Will you now have to pay charges for your UPI transactions? That’s the big question that many are asking after the Lok Sabha cleared a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, enabling the government to authorise banks and other payment service providers to impose charges on transactions carried out through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and other electronic payment modes that may be notified.

New bill proposes electronic payments outside the negative list will incur Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), including potential UPI charges.

Parliamentary amendments propose restoring merchant discount rates on UPI payments. This move aims to encourage digital transactions by allowing banks to charge fees. The…

Discover whether UPI will become chargeable amid recent legislative changes and expert insights on potential impacts.

The current zero-MDR regime puts pressure on govt finances and limits the ecosystem’s ability to invest in long-term infrastructure

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday pushed back Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's claims that ordinary people could end up paying more for using the Unified Payments…

UPI remains free for now. So why is everyone talking about MDR? Here's what the government's proposed amendment actually changes, whether you'll have to pay for UPI in the future,…