{
  "id": 270678,
  "title": "Will you have to pay to use UPI? 7 FAQs on possible MDR & what it means for consumers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/will-you-have-to-pay-to-use-upi-7-faqs-on-possible-mdr-what-it-means",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/will-you-have-to-pay-to-use-upi-7-faqs-on-possible-mdr-and-what-it-means-for-consumers-answered/articleshow/133035717.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government is expected to permit a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of between 0.25% and 0.4% on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 made to businesses, while person-to-person payments are likely to remain outside the scope of the proposed levy. The proposal is not expected to affect routine purchases such as milk, vegetables, groceries or payments for auto-rickshaw and taxi services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}