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India delays digital payments fee rollout amid retailer pushback
Publisher description: The NPCI, which operates the UPI network, said it was postponing the planned October 15 rollout of the 0.4% fee due to the festive shopping season.
TechCrunch | Oct 13, 2026 | Jagmeet Singh
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The fee, announced last month, would mark a significant departure from India’s years-long policy of keeping UPI payments free for merchants. In September alone, UPI processed 24. 07 billion transactions worth ₹29. 37 trillion (about $305 billion), per NPCI. UPI was not always free for merchants, however.
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