The Reserve Bank of India on Friday extended the time to make application for authorisation as a pan-India new umbrella entity for retail payments to March 31, 2021.

“Requests have been received from various stakeholders including Indian Banks’ Association for extending the timeline, keeping in view the Covid-19 related disruptions and inconveniences. It has been accordingly decided to extend the timeline for making the application up to March 31, 2021,” the RBI said.

The earlier due date was today (February 26).

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