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Govt should withdraw proposed UPI charges: GTRI - The HinduBusinessLine

IN · 2026-10-08

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Key takeaway

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  1. Step 1 · The triggerWithheld
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onmerchant payment-acceptance costs rise, compressing margin on low-ticket transactions where UPI dominates
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onprice-sensitive SMEs either pass through via higher prices or absorb, with pass-through risking volume loss to competitors
  4. Step 4 · Knock-onUPI's cost advantage over Visa/Mastercard narrows, shifting some merchant preference back to card networks on larger tickets
  5. Step 5 · Reaches youtransaction-mix shift alters revenue pools for payment apps and card networks, with downstream effects on aggregator pricing power

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: thehindubusinessline.com

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