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Paying on UPI may now have to be 'expensive',

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  The country is moving rapidly towards digitization.  UPI i.e. Unified Payments Interface has made online transactions easy, as a result of which today everyone is adopting online payments.  If you also pay online then this news is for you.  Payment through UPI can now be heavy on your pocket.  Actually, RBI is now preparing to impose fees on it.  For this, the central bank has come up with a proposal, in which suggestions have been sought from the people.  Whereas till now transactions on UPI were free. Explain that the Reserve Bank has sought public opinion on this.  Regarding this, the bank has issued a discussion paper on charges in the payment system.  The central bank says that fund transfer from UPI is instant like IMPS, so it should also be charged like IMPS.  Apart from UPI, the Reserve Bank is also considering levying charges on debit card payments.  However, the Reserve Bank has not yet taken a final decision on the charges on UPI. The bank gave this argument - The centra