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UPI payments above Rs 2,000 are not automatically chargeable: What the new rules mean

15 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

15 September 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

India

◆ Source

Read at nationalheraldindia.com →

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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

India's Finance Ministry has mandated that UPI and RuPay debit card transactions up to Rs 2,000 remain free of charges, while allowing a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) to be introduced on select higher-value merchant payments, with details yet to be finalised.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 14 Sep 2026 and 15 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a clear rule protecting free low-value UPI payments while fees may come for larger merchant payments; this opens a chance to strategise pricing or merchant partnerships before MDR rollout.

◆ Coverage

2 sources · first reported 14 Sep 2026 · latest 15 Sep 2026

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Fintechupimprpayment-regulationmerchant-discount-rateindia