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Tamil Nadu news bl CHENNAI 7 businessline. SATURDAY-SEPTEMBER19-2026 QUICKLY. UPI MDR could cost FMCG S Asian countries to Apple Pay eyes India explore cross-border rollout with Axis Bank trade up to ₹2,300 crore a year electricity trade BUTTERFLY EFFECT. A 0.4% payment charge could add up to lakhs of rupees annually for a distributor bouring countries, aligning Rishi Ranjan Kala with initiatives such as BIM- “If there is a requirement about ₹4.32 lakh in annual New Delhi STEC, SAARC Energy Ring, Amit Vijay Mohile to recover a portion of the MDR, or ₹5.1 lakh including and the Bangladesh-Bhutan- Mumbai cost of maintaining this GST. At ₹5 crore of monthly Five South Asian countries, India-Nepal framework. enormous digital infrastruc- turnover, that rises to ₹10.8 including India, are in the While India already has Mumbai:Apple is poised to A proposed 0.4 per cent ture, the government should lakh, or about ₹12.7 lakh in- process of hiring a consult- cross-border electricity launch Apple Pay in India next charge on UPI merchant pay- examine a broad-based cluding GST. ant to mount a study examin- trade relations with Nepal, month with Axis Bank’s credit ments could cost India’s tra- mechanism rather than mak- These are working scen- ing the possibility of cross- Bhutan and Bangladesh, it is cards, three sources familiar ditional retail and FMCG ing the merchant the sole arios rather than official es- border trade in electricity to under discussions with Sri with the matter said, as it distribution network as payer,” Patil said. timates and depend on how optimise resource utilisa- Lanka for a high voltage dir- works to expand support much as ₹2,300 crore a year, The Federation’s immedi- much of each merchant’s tion, enhance energy secur- ect current (HVDC) subsea among the country’s lenders. as distributors warn that ate demand is straightfor- payments ultimately be- ity and improve grid reliabil- interconnection between The launch, starting with a payment charges could recur ward: retain zero-MDR UPI comes chargeable. ity. The ambitious project is Rameswaram (India) and single major banking partner, at different stages of selling and, if charges are intro- led by the South Asia Forum Mannar (Sri Lanka). would help the US company the same product. duced, keep B2B FMCG pay- BITES INTO MARGINS for Infrastructure Regula- Accordingly, the study will offer its payment service in The reason lies in how In- ments outside them. The Federation’s concern is tion (SAFIR), a regional will also review the bilateral, India, one of the few major dia’s FMCG trade works. A AICPDF has written to that 0.4 per cent of sales can grouping of India, Nepal, multilateral agreements, economies where it is not consumer buys a packet of Prime Minister Narendra represent a much larger Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri treatiesand MoUs governing available. Apple Pay has also biscuits from a neighbour- Modi seeking reconsidera- share of the margin a trader Lanka, to strengthen the ex- electricity trade. been in discussions with hood shop and pays the re- tion of the proposed frame- actually earns. At full applic- isting bilateral interconnec- The consultant will con- HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank but tailer. The retailer, in turn, work and continuation of ability, a 0.4 per cent MDR tions among them with scal- ceptualise a roadmap detail- they are yet to agree on pays a distributor to replen- zero-MDR UPI. would consume 4 per cent of able transmission capacity. ing short, medium and long commercial terms, two of the ish its stock, while the dis- TAX RECOVERABILITY.GST may be available as input-tax aretailer’s 10 per cent gross The objective is to develop term strategies for strength- sources said. REUTERS tributor pays the FMCG credit to eligible businesses and, therefore, isn’t necessarily a INDIVIDUAL LEVEL margin. For a distributor aregional transmission mas- ening cross-border trans- company for the goods it Industry estimates show with a 5 per cent gross mar- ter plan with the aim of cre- mission.The SAFIR is in the permanent economic cost supplies. These are separate that for individual busi- gin, it would consume 8 per atinga regional power mar- process of hiring the consult- Maruti dispatches 1m transactions, but all are part nesses, even partial exposure cent; at a 4 per cent margin, ket platform to facilitate ing firm and the study is ex- vehicles via Railways of getting the same product the entire economy, not by isn’t necessarily a permanent adds up. Assuming half of a the impact reaches 10 per competitive electricity trade pected to be concluded by e 4 from the manufacturer to traders alone,” AICPDF Na- economic cost. merchant’s collections come cent. leveraging renewable energy. December 2026. e 4 1 9 the consumer. tional President Dhairyashil Working estimates put the through UPI and 90 per cent AICPDF said retailers and In the study’s rationale, an 1 9 8 2 Mumbai:Maruti Suzuki India If eligible UPI payments HPatil said. “The trader potential MDR burden of those payments are distributors already bear official said South Asia has SOLAR ALLIANCE 8 2 4 said it has reached a milestone attract the proposed 0.4 per should not be penalised across affected retail and dis- chargeable, a kirana doing rent, manpower, freight, diverse energy resources: India is also leveraging the 4 of dispatching 1 million cent MDR at each stage, the simply because he accepts di- tribution payments at ₹140- ₹10 lakh a month would in- working capital, inventory, For instance, hydropower International Solar Alliance vehicles through in-plant All India Consumer gital payments.” 190 crore a month, translat- cur about ₹21,600 a year in expiry, credit and collection potential in Nepal, Sri Lanka to create a transnational railway terminals in just over Products Distributors Feder- ing into roughly ₹1,680- MDR, or roughly ₹25,500 in- risks and banking costs. and Bhutan; coal-based gen- power sector through the three years since opening ation (AICPDF) said pay- BOON OR BURDEN 2,280 crore annually. cluding GST. “The trader fraternity can- eration in India and One Sun One World One dedicated transportation lines ment costs could arise more Including 18 per cent GST on AICPDF estimates overall Aretailer doing ₹50 lakh a not be put in a situation Bangladesh; and renewable Grid (OSOWOG) initiative. at two manufacturing sites in than once along the supply the payment charge, estim- UPI transaction value at month would pay about where digital payment be- energy resources across the As part of OSOWOG, In- Gujarat and Haryana. In the chain. It wants retailer-to- ated gross cash deductions about ₹328 lakh crore and ₹1.08 lakh annually, or ₹1.27 comes expensive and cash subcontinent. The issue is dia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE current financial year, the distributor and distributor- across affected retail and dis- expenditure associated with lakh including GST. A whole- handling also carries a cost,” that the distribution of these and Singapore are planning automaker said tha [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]