{
  "id": 7542069,
  "title": "'India Could Become Cash Economy Again': Ashneer Grover Slams Possible Charges On UPI Transactions Above ₹2,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/india-could-become-cash-economy-again-ashneer-grover-slams-possible",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T11:16:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/india-could-become-cash-economy-again-ashneer-grover-slams-possible-charges-on-upi-transactions-above-2000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover has hit out at the possibility of levying charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, calling any such move a backdoor way of collecting tax and warning it could push India back toward a cash-driven economy, according to a News18 report. Charges would amount to a tax, says Grover Speaking to CNN-News18, Grover argued that introducing fees on UPI…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}