No question of rollback of 0.4% MDR charges on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000: Top govt officialA top official, when asked whether the government was considering to roll back the proposed Merchant Discount Rate charges on UPI transacti...
16 Sep, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
MDR on UPI does not make sense for broking and investment payments, say Nithin Kamath and Deepak ShenoyThe NPCI has unveiled a new merchant discount rate that introduces a 0.4% fee for UPI person-to-merchant transactions exceeding Rs 2000. Th...
16 Sep, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Amazon Now’s sales surge; govt’s stance on UPI chargesHappy Tuesday! Amazon's quick commerce arm is scaling fast, India head Samir Kumar told us. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Paytm will stay profitable even without MDR, government support: Vijay Shekhar SharmaHis comments come as the government moves towards allowing charges on a limited set of UPI transactions. On Monday, the government notified...
15 Sep, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources sayIndia's payments authority is discussing charges on large UPI transactions. This follows a recent change in law allowing fees on payments o...
15 Sep, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Merchant fee on UPI rolling out as transaction floor set at Rs 2,000India has exempted transactions up to ₹2,000 via UPI and RuPay debit cards from charges. This move allows for the reintroduction of merchan...
15 Sep, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Banks cannot impose charges on UPI payments of up to Rs 2,000, govt saysThe government has announced no charges on UPI transactions up to Rs 2,000. RuPay debit card payments below this amount will also remain fr...
14 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
SBI developing solution to use UPI data for checking creditworthiness of small bizState Bank of India is developing a UPI data solution for small businesses. This initiative aims to assess creditworthiness without requiri...
11 Sep, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
BRICS 2026: PM Modi calls for top 10 trade barriers to be removed; says India is building ‘economic bridges’ to shield Global SouthPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged BRICS members to identify and remove their top 10 trade barriers as the grouping enters its third decade...
11 Sep, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
“Whether we leave anyone behind”: Sameer Nigam’s blueprint for PhonePe’s second decadeAt Global Fintech Fest 2026, PhonePe founder‑CEO Sameer Nigam framed the company’s first ten years as the construction of India’s financial...
11 Sep, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
NPCI reports 12% slump in FY26 net profit to Rs 1,362 croreNPCI generates revenues primarily by operating digital payment infrastructures such as UPI, IMPS (Immediate Payment Service), AePS (Aadhaar...
11 Sep, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
India plans AI registry as it looks to roll out agentic payments, sources sayThe landscape of digital finance is evolving as India's payments authority creates a registry specifically for AI agents. This registry aim...
10 Sep, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
India seeks payment-system links in every FTA, Commerce Secy says: ReportIndia aims to link its payment systems with trading partners in new agreements. This strategy seeks to make cross-border payments faster an...
09 Sep, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Fintech founders bet that the bot will become the buyerAgentic commerce refers to AI-led shopping where software can search, compare, order, and pay on a user’s behalf. The National Payments Cor...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
GFF 2026: India should build fintech for the world, target $60-80 billion financial services exports, says Commerce Secretary Rajesh AgarwalIndia aims to export digital financial services leveraging its fintech expertise. This expansion moves beyond traditional IT and profession...
09 Sep, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
‘Pulse’ check: How PhonePe is turning transaction data into market intelligenceIn an exclusive conversation with The Economic Times, PhonePe’s Karthik Raghupathy explained how PulsePro was born out of demand for postal...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
UPI transaction volumes hit record high in August, cross 24.5 billionData released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed transaction volumes rose 3.6% from 23.66 billion in July, while t...
01 Sep, 2026, 06.55 PM IST