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The central bank hasn’t completely abandoned the plan to create an alternative to India’s flagship payment processor. But the competing consortiums, including the likes of Reliance, Tata, Google and Meta, still have a long way to go.

Reliance Consumer Products is relying on aggressive pricing in the hope that its staples brand will become a household name. But such tactics can go only so far.
Aggressive expansion, continued dependence on its parent for business, and an adverse shift in the product mix weigh on profitability as well as investor sentiment.
The central bank’s shift to a 100% collateral requirement threatens to erode leverage, reduce volumes and force a consolidation across prop desks.