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Even as top payment processors like Razorpay, PayU, Paytm and Cashfree are going all out to get the much-needed licences and resume onboarding merchants, the hold-up is hurting aspiring startup founders.

The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
The central bank’s shift to a 100% collateral requirement threatens to erode leverage, reduce volumes and force a consolidation across prop desks.
While the payments company saw its first full year of profitability in FY26, the real progress will depend on whether it can continue to prove that it’s more than a POS company.