India's payments law may soon allow merchant discount rates on specific UPI transactions. This change could create significant revenue for payment platforms like Paytm and Pine Labs. The proposed amendment focuses on person-to-merchant payments exceeding two thousand rupees. Analysts predict a substantial revenue pool for the payments ecosystem by fiscal year twenty twenty-eight. This move aims to improve profitability for UPI companies facing processing costs.

ET was the first to report on July 16 that the government could reintroduce MDR on UPI transactions for large merchants. This has been an issue plaguing the online payments…

The government proposes a new UPI MDR framework for large merchants and extends tax incentives for electronics manufacturing until 2041.

Proposed amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act may bring back merchant discount rates. This move could help banks and fintech firms recover technology and…