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From The Hindu BusinessLine

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Proposed UPI MDR may drive small vendors back to cash: ISB Study

Proposed UPI MDR may drive small vendors back to cash: ISB Study

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  • center · 1 outlet

    HYDERABAD: A street vendor accepting a UPI payment may be just a scan away from completing a sale. But if proposed charges on digital transactions come into force, many could think twice before displaying that QR code. In Telangana, where nearly four out of five street vendors accept UPI payments…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 1 outlet

    The study said while 67% of the surveyed street vendors accepted UPI payments, only 52% had heard about the proposed MDR framework

    — The Hindu BusinessLine

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The study said while 67% of the surveyed street vendors accepted UPI payments, only 52% had heard about the proposed MDR framework

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The Hindu BusinessLine Center-Right The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons) Current article

Proposed UPI MDR may drive small vendors back to cash: ISB Study

The study said while 67% of the surveyed street vendors accepted UPI payments, only 52% had heard about the proposed MDR framework

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Telangana: UPI’s success story faces a cash test on the streets

HYDERABAD: A street vendor accepting a UPI payment may be just a scan away from completing a sale. But if proposed charges on digital transactions come into force, many could think twice before displaying that QR code. In Telangana, where nearly four out of five street vendors accept UPI payments…

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