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Digital gold purchases value via UPI increased to Rs 2,585.35 crore in September from Rs 2,488.52 crore in August.
The UPI MDR rollout, which was announced from October 15, will be implemented post Diwali.
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With NPCI also holding meetings with government departments, uncertainty over the October 15 rollout continues, sources say.
The proposed introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions, which was starting from October 15, is likely to be deferred to January.
While India has spent a decade trying to make money move without paper, the face of Gandhi on the currency note remains as relevant as ever.
In August, PhonePe accounted for a 45.64% share of UPI transaction volume, followed by Google Pay at 32.26% and Paytm at 8.03%.
"Apple Pay is launching on Wednesday, starting with supporting credit cards from Axis Bank," one of the sources said.
The government's decision to reintroduce MDR has triggered a debate among merchants and the payments industry.
UPI's new 0.4% MDR grabbed headlines, but the real story is who profits. By our estimates, the top three UPI apps could get up to 40% of the MDR split.
The NPCI framework also proposes a flat Rs 5 MDR on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 for specified merchant categories.
NPCI’s surplus (profit) declined 32% to Rs 991 crore in FY26 from Rs 1,461 crore in the previous fiscal.
The government has, however, specified that banks and other system providers cannot impose any charge on RuPay-powered debit cards and UPI payments of up to Rs 2,000.
The overall value of merchant category-wise purchases via UPI fell to Rs 8.95 lakh crore in August from Rs 9.07 lakh crore in July, even as transaction volumes rose.
The service is powered by the Bharat Connect (BBPS) network and provides access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories.
The service will be available on select devices from Nokia, HMD, Lava International, and Itel Mobile, with more handset partnerships expected in the coming months.
The company also plans to continue hiring senior bankers and investment specialists as it scales the new platform.
The value of securities brokers and dealer transactions via the unified payments interface (UPI) jumped 21.01% month-on-month to Rs 73,752.37 crore in July from Rs 60,945.24 crore in June.
This video captures the economics, the loopholes, who actually wins if MDR returns, and why the government might be playing a longer game than just UPI.
According to the data revealed by the Ministry of Finance in a reply to Parliament, UPI fraud incidents surged by 85% in FY24.
Flipkart Group’s UPI app super.money also witnessed surge in its number of transactions in October to 50 million.
