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by blueblisters 2141 days ago
> Just think of it as more convenient cash.

Yup exactly. As someone mentioned above, it's a frictionless payments system, unlike Visa/Mastercard which also offer dispute resolution.

Of course, if you trust the vendor, I don't see why you should implicitly pay for the protection mechanism of Visa/Mastercard when UPI is literally free.

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> when UPI is literally free

So far. Lots of banks are fighting to introduce fees. The actual cost is getting subsidised so far, but there are no free lunches. Banks can't keep this up forever.