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UPI transactions to face charges? Finance Ministry issues clarificationThe Finance Ministry on Wednesday dismissed reports suggesting MDR charges on large UPI transactions, calling them false and misleading. Re...
UPI transactions rise 4.4% in May after April declineSince its launch in 2016, UPI has grown rapidly, driven by government efforts to push digital payments post-demonetisation, increased smart...
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PCI’s MDR plea; India’s AI startups, acceleratedHappy Tuesday! The Payments Council of India has urged the PMO to reinstate the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI and RuPay debit card pa...
Payments body seeks MDR return; Turkey opposition X-ed outThe Payments Council of India has sought the return of a merchant discount rate (MDR) for large merchants. This and more in today’s ETtech ...
Payments body writes to PMO, seeks return of MDR on UPI for large merchants and RuPay debit cardsIn a letter written to the PMO earlier today, the Payments Council of India said that more than 90% of merchants are small, and hence will ...
Digital payment sector wants MDR to be backThe Payments Council of India (PCI), the industry body for the digital payments ecosystem in the country, has written to the government urg...
CBDT asks banks to refund any fees levied on UPI transactions in 2020Private banks such as ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank have recently started charging customers on UPI transactions...
View: Abolishing MDR charges is not a great ideaTo do away with MDR altogether is to cut the purse-strings which fund both existing activities and the impetus for future innovation.