Selected Tag: Anil Katia

Selected Tag: Anil Katia

Anil Katia

Anil Katia

Anil Katia is a former banker and policy analyst.

UPI's MDR: Wrong Instrument at the Wrong Rate

UPI’s new MDR shifts payment costs to merchants, but its ad valorem design raises questions over pricing logic, small-business impact and cash incentives.

Anil Katia

Ganga Narayan Rath

September 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM IST

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