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Wire · operational-macro

Mobile retailers warn proposed UPI charges could squeeze thin margins

21 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

21 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

◆ Sectors

E-commerce

◆ Geography

India

◆ Source

Read at telanganatoday.com →

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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The All India Mobile Retailers Association has urged the Finance Ministry to exempt small and medium mobile retailers from a proposed 0.4% UPI Merchant Discount Rate, warning that it would further squeeze their already thin margins amid rising smartphone prices and weak sales.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Small mobile retailers in India face higher costs that could threaten survival with new UPI charges. You need to quickly engage trade bodies or lobby to protect your margins before fees hit.

◆ Coverage

1 source · 21 Sep 2026

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