Pine Labs enters the market with 10% listing gain

Fintech major Pine Labs made a positive debut on the public markets on Friday, listing at a 9.5% premium over its issue price despite lukewarm interest from retail investors during the IPO. 

The stock opened at Rs 242 per share against the IPO price of Rs 221, giving the Peak XV-backed firm a stable start on the NSE and BSE.

The IPO, which closed on November 11, raised around Rs 3,900 crore, comprising a mix of fresh issuance and an offer for sale by existing shareholders. While institutional investors drove the bulk of the demand, retail participation remained modest.

According to exchange data, Pine Labs’ IPO was oversubscribed 2.46 times overall. The retail portion saw 1.22x subscription, QIBs (excluding anchors) 4x, and Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs) just 0.3x, while the employee portion was the most subscribed at 7.35 times.

Earlier this week, the company also secured three key licences from the RBI, for payment aggregation, payment gateway operations, and cross-border payments, covering both offline and online merchant transactions. These approvals allow Pine Labs to process domestic and international payments, manage settlements, and further expand its merchant network across sectors.

In FY25, Pine Labs reported a 28.5% year-on-year revenue growth to Rs 2,274 crore in FY25 from Rs 1,769 crore in FY24, while net losses fell 57% to Rs 145 crore. Notably, the company turned profitable in Q1 FY26, posting a net profit of Rs 4.7 crore on revenue of Rs 616 crore..

For now, the company has avoided the post-listing volatility seen in some startup IPOs earlier this year. But with public markets becoming increasingly selective, Pine Labs’ real test begins now, proving that a fintech born in the swipe era can hold its ground in the era of UPI, BNPL, and embedded finance.

Pine Labs’ share touched its high of Rs 284 in the morning and as of 10:50 AM is currently trading at Rs 270.28, a 22.45% above its issue price, with the total market cap of Rs 31,051 crore ($3.52 billion).