Paytm & MobiKwik Impacted as Government Proposes Zero MDR and No Fees for Digital ...

The Indian government maintains a zero Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) policy for UPI and RuPay transactions, preventing banks and fintechs like Paytm and MobiKwik from charging transaction fees, pushing these players to diversify into credit and merchant device services and still report profits.

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