Indian Govt Serves up the UPI MDR Removal That the Payments Industry Has Been Waiting For

The Indian government has removed the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, a significant regulatory change impacting the payments industry by potentially altering transaction cost structures and merchant incentives.

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