AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDigital Payments: An IIT Bombay report warns that proposed UPI merchant fees could seep into retail prices, even though merchants cannot directly pass the charges to customers. Card Costs: Australia has delayed the tax office’s credit-card payment ban until June 2027 after a backlash from small businesses. With surcharge rules already in force, a Labor minister says banks should absorb payment-terminal fees; businesses warn those costs could still push prices up. Rising Debt: UK lenders expect missed credit-card payments to increase this autumn as household budgets come under pressure.
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