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The price of innovation: why UPI needs revenue to stay free

As UPI enters a new phase of scale, a 0.4% MDR on larger merchant payments aims to fund infrastructure, cybersecurity and innovation while keeping most transactions free.

22 Sep 2026 12:20 pm