{
  "id": 12109330,
  "title": "UPI MDR Explained: Why Pneucons Says New Payment Charge Could Eat 94% Of Its Margins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/upi-mdr-explained-why-pneucons-says-new-payment-charge-could-eat-94",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:48:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/upi-mdr-explained-why-pneucons-says-new-payment-charge-could-eat-94-of-its-margins"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Ahmedabad-based industrial marketplace Pneucons will stop accepting UPI payments from October 10, days before the new merchant discount rate framework takes effect. Co-founder Pritesh Lakhani said the charge could wipe out most of the company’s margins on UPI orders. “After thoughtful consideration we have decided to disable UPI going forward from 10th Oct,” Lakhani said in a post on X.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}