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Entity National Payments Corporation of India
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the organisation operating major retail payment systems including UPI.
An Instagram reel shows Ashneer Grover criticising new UPI charges. Official guidance confirms selective 0.4% merchant MDR from 15 October 2026, while U.S. records also document longstanding concerns about India’s payment policies and ongoing digital-trade negotiations; that makes U.S. pressure relevant context, but available evidence does not establish that Washington caused the MDR change or…
ENTITIES : Ashneer Grover, National Payments Corporation of India, Office of the United States Trade Representative
PERIOD : 2026
UPDATED : 16 Sep 26 / 1:26 pm
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