PhonePe, Razorpay back selective UPI charges for large merchants
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/phonepe-razorpay-back-selective-upi-charges-for-large-merchants/articleshow/133058055.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-08 18:21:16
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-08 21:42:07
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
PhonePe cofounder and chief executive, Sameer Nigam, and Razorpay cofounder and chief executive, Harshil Mathur, have argued in favour of a sustainable business model that echoes the position of the Payments Council of India (PCI). The industry association has sought to separate free everyday payments from charges on select merchant transactions to ensure commercial viability of the service.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-08 21:42:07
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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Not Assessed — this Signal did not pass the Procurement Relevance Gate, or is fictional/excluded test data.