News › Markets  ·  29 Aug 2026, 11:57 AM IST  ·  3 days ago

UPI’s market share expands more at debit, credit cards’ expense

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In one line — UPI now dominates India's digital merchant payments, capturing a significant market share. Credit and debit cards are steadily losing their previous positions in this sector. The digital payments market continues to expa

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Source: Economic Times · AI-summarised by Anadi · Updated 29 Aug 2026, 12:53 PM IST

What Happened

UPI now dominates India's digital merchant payments, capturing a significant market share. Credit and debit cards are steadily losing their previous positions in this sector. The digital payments market continues to expand, with UPI capturing much of this growth. Proposed changes may introduce nominal charges on select higher-value UPI merchant transactions. This shift focuses on the sustainability of the UPI payment ecosystem.