“Charge free payments on UPI ended, and now UPI transactions will be charged”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Aug 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
In its recent Discussion Paper on Charges in Payment Systems, RBI asked for feedback on whether UPI payments should be charged. The Ministry of Finance later clarified that there is no consideration in Govt to levy any charges for UPI services
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 August 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/ChhuD6oM73N/
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.