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Big change in UPI payment! Fee will be charged on payment through credit card, know full details
Doonhorizon | June 17, 2024 8:53 AM CST

If you make payment through UPI, then such news has come which is like a big shock for the users.
 

In the modern era, most people have stopped keeping cash in their pockets because they buy things and pay through digitalization. The times have become so advanced that even if someone drinks tea at a street vendor, he pays through UPI.

Due to this, people are less inclined to keep cash. Everyone has become very used to UPI payments such as Paytm, Google Pay, PhonePe, etc. UPI apps are now not only limited to cities but can also be seen in rural shops.

If you make payments through UPI, then such news has come out which is like a big shock for the users. You must be wondering what this shock will be, to know which you will need to read our article carefully till the end.

 

Big update came out

Now the era of online payment is increasing rapidly in India, which is surprising everyone. When the craze of online payment increased in India, apps like Rupay payment network were also launched.

 

This app was a completely indigenous app. As soon as this app came into the market, it gave a tough challenge to the Visa and Mastercard networks of America, which you can easily know.

Big banks in the country are issuing Rupay credit cards. This is directly affecting the stock market, which has reached 30 percent.

 

Meanwhile, according to some experts while talking to the media, users will have to use credit cards more on UPI payments. This is because MDR charges have to be paid for payments of more than Rs 2,000.

In such a situation, there is a lot of discussion going on about increasing the charges for making online payments through credit cards. If this happens, then it will have a direct impact on the pockets of common people. Users may have to pay charges even on small transactions, which is considered absolutely certain.


 

Official information not yet received

Whether or not we will have to pay a charge for making UPI payments using credit cards has not been officially stated yet. However, this has been under consideration for a long time.

Last month, fintech companies had expressed their concern to the government about the lack of revenue in UPI. Anyway, if we want to maintain our hold in the market in the long run, then we will need a system like a credit card with merchant discount rates.


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