PhonePe plans to hire 20,000 sales staff in rural India expansion push

PhonePe plans to expand its merchant network across rural India, aiming to deepen digital payment acceptance in small towns and villages. More than 20,000 on-roll frontline sales staff to be added over the next year to support merchant onboarding, KYC, device rollout, support. Over 50 million payment devices to be deployed in 12 months, including SmartSpeakers, POS terminals; about 50% earmarked for rural areas. Plan targets Tier 6 towns, positioning the network to bring more small merchants into the formal financial system. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. PhonePe Limited published the original content used to generate this news brief on September 24, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. (C)