11 August 2026 at 8:14 am
Summary
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that UPI transactions will remain free for consumers, with most low-value payments also staying free, and any future Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) would apply only to limited merchant transactions above a set threshold.
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