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title: "India introduces UPI fees for merchants"
description: "Most outlets led with the announcement that India is introducing fees for merchants using the Unified Payments Interface, highlighting the potential impact on businesses and the shift from six years of free use. Some excerpts noted the pushback from retailer and broker groups, while others briefly mentioned the specific fee structure or the significance of the policy change."
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# India introduces UPI fees for merchants

business · updated 16 Sep 2026, 7:58 PM PKT · 16 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the announcement that India is introducing fees for merchants using the Unified Payments Interface, highlighting the potential impact on businesses and the shift from six years of free use. Some excerpts noted the pushback from retailer and broker groups, while others briefly mentioned the specific fee structure or the significance of the policy change.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ARY News (English)** — [India’s UPI fee shake-up: What changes and why it matters](https://arynews.tv/indias-upi-fee-shake-up-what-changes-and-why-it-matters) · 16 Sep 2026, 7:58 PM PKT
  > But ​after six years of free use, regardless of size or type of payment, India has decided to ‌start charging merchants a fee of...
- **Business Recorder** — [India's UPI fee faces retailer, broker pushback](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439783/indias-upi-fee-faces-retailer-broker-pushback) · 16 Sep 2026, 7:19 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > NEW DELHI: India’s decision to start charging some merchant payments under its popular Unified Payments Interface has drawn opposition from retailer bodies, with businesses warning the move could squeeze margins ahead of a crucial festival period. On Tuesday, the National Payments Corp said it would charge a 0.4% merchant fee on transactions above 2,000 rupees ($20), ending more than six years ...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [India considers reintroducing merchant fees on digital payments](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1791-india-paves-way-for-return-of-merchant-fees-on-digital) · 4 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 85% related

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