UPI no challenge to Mastercard, has expanded digital payments: Exec
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/upi-no-challenge-to-mastercard-has-expanded-digital-payments-exec/articleshow/132994603.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-06 09:13:14
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-06 15:46:18
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
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- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Mastercard India head Gautam Aggarwal sees UPI as a complementary system. UPI has educated consumers and expanded the digital payments market significantly. India possesses the world's largest digital payments ecosystem in absolute terms. Mastercard invests heavily in cybersecurity to ensure user convenience and security. A strong regulatory framework and consumer education are vital for continued growth.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-06 15:46:18
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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