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Nirmala Sitharaman in focus amid MDR debate

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is drawing attention in India, with coverage including a Times of India piece on 'The ABC of MDR', referring to the Merchant Discount Rate charged on digital card payments. The discussion centres on what MDR means for merchants and consumers following the government's push to keep digital transactions zero-cost, a topic Sitharaman has addressed publicly.

Why now: Interest in the finance minister is spiking amid renewed debate over merchant discount rates on digital payments in India.

Nirmala SitharamanIndiaThe Times of India

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Evidence

• The ABC of MDR · The Times of India
• India innovated on UPI. Can’t we innovate on merchant fee too? · The Indian Express

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