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Merchants can’t pass on MDR charges to customers, NPCI tells Supreme Court

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  • left · 2 outlets

    New Delhi: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has told the Supreme Court that the newly imposed charges on certain UPI transactions are justified and narrowly targeted, opposing a petition that claims the levy will burden ordinary citizens and small merchants. In an affidavit filed in…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 2 outlets

    Merchants cannot pass on Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges to customers under the revised UPI pricing framework, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit filed in the top court, the NPCI submitted that UPI application providers cannot impose…

    — The Tribune

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Merchants cannot pass on Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges to customers under the revised UPI pricing framework, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit filed in the top court, the NPCI submitted that UPI application providers cannot impose…

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Merchants can’t pass on MDR charges to customers, NPCI tells Supreme Court

Merchants cannot pass on Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges to customers under the revised UPI pricing framework, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit filed in the top court, the NPCI submitted that UPI application providers cannot impose…

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

NPCI defends MDR in Supreme Court, says levy hits only 4% of merchant transactions

New Delhi: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has told the Supreme Court that the newly imposed charges on certain UPI transactions are justified and narrowly targeted, opposing a petition that claims the levy will burden ordinary citizens and small merchants. In an affidavit filed in…

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