Smaller UPI Apps Urge NPCI to Rethink UPI Meta Launch, Warn of Deeper Phonepe ...

Smaller UPI payment apps are lobbying India's NPCI to block Meta's entry into UPI, arguing it will entrench PhonePe and Google Pay's dominance in India's real-time payments infrastructure. The dispute reflects tension between preserving open-network principles and preventing further market consolidation.

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