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UPI’s new merchant fee: Who ultimately pays?

· 21 September 2026 · 2 min read
UPI’s new merchant fee: Who ultimately pays?

Frontline has reported a new India-focused technology development: “UPI’s new merchant fee: Who ultimately pays?.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The fee may be charged to merchants, but its cost could reach consumers through higher prices. The government has offered little evidence on who will ultimately bear the cost or why the fee is set at 0.4 per cent. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; readers should use the o

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