Smaller UPI apps raise competition concerns over NPCI's UPI Meta framework

Smaller UPI payment apps have formally opposed NPCI's proposed UPI Meta checkout framework in a joint representation, arguing it risks entrenching larger competitors' dominance and calling for wider consultation before implementation.

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