Over half of street vendors may cut UPI acceptance if 0.4% MDR is introduced: ISB studyMore than 67% of street vendors in India currently accept UPI payments for transactions. A proposed 0.4% merchant discount rate could lead ...
04 Nov, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
Festive spending drives record UPI transactions in OctoberUPI processed transactions worth Rs 31.53 lakh crore during the month, a 16% rise from a year earlier and the highest on record, signalling...
01 Nov, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Paytm targets one-third UPI market share as Sharma steps up consumer acquisitionPaytm currently accounts for about 8.1% of UPI transaction volumes, behind PhonePe's 45.6% and Google Pay's 32.2%, according to September d...
27 Oct, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Paytm shares rise 2% after Q2 results. What are Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, and others saying?Paytm shares rose after the fintech major reported a 976% year-on-year jump in Q2 net profit and 28% revenue growth. Jefferies, Goldman Sac...
27 Oct, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Paytm Q2 Results: Profit rockets 976% YoY to Rs 226 crore, revenue jumps 28%Paytm Q2 Results: Fintech major Paytm on Monday reported 976% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 226 crore. The...
26 Oct, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Paytm’s Q2 profit jumps 10-fold to Rs 225 crore, revenue up 28%Revenue growth was in line with brokerage estimates, but net profit fell short of expectations. Brokerages had projected operating revenue ...
26 Oct, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
SBI's Setty sees 50 bps more rate hikes, says retail loan quality unlikely to sufferState Bank of India chairman CS Setty noted that upcoming rate hikes could affect discretionary consumption demand. He highlighted that ret...
26 Oct, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Zetwerk IPO fully subscribed; Super.money triples revenuesZetwerk’s Rs 5,012-crore IPO was subscribed 3.06 times on Monday, the last day for bids. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
19 Oct, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
Flipkart-backed Super.money’s FY26 revenue triples to Rs 292 crore but loss widens 78%Consumer-facing UPI apps such as Super.money spend heavily on marketing to acquire customers before monetising them through credit and comm...
19 Oct, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
UPI MDR deferment gives D2C brands festive-season margin reliefThe new MDR framework on UPI was expected to impact D2C brands operating in low-margin categories such as consumer electronics, fashion and...
15 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
UPI MDR rollout pushed; India’s first quantum computer coming soonHappy Wednesday! The implementation of MDR on select UPI payments has been deferred beyond Diwali. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
14 Oct, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
UPI MDR rollout deferred beyond Diwali; date yet to be notifiedNPCI framework, announced on September 15, was scheduled to take effect on October 15. It prescribed a 0.4% fee on eligible bank account-fu...
13 Oct, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
UPI MDR rollout delayed; Rs 7,131 crore RDI deploymentNPCI has pushed back the UPI MDR rollout until after the festive season. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
13 Oct, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
UPI MDR rollout deferred until after DiwaliUPI MDR charges on eligible merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 have been deferred until after Diwali, with the exact implementation date ...
13 Oct, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
IIT-Bombay study bats to cut MDR to 0.08 pc from 0.4 pc, exclude banks from taking bulk shareA report by IIT-Bombay professors recommends reducing the Merchant Discount Rate for UPI transactions to improve the ecosystem. The current...
11 Oct, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
UPI MDR framework needs rationalisation to protect public trust: ReportUPI, a public digital infrastructure, has generated significant convenience for users and productivity gains for the economy, with its long...
11 Oct, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
UPI MDR framework needs rationalisation to protect public trust: IIT Bombay reportThe report cautioned that public trust in UPI could be undermined if the proposed MDR framework is implemented in its present form, stressi...
11 Oct, 2026, 05.46 PM IST