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A new 0.4% MDR on selected UPI merchant transactions could create a Rs 20,000 crore revenue opportunity for banks and fintechs from October 15.

UPI completes 10 years as PM Modi highlights its massive growth, global reach and impact on India’s digital payments ecosystem.

The government said UPI payments will remain free for consumers, while any future MDR would apply only to select merchant transactions.

The government has proposed allowing MDR on high-value UPI and RuPay transactions through amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act.

How did UPI scale 12,000x in a decade? A look at India’s digital payments boom as transactions hit record highs and reshape the economy.

UPI recorded strong year-on-year growth in both transaction volume and value, reinforcing its dominance in India’s digital payments ecosystem.

India’s QR-based UPI payments could soon work in Japan, with a planned trial aimed at easing transactions for a fast-growing Indian tourist base.

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the world’s most used real-time payment system, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday stressed the need to target one billion UPI transactions per day within two to three years.

IDFC FIRST Bank, in collaboration with RuPay, has introduced a new UPI-enabled credit card named FIRST EARN, offering instant online access.