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MDR a small fee, will not have major impact on UPI volumes: RBI Guv Malhotra

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said levying a "small fee" in the form of merchant discount rate (MDR) will not have a "major impact" on UPI transaction volumes.

Tarun Mottlia

Via YourStory

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"As of now, we do not see any drop in volumes. And I don't personally think that a small fee will have a major impact on the volumes," he told reporters at the central bank headquarters here.

It can be noted that last month, the government allowed charging of the MDR under which transactions above Rs 2,000 will attract a fee of 0.4%.

Speaking to reporters hours after announcing a rate hike and making it clear that a rate cut…

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