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Wire · operational-macro

UPI-MDR: The Way Forward in the National Interest

19 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

19 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

India

◆ Source

Read at ibtimes.co.in →

◆ Verified

Fusion42 · 19 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

India plans to introduce a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value UPI transactions from October 2026 to cover operational costs, while addressing market concentration concerns by proposing revenue-sharing linked to TPAP market share caps to protect smaller and Indian-origin players.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 13 sources have reported it between 16 Sep 2026 and 29 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You must now plan for revenue shifts as India's MDR rules favour smaller and Indian-owned UPI apps and curb dominant foreign platforms' earnings. This creates new openings to gain market share ahead of the 2026 deadline.

◆ Coverage

13 sources · first reported 16 Sep 2026 · latest 29 Sep 2026

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