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Finance Ministry to meet banks and traders on UPI MDR concerns
The brief
- The IBA will explain UPI MDR through **public campaigns**
- Banks were told to ensure merchants do not pass MDR charges on to customers
- The outcome may affect banks and payment providers handling merchant UPI transactions
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UPI MDR rollout and consumer protection
SBI plans to charge MDR on UPI merchant payments above ₹2,000 from October 15, while officials say MDR collections will not cover UPI’s full operating costs and the government and banks will decide a continuing subsidy. The Finance Minister says the fee will be borne within the merchant-payment ecosystem, not passed to consumers; the government is also discussing safeguards with banks.
Thursday, 24 September
- Finance Ministry to meet banks and traders on UPI MDR concerns