Government moves closer to restoring MDR on UPI merchant payments
- Source
- The Economic Times - Economy
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/government-moves-closer-to-restoring-mdr-on-upi-merchant-payments/articleshow/132871595.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-04 19:21:08
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-04 19:53:46
- Category
- Regulation, Tariffs, Sanctions & Trade
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Parliamentary amendments propose restoring merchant discount rates on UPI payments. This move aims to encourage digital transactions by allowing banks to charge fees. The Reserve Bank of India will determine these charges on person-to-merchant payments. Payment platforms could see significant revenue generation from these new charges. This development follows UPI companies' struggles to build profitable payment businesses.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-04 19:53:46
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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