The scheme will cover UPI Person-to-Merchant (P2M) transactions and will be implemented at an outlay of 1,500 crore for FY 2024-25.
Key Highlights of the Scheme
- Incentive: Incentive of 0.15% per transaction will be provided for transactions upto Rs.2,000 pertaining to category of small merchants.
- Incentive is paid to the Acquiring bank (Merchant's bank) and shared with Issuer Bank (Customer's Bank), Payment Service Provider Bank and App Providers.
- Objective:
- Promotion of indigenous BHIM-UPI platform.
- Achieving the target of 20,000 crore total transaction volume in FY 2024-25.
- Penetration of UPI in tier 3 to 6 cities, especially in rural & remote areas by promoting innovative products such as feature phone based (UPI 123PAY) & offline (UPI Lite/UPI LiteX) payment solutions.
- Key Benefits: Enable small merchants to avail of UPI services at no additional cost.
- Earlier, in 2020, Merchant Discount Rate was made zero for BHIM-UPI transactions.
- MDR refers to the rate merchants are charged for accepting Debit Card and Credit Card payments and funds paid via net banking and Digital Wallets.
- Earlier, in 2020, Merchant Discount Rate was made zero for BHIM-UPI transactions.
About Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), 2016
- A payment app that enables easy transactions using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
- UPI is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank)
- Developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to drive digital payments.
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