Technology15 Sept 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: India ends free ride for larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments…

India has finally put a price on larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments network, ending years of free processing for merchants as authorities s…

India has finally put a price on larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments network, ending years of free processing for merchants as authorities seek to make a system used for billions of payments each month financially self-sustaining. The country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will impose a 0.4% merchant fee on certain payments above ₹2,000 (about $21) from October 15, the National Payments Corporation of India, which operates the network, said on Tuesday. Consumers wil…

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