UPI Payment Charges Update: UPI users worried about having to pay an extra fee every time they scan a QR code may have some ...

The bill seeks to remove the provision that prevents banks and payment service providers from charging a fee, including MDR, on notified electronic payments.

The move will help organisations in the payment ecosystem recover some of the costs spent on maintaining the digital ...

India should not weaken its most successful digital public infrastructure merely to collect a small fee, or to placate US interests ...

UPI has transformed digital payments in India by making instant bank-to-bank transfers simple, fast and widely accessible.

India's UPI may finally face merchant fees, raising questions over who pays and whether users will resist.

Debate over a potential fee on UPI payments emerged this week after the government introduced The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Parliament, with the Lok Sabha passing it on ...

For millions of Indians, UPI has become synonymous with instant and free digital payments. But behind every QR-code scan and ...

UPI remains free for consumers and merchants, but the cost of running India's digital payment infrastructure has revived the ...

The committee says Rs 2,000-crore support for UPI and RuPay covers only about 10% of estimated operational costs, while seeking safeguards for small merchants and P2P transfers.

MDR Charge Over Rs 2000 UPI: बीते मंगलवार को वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने संसद में कराधान और अन्य कानून (संशोधन) विधेयक पेश किया, जो MDR लागू करने का प्रस्ताव देता है. इसके लेकर रिजर्व बैंक के गवर् ...