This approval will now allow PayU to onboard new merchants on its platform.

“This license is important in our mission to establish a globally renowned digital payments infrastructure rooted in India,” PayU CEO Anirban Mukherjee said in a statement.

"In line with the Government's Digital India initiative and RBI's visionary regulations, we are dedicated to promoting financial inclusion, especially for small merchants," he said.

Further, the company said the in-principle approval from RBI underlines PayU's mission of building world-leading digital payments infrastructure originating from India for India and the world, accelerating its next growth phase in the country. .

Earlier this month, PayU partnered with US-based fintech company PayPal to enhance the cross-border payments experience for Indian merchants.

PayU provides payment gateway solutions to online businesses through its technology and has empowered over five lakh businesses including India's leading enterprises, e-commerce giants and SMBs. It allows businesses to collect digital payments from over 150 online payment methods like credit cards, debit cards, net banking, EMI, BNPL, QR, UPI, wallets, etc.