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After Years of Waiting, Apple Pay Might Finally Land in India This October
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Fusion42 · 22 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Apple Pay is expected to launch in India in October 2026, potentially supporting both card-based and UPI payments, following India's introduction of a 0.4% MDR on UPI transactions over ₹2,000 which enables banks to share fees with Apple.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 3 sources have reported it between 8 Sep 2026 and 21 Sep 2026.
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Apple Pay’s entry means you can now build payments products in India that leverage both cards and UPI with fee revenue, opening new partnership and monetisation routes. UPI’s MDR change has turned what was zero-fee into a shareable pot – that’s your new incentive to back Apple Pay.
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3 sources · first reported 8 Sep 2026 · latest 21 Sep 2026
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