As digital payments in India continue to grow, several prominent business establishments in India including Reliance Industries, the Tata Group and digital payments major Paytm are reportedly in fray for setting up New Umbrella Entity (NUE) for retail payments.
Moreover, several global tech giants including Facebook, Google and Amazon have tied up with Indian organisations for being a part of such an entity which would rival the likes of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
But what is the NUE licence that a number of big businesses are vying for?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) came up with a framework for the pan-India umbrella entity for retail payments back in August 2020, wherein the central bank said that an entity must have a minimum paid-up capital of Rs 500 crore.