India to impose controversial fee for UPI instant payments: Who benefits?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

It's the end of an era for India's popular instant digital payments system, which has been free of charge until now.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:18:33 UTC.

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