UPI MDR Countdown: Record September Payments and the October 15 Switch
Posted on 5th Oct 2026 12:18:06 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: UPI, MDR, NPCI, Digital Payments, Small Business
UPI processed 24.07 billion transactions in September as a record 802 million payments cleared daily. From October 15, a 0.4% MDR applies to merchant payments above Rs 2,000 - what Indian business owners need to know before the switch.
GFF 2026: UPI Tap & Pay, Agentic Wallets and Tokenisation — What Indian Small Businesses Should Know
Posted on 13th Sep 2026 06:10:23 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: GFF 2026, Global Fintech Fest 2026, UPI Tap and Pay, MyUPI, agentic AI, tokenisation, digital payments India, small business payments, NPCI, PhonePe Visa, Amazon Pay Smart Wallet
Global Fintech Fest 2026 closed in Mumbai with launches aimed squarely at small businesses: UPI Tap & Pay for NFC terminals, the AI-powered MyUPI support layer, agentic wallet and AI agent platforms from Amazon Pay, PayU and Yes Bank, and new tokenisation and reconciliation tools.
UPI Merchant Fees Return: What the PSS Act Amendment Means for India's Small Businesses
Posted on 28th Aug 2026 06:15:14 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: UPI, merchant discount rate, digital payments, small business India, NPCI, fintech India
India has laid the legal groundwork to reintroduce merchant fees on UPI payments. Here is what the PSS Act amendment means for small businesses: who pays, who stays free, and what comes next.
