{
  "id": 8051252,
  "title": "UPI MDR: PCI fact-checks Kerala Congress' ₹146 claim on ₹30,924 diesel payment, says charge is ₹5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/upi-mdr-pci-fact-checks-kerala-congress-146-claim-on-30-924-diesel",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:24:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/upi-mdr-pci-fact-checks-kerala-congress-146-claim-on-30-924-diesel-payment-says-charge-is-rs-5-11789653792531.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Payments Council of India disputes Kerala Congress's claim that a 0.4% UPI merchant discount rate on fuel payments affects petrol pump operators' margins, clarifying that a flat MDR of ₹5 applies instead to transactions over ₹2,000, not a percentage-based rate.",
  "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."
}