Inside India newsletter: The world’s largest real-time payments system will no longer be free for all

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CNBC World

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India's digital payment system, which processes more than 1 million transactions every two minutes for free now, will start charging fees to merchants.

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  • India's digital payment system, which processes more than 1 million transactions every two minutes for free now, will start charging fees to merchants.
  • Reported by CNBC World and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:33:41 UTC.

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