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UPI And The Aim Of Keeping Digital India Free
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· September 16, 2026
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India’s decision to resort to a limited Merchant Discount Rate, or MDR, on UPI transactions marks a significant change in the economics of the country’s most successful public digital payment infrastructure. From mid-October, a 0.4 per cent MDR, or a transaction fee for want of a better term to d...
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