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Splitting UPI payment to sidestep MDR? No daily cap for nowUnder the framework effective October 15, regular merchant payments above Rs 2,000 will attract a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR), capped...
MDR charges on 5 key services: Railway tickets, mobile bills, fuel and moreSelect UPI merchant transactions will incur a Merchant Discount Rate. However, transactions under two thousand rupees will remain free for ...
MDR rollout will be monitored to protect usersTax issues Levy of goods & services tax on MDR can be taken up by GST Council, ITC may be used by merchants.
Zero MDR charge: 7 UPI transactions where you don't need to pay any feeStarting from October 2026, a new Merchant Discount Rate framework will be introduced for specific UPI transactions. This framework is desi...
BharatPe backs new UPI MDR framework; distances itself from Ashneer Grover's remarksClarifying that Grover's remarks do not reflect the company's stance, BharatPe said his views were made strictly in an individual capacity.
MDR on UPI transactions faces PIL in Supreme CourtA Public Interest Litigation challenges the government's new UPI charges. These charges apply to merchant payments exceeding two thousand r...
ETtech Explainer: Who pays MDR on UPI and who does notStarting on October 15, banks and payment applications will begin earning revenue from select merchant UPI transactions. Transactions under...
UPI MDR: 10 UPI transactions that will attract MDR charges; what’s the maximum you will payA new UPI framework will implement fees on certain merchant transactions while keeping person-to-person payments and transactions under two...
Explainer -- India's UPI MDR shake-up: What changes and why it mattersIndia will soon introduce a merchant discount rate on UPI payments. This fee applies to transactions exceeding two thousand rupees with mer...
No question of rollback of 0.4% MDR charges on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000: Top govt officialA top official, when asked whether the government was considering to roll back the proposed Merchant Discount Rate charges on UPI transacti...
NPCI announces MDR for UPI; merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 to attract 0.4% chargeWhile NPCI has not specified a threshold based on the size of a merchant’s turnover, it said in its announcement that vendors operating und...
Mutual funds, stocks UPI payments to attract 0.02% MDR under new NPCI frameworkNew UPI rules will introduce a 0.02% merchant discount rate for capital market transactions. This special rate applies to mutual funds and ...
Amazon Now’s sales surge; govt’s stance on UPI chargesHappy Tuesday! Amazon's quick commerce arm is scaling fast, India head Samir Kumar told us. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
Paytm will stay profitable even without MDR, government support: Vijay Shekhar SharmaHis comments come as the government moves towards allowing charges on a limited set of UPI transactions. On Monday, the government notified...
India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources sayIndia's payments authority is discussing charges on large UPI transactions. This follows a recent change in law allowing fees on payments o...
Merchant fee on UPI rolling out as transaction floor set at Rs 2,000India has exempted transactions up to ₹2,000 via UPI and RuPay debit cards from charges. This move allows for the reintroduction of merchan...
Banks cannot impose charges on UPI payments of up to Rs 2,000, govt saysThe government has announced no charges on UPI transactions up to Rs 2,000. RuPay debit card payments below this amount will also remain fr...
SBI developing solution to use UPI data for checking creditworthiness of small bizState Bank of India is developing a UPI data solution for small businesses. This initiative aims to assess creditworthiness without requiri...
NPCI reports 12% slump in FY26 net profit to Rs 1,362 croreNPCI generates revenues primarily by operating digital payment infrastructures such as UPI, IMPS (Immediate Payment Service), AePS (Aadhaar...
India plans AI registry as it looks to roll out agentic payments, sources sayThe landscape of digital finance is evolving as India's payments authority creates a registry specifically for AI agents. This registry aim...