UPI MDR spurs soundbox expansion beyond metrosThe industry has scope to increase soundbox deployments from about two crore to five crore over time, a top official at the National Paymen...
Fee on UPI P2M payments: How this “small” 0.4% fee can take a bigger bite out of your moneyStarting from October 15, 2026, a new 0.4% transaction fee will be applied to UPI payments exceeding Rs 2,000, while lower amounts and peer...
‘Money came by mistake’: Man returns Rs 8,400, later finds his Rs 25,000 blocked by bank over ‘suspicious activity’A viral X post has raised concerns over returning money received from unknown bank accounts after a man claimed that Rs 8,400 sent to him b...
IIT Madras study finds highly educated professionals among financial cybercrime victimsA study by IIT Madras indicates that educated professionals are frequent victims of financial cybercrime. The research highlights that high...
Banks’ biggest risks may now sit inside their tech stack: RBI Deputy Governor Rohit JainRBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain said technology is no longer merely an enabler for banks but is becoming their “risk architecture”, making t...
BHIM MyUPI payments launched: 9 services users can access at one place, from checking transactions to managing UPI AutopayIn a significant move towards enhancing digital payments, NPCI BHIM Services Limited has introduced MyUPI, a conversational AI assistant se...
Banks rethink UPI play; Big Tech's AI pivot dents Indian ITHappy Wednesday! The return of MDR on UPI is pushing banks to rethink products and budgets. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
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...
Supreme Court rejects Centre's plea on private complaints in Companies Act fraud casesThe Supreme Court rejected the Centre's plea regarding private complaints in fraud cases. Special courts cannot take cognisance of such com...
UPI vs credit cards - How India's payments system is boosting savings and benefitting multiple stakeholdersThe Anglo-Saxon economies of the US, United Kingdom and Australia show a reduction in household savings rates along with a growth in credit...
UPI’s new MDR pot: 5% of collections to be used for bringing small merchants onlineNPCI will introduce a dedicated fund from MDR proceeds for small merchants. This fund aims to expand digital payment infrastructure in smal...
Attempt to divert attention from backlash over UPI tax: Congress on govt's Parl panel claimsCongress denies supporting a parliamentary committee's report on UPI payment fees. The party accuses the government of diversion after a si...
UPI MDR could create Rs 27,000 crore revenue pool by FY28: BernsteinA 40-basis-point MDR on UPI transactions could create a large revenue pool. Issuing banks and UPI apps will receive substantial portions of...
Return of MDR a key step towards making UPI sustainable and enabling further growth: ExpertsEffective October 15, UPI payments to merchants (P2M) above Rs 2,000 will attract a 0.4% merchant discount rate with an overall cap of Rs 3...
Finance Ministry rejects foreign influence claims over UPI MDR, says India's digital payments decisions are made independentlyIndia's finance ministry rejected claims of foreign pressure influencing UPI transaction charges. A 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate will apply ...
UPI MDR seen as sustenance fee, not windfall; small merchants remain shieldedA new merchant discount rate will fund UPI's expanding infrastructure costs. Large value person-to-merchant transactions above two thousand...
UPI fee: Why govt is putting a price on big merchant paymentsThe National Payments Corporation of India, which operates the UPI network, said the revenue will support investment in infrastructure resi...