Eros Now Partners with Leading Indian Electronic Payment Platforms

Eros International PLC (NYSE: EROS) (“Eros”), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced today that Eros Now, its cutting edge digital over-the-top (OTT) platform, has entered into multiple significant partnerships in India with three major electronic payment platforms—Paytm, Mobikwik and Snapdeal-owned Freecharge—who are the forerunners in the online payment industry in India.  

Paytm, one of India's largest electronic payment platform, has seen over five-fold rise in active users post demonetization at over 150 million users.  Mobikwik, the Gurgaon-based company, has recorded a user base of 40 million with a growth of 40% in their daily app downloads and Freecharge, a Bangalore-based company, has been witnessing a steady growth of 15% in their monthly transactions with over 50 million users. Eros Now has tied up with these leading online payment platforms for easier and effortless transactions for its users.

Commenting on the associations, Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital said, “With the recent demonetization move in India, the online payment industry has seen a surge and we see that as beneficial for our world class OTT platform Eros Now as more of our users now can use any of the leading Indian e-wallet service providers such Paytm, MobiKwik or Freecharge to subscribe to Eros Now’s massive library of premium content and other unique features. I am excited about our exponential growth and confident we will continue to establish leadership position with first mover advantage.”

Eros Now offers the widest library of films, music, premium television and regional content for packages of Rs 49.00 and Rs 99.00 per month in India.