{
  "id": 358062,
  "title": "UPI stays free for users, vast majority of transactions to remain free for merchants as well, says government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/upi-stays-free-for-users-vast-majority-of-transactions-to-remain-free",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-09T07:10:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/upi-stays-free-for-users-vast-majority-of-transactions-to-remain-free-for-merchants-as-well-says-government/article71323950.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government said any future merchant discount rate (MDR), if introduced, would apply only to a limited set of merchant transactions above a specified threshold and at a nominal rate, which would be lower than typical debit and credit card MDRs",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}