Some observers might see the Facebook-Reliance Jio move as threatening UPI and Indian public infrastructure, but in fact, this is exactly what is being encouraged by the government.
In February, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft guideines for a “New Umbrella Entity (NUE) for Retail Payments,” which opened the doors for a parallel payment infrastructure to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-operated UPI.
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