National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the launch of the BHIM App open-source license model.

• Under the new model, the source code of the BHIM app will be licensed to regulated entities participating in the UPI ecosystem.
• Further, new features that get launched on BHIM App in the future, will also be extended to these entities for them to continue. 
• BHIM licensing model will empower these entities to offer the benefits of UPI to their customers with a ready UPI application that will help reduce time, effort, and costs for the entities.