From Rs 20 chai transactions to Rs 285 lakh crore flows; UPI marks a decade of India's payments revolutionIn the last 10 years, UPI has registered a 12,000-fold surge in volume and over 4,000 times increase in value — that's 17.86 million transa...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
UPI processes 218.6 billion transactions till February in FY26; value at Rs 285 lakh croreJanuary recorded the highest volume with 21.7 billion transactions, followed by December and October with 21.6 billion and 20.7 billion tra...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
UPI, RuPay subsidy shrinks to Rs 8,000 crore over four yearsThe digital payments industry has received about Rs 8,000 crore in subsidy payments over four years for UPI and RuPay debit card payments, ...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
NPCI counts on Bharat, Northeast to accelerate UPI adoptionAs the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) grapples with a moderation in growth of the Unified Payments Interface, it is turning ...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
Consider bringing back revenue mechanism on UPI for sustenance of sector: Parliamentary committeeThe committee also recognised the need for cashback and multi-year subsidy schemes to promote adoption of digital payments in tier-three to...
13 Mar, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Budget 2026: Payment facilitators may push for UPI subsidy hikeAs the government prepares for its next budget, payment system operators are calling for a decisive increase in subsidies for UPI merchant ...
19 Nov, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Paytm, Mobikwik shares tumble after finance ministry rules out MDR on UPI transactionsOver the last few months, the digital payments industry has been abuzz about MDR coming back on UPI. During their FY25 results call with st...
12 Jun, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
Paytm shares fall 10%: What is MDR and why fintech players want government to introduce it?Paytm shares declined following the Finance Ministry's denial of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions. This sparked investor co...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
Paytm shares crash 10% as Finance Ministry dismisses MDR speculationPaytm share price plummeted by 10% following the Finance Ministry's denial of impending MDR charges on UPI payments, a fee banks charge mer...
12 Jun, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
No merchant discount rate on UPI transactionsThe finance ministry has firmly stated its commitment to promoting digital payments through UPI, clarifying that there will be no merchant ...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.54 AM IST
UPI payments above Rs 3,000 may attract charges: ReportMerchant Discount Rate (MDR) is the fee charged by banks to merchants for providing digital payment services. Currently, RuPay debit cards ...
11 Jun, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
Payments industry body urges PM Modi to introduce MDR on UPI for large merchants & RuPay debit cardsThe payments industry body has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI and RuPay debit ca...
25 Mar, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Government mulls bringing back MDR on UPI, RuPay for large merchants—what does it mean?Here’s a close look at the MDR’s journey over the years and what its reintroduction will mean for large merchants, banks and payment servic...
12 Mar, 2025, 07.51 AM IST
Amazon Pay India bats for fair MDR on UPI payments to small merchantsLaunching a report titled ‘How Urban India Pays’, CEO Vikas Bansal said the ecommerce major is focused on simplifying the customer journey ...
09 Jul, 2024, 08.33 PM IST
70% users say will stop using UPI if fees leviedAccording to a survey by Local Circles, 7 out of 10 UPI users would stop using the app if transaction fees were imposed. Fintech companies ...
05 Mar, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Banks, Fintech Firms Seek Return Of MDR On RuPay, UPI TransactionsBanks and digital payments providers have met with officials of the finance and information technology ministries, seeking a ‘flat, slab-ba...
11 Jan, 2021, 07.00 AM IST
MDR boost for merchants using UPIThis move is expected to encourage small grocery stores, chemists and kirana stores across the country to set up basic acceptance infrastru...
31 Aug, 2019, 10.05 AM IST