{
  "id": 7689794,
  "title": "UPI charges from Oct 15; Activate’s maiden fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/upi-charges-from-oct-15-activates-maiden-fund",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T02:05:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/newsletters/morning-dispatch/upi-charges-from-october-15-activates-maiden-fund/articleshow/134276098.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NPCI has announced a merchant discount rate (MDR) of 0.4% for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, effective from October 15. Consumers will not pay the MDR, while person-to-merchant payments remain free regardless of transaction value. Railway, telecom, insurance, and fuel payments above Rs 2,000 will attract a flat Rs 5 MDR. Capital market transactions will have a 0.02% MDR capped at Rs 300.",
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  "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."
}