ID

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Remember these points while applying for IPOs

  • With Sharekhan, you can now fill and submit your IPO application online at your convenience anytime before an issue closes. This can be done through the Sharekhan app or website.
  • You will need a mobile phone with a SIM linked to your bank account offering the UPI facility and a debit card to create your UPI ID.
  • Currently, UPI works on the following mobile applications:
    Name of App (Supported Platforms) VPA Handle
    BHIM Baroda Pay (only Android) @BARODAMPAY
    BHIM Oriental Pay (Only Android) @obc
    BHIM RBL Pay (Android & iOS) @rbl
    BHIM (android & iOS) @upi
    BHIM ALLBANK UPI (only Android) @allbank
    BHIM Axis Pay (only android) @axisbank
    BHIM IndusPay (only Android) @indus
    BHIM Lotza UPI (only Android) @federal
    BHIM SBIPay (only android) @sbi
    Citi Mobile (android & iOS) @citi & @citigold
    Google Pay (android & iOS) @okhdfcbank | @okaxis | @oksbi | @okicici
    HSBC Simply Pay (android & iOS) @hsbc
    iMobile by ICICI Bank (android users) @icici
    Kotak Mobile Banking App (Android) @kotak
    Phone-Pe (android & iOS) @ybl
    SIB Mirror+ (only Android) @sib
    BHIM YES PAY (only Android) @yesbank
    DigiBank - DBS (Android & iOS @dbs
    Paytm (Andriod & iOS) @paytm
    BHIM AUPay (Android & iOS) @aubank
    Freecharge (Android & iOS) @freecharge
    BHIM BANDHAN UPI (Android & iOS) @bandhan
    BHIM KBL UPI (Android) @kbl
    Phone-Pe (Android & iOS) @ybl, @axl, @ibl
  • To avoid rejection, download the latest version of the app.
  • Remember to select UPI as the payment option in the IPO application form by providing your UPI ID.
  • As soon as you submit your application through the mobile app or website, you will receive an SMS from National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) informing you that your UPI mandate has been generated.
  • The app passcode and the UPI PIN can be different; remember to enter only the UPI PIN while authorising the UPI mandate. Note that you should not share your UPI PIN with anyone.
  • If you forget the UPI PIN, simply reset it instead of entering a wrong one.
  • If the transaction gets through, you will receive a “Transaction is successful” message on your mobile.
  • There are two possible scenarios post-allotment: On full allotment, funds will be debited from your account. If there is no allotment of shares, the blocked funds will be released after the end date or expiry date of the UPI mandate.
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