Putting a Price on UPI Tests the Promise of Digital Inclusion and Adds a New Consumption Tax on Indians

Mohan, Deepanshu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9484-3001 and Singh, Ankur (2026) Putting a Price on UPI Tests the Promise of Digital Inclusion and Adds a New Consumption Tax on Indians. The Wire. Foundation for Independent Journalism, India. Available at: https://thewire.in/banking/putting-a-price-on-upi-...

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Abstract

India is no longer trying to persuade people to use a digital payment network. It is trying to finance one that has become essential to everyday economic life.

Item Type: Other Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: United Payments Interface (UPI) | Digital payments | Merchant Discount Rate (MDR)
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Banking and Finance
Social Sciences and humanities > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Economics
Divisions: Centre for New Economics Studies
Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Depositing User: Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited: 23 Sep 2026 07:19
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2026 07:14
Official URL: https://thewire.in/banking/putting-a-price-on-upi-...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/12669

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