Home / WorldWorldAl JazeeraWorldAl Jazeera·Sep 17, 2026·1 min readIndia to impose controversial fee for UPI instant payments: Who benefits?It's the end of an era for India's popular instant digital payments system, which has been free of charge until now.View original source — Al Jazeera ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessBBCBusinessSep 16, 2026 · 1 minThe small fee raising big questions for India's payments revolutionBBCTechnologyTechCrunchTechnologySep 15, 2026 · 1 minIndia ends free ride for larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments networkTechCrunchBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 16, 2026 · 1 minIndia’s New Fee On UPI Payments Faces Pushback From Brokers, RetailersBloombergScienceTimes of IndiaScienceSep 16, 2026 · 1 minUPI still free, but there's a catch: Who ultimately pays & could cash make a comeback?Times of India
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