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Six consortiums in the fray to bag NUE licence for retail payments

Last month, RBI extended the deadline to apply for licence at the behest of IBA

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The NUE would be tasked with setting up, managing, and operating new payment systems in the retail space

Subrata Panda Mumbai
As the deadline to apply for a new um­brella entity (NUE) licence comes to an end, atleast six consortiums are in the fray to bag the coveted licence to set up a for-profit National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-like body for retail payments.
 
The race to get a licence has seen intense competition as a number of banks, fintech companies, payment firms, tech and e-commerce giants have shown interest in being part of consortiums. So far, it is not known how many lic­ences are on offer. But experts have suggested th­at at least two licences for setting up a