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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources say

Mumbai: India's payments authority is talking ‌to lenders and ⁠payments ⁠firms on Tuesday to discuss levying charges on large transactions in the world's largest retail fast-payment system, ​three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.

The consultations come after India changed its payments legislation on ​Monday, allowing firms to charge transactions of more than 2,000 rupees (about $20). All payments using the Unified Payments Interface have been free so far.

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