“Even if the implementation of #DPI in 🇮🇳 was done by foundations, with great involvement from the software community, only the State could enable adoption: aadhar was mandated for all welfare, connected to UPI. But is DPI truly independent from Big Tech? The majority of UPI volume is handled through Google Pay, by Phone Pay, to the point that many users don’t see UPI anymore but think of it as ‘GPay’. That’s a bit of a cautionary tale.” — Sabhanaz Radhid Diya
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