AvenuesAI Limited – Investor Presentation Summary

Key Operational Highlights

  • Total number of merchants exceeds 10 million.
  • Total Payment Value (TPV) processed reached INR 1.66 trillion in Q4 FY26, a 101% year-on-year (YoY) increase.
  • Annualized TPV run-rate is approximately INR 10.0 trillion.
  • Key drivers include the strategic transformation into an AI-native transaction infrastructure platform and expansion of the closed-loop consumer and merchant ecosystem.

Financial Highlights

  • Gross Revenue: Rs. 81,158 million for FY26 (+103% YoY); Rs. 24,895 million for Q4 FY26 (+115% YoY).
  • Net Revenue: Rs. 6,031 million for FY26 (+15% YoY); Rs. 1,495 million for Q4 FY26 (+11% YoY). Net Revenue is defined as Gross Revenue minus operating expenses (payment processing charges and direct expenses related to the Platforms business).
  • EBITDA (adjusted): Rs. 3,873 million for FY26 (+24% YoY); Rs. 994 million for Q4 FY26 (+28% YoY).
  • PAT (adjusted): Rs. 3,320 million for FY26 (+58% YoY); Rs. 955 million for Q4 FY26 (+90% YoY). Adjusted figures exclude the impact from mark-to-market (MTM) and/or fair value (FV) gain/(loss).
  • Margins: EBITDA margin was 64% of Net Revenue for FY26 (vs. 59% in FY25) and 66% for Q4 FY26 (vs. 58% in Q4 FY25). PAT margin was 55% of Net Revenue for FY26 (vs. 40% in FY25) and 64% for Q4 FY26 (vs. 37% in Q4 FY25).
  • Payments Net Take Rate (NTR): 7 bps for FY26 (-40% YoY); 6 bps for Q4 FY26 (-43% YoY). NTR is only from MDR-based payment options, with the decrease attributed to strategic volume expansion.
  • Drivers of financial performance: Profitable revenue growth driven by the AI-led transformation, high operating leverage from automation, and expansion into high-growth markets.
  • Key Risks: Disclosed risks include fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, competition, and management of growth.

Balance Sheet Snapshot & Capex

  • Capital Raising: Successfully completed an INR 700 crore Rights Issue, which was 1.40x oversubscribed. The capital is intended for investments across AI platforms, payment infrastructure, and strategic expansion.
  • Strategic Restructuring: Approved the strategic transfer of the Ecommerce Platform Infrastructure business to Rediff.com for INR 800.39 crore.

Strategic & R&D Initiatives

  • Investments in Innovation: Launched PayCentral.ai, India's first Agentic Payment Platform built on Google's AP2 framework. Launched CCAvenue CommerceAI powered by a proprietary Model Context Protocol (MCP). Expanded development of PrivateGPT and on-premise enterprise AI solutions. Continued embedding AI across transaction processing, fraud detection, and risk management.
  • Strategic Rationale: Transition from a traditional payment gateway to a full-stack, AI-driven transaction infrastructure and digital payments platform to capture long-term AI-led growth opportunities in intelligent commerce and payments.

Management Commentary & Growth Outlook

  • Strategic Outlook: The presentation outlines a structural inflection point moving from a payment gateway to an AI-native transaction infrastructure. The company is described as being "well-poised for future growth."
  • Risks and Opportunities: The forward-looking statements note uncertainties including global economic conditions, the rate of growth of online commerce, and competition.

Corporate Updates

  • Completed corporate rebranding from Infibeam Avenues Limited to AvenuesAI Limited.
  • Announced the planned elevation of Mr. Vishwas Patel as Managing Director & CEO.
  • Appointed Dr. Neharika Vohra as an Independent Director.
  • Increased stake in Rediff.com to 82.66% post the strategic business restructuring.
  • Secured key regulatory approvals including RBI authorization for Offline Payment Aggregation, in-principle approval for PPIs, and IFSCA approval to operate as a Payment Service Provider at GIFT-IFSC.
  • RediffPay secured NPCI TPAP approval and commenced CUG testing for its financial wellness-focused UPI platform.
  • Partnered with Shiprocket Checkout to deliver payment solutions for SMBs and D2C merchants.