March 5, 2021 Flipkart, Mastercard and PayU will join the Tata Group-led consortium to create a digital payments New Umbrella Entity (NUE), the Economic Times reported. The three entities will buy a 30% stake together in Ferbine Pvt. Ltd, an entity set up by the Tatas that will operate the NUE under the Reserve Bank of India’s authorisation. If granted a license the consortium will set up and operate new payments platforms that will compete with the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), while also building payments platforms that complement the NPCI’s own. While HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank each have a 9.9% stake in the entity, Mastercard and Airtel Digital have bought a 10% stake each, Flipkart’s FlipPay, and Naspers-backed PayU will each acquire a 5% stake in the Tata led NUE, the report said. It added that Tata’s have retained 40% of the company.