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Traders call off 'No UPI Day' protest plan after meet with FM SitharamanFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met small-trader representatives on Wednesday, following which the AICPDF and AIMRA withdrew their prop...01 Oct, 2026, 12.34 AM IST- AIMRA announces nationwide 'No UPI Day' on October 2 to protest against proposed MDR for UPI transactionsAIMRA is organizing a 'No UPI Day' on October 2 to protest against the proposed Merchant Discount Rate. The proposed charges are anticipate...30 Sep, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
- UPI MDR decision completely professional, no external pressure: FM SitharamanTalking to PTI, Sitharaman said the decision was completely professional, and it was taken jointly by the National Payments Corporation of ...25 Sep, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman rejects UPI MDR 'misconception,' says charge won't be passed to consumersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed that the Merchant Discount Rate on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 will not be passed to consumer...25 Sep, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
- UPI fee could recover up to Rs 15,000 crore annually while keeping most transactions freeNational Payments Corporation of India plans to introduce a 0.4% merchant discount rate for UPI transactions. This could help recover about...24 Sep, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
- Government may examine UPI MDR applicability on petrol pump payments: SourcesThe concerns of fuel retailers centre on the impact of MDR on an industry where margins are relatively low, those cited above said. The gov...24 Sep, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
- Proposed 0.4% UPI MDR could recover Rs 15,000 crore in first year: NPCI chiefGold may have pushed silver into the spotlight, but the shift is not just about price. Younger Indians, in particular, are looking at silve...24 Sep, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
- Pine Labs teams up with Google Cloud to bring AI agents to merchantsPine Labs has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to support Indian merchants in future AI-driven commerce. The collaboration aims to...24 Sep, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
- Amazon Pay India revenue rebounds 18% in FY26, loss widens 33% as costs riseRevenue from operations grew 18.5% to Rs 2,484.4 crore during the fiscal under review, up from Rs 2,096.6 crore in FY25.23 Sep, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
- MDR gives banks more fuel for UPI playPayment companies can build the customer interface, but a product cannot scale until issuing and acquiring banks connect their systems, tes...23 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- UPI vs debit vs credit cards: Will UPI payments with MDR charges still be cheapest? NPCI explainsAfter the MDR charge announcement on certain merchant UPI transactions, many UPI users are thinking whether they should shift from the UPI ...22 Sep, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
- Big to get bigger: India's UPI fee shift to entrench dominant incumbentsPhonePe and Google Pay could earn about $900 million annually from India’s new UPI merchant fee regime by March 2028, according to Bernstei...22 Sep, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies UPI MDR charges won't affect consumers, hits out at opposition over misinformationFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated Merchant Discount Rate charges will not be passed to consumers. She clarified these charges are ...22 Sep, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
- 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...19 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- FMCG distributors seek zero-MDR for UPI transactions; write to PMThe association urged the government to address the implications of calculating the merchant discount rate on gross payments and resulting ...18 Sep, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
- UPI MDR from October 15: Govt plans daily monitoring to stop merchants passing 0.4% fee to customersThe government is in negotiations with payment aggregators over new UPI transaction fees, ensuring that these charges will not be imposed o...18 Sep, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
- 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...17 Sep, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
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