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title: "UPI and Payments News, 10 Nov 2026 | bharat.digital"
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# Payments: Tuesday 10 November 2026

5 stories. Cite the publisher using original_url.

### UPI transactions rise 32% on Diwali 2026 to 916.9 million

- Source: BusinessLine
- Published: 10 November 2026, 18:13 IST (2026-11-10T18:13+05:30)
- Section: Payments
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/9735375d79e5
- original_url: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/upi-transactions-rise-32-on-diwali-2026-to-9169-million/article71686144.ece
- Image: https://bharat.digital/img/9735375d79e5-l.webp

The digital payments platform also recorded 975.8 million transactions on the day before Diwali, with October seeing a monthly record

### How intelligent commerce is shaping the next frontier of merchant payments

- Source: The Economic Times
- Published: 10 November 2026, 13:57 IST (2026-11-10T13:57+05:30)
- Section: Payments
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/d3c57d948b3b
- original_url: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/how-intelligent-commerce-is-shaping-the-next-frontier-of-merchant-payments/articleshow/135704469.cms
- Image: https://bharat.digital/img/d3c57d948b3b-l.webp

For a decade, the task in India’s merchant payments was to get every shop and website to accept digital money.

### UPI charges after Diwali: Will customers pay extra on payments above ₹2,000? NPCI's MDR rollout likely in Nov

- Source: Mint
- Published: 10 November 2026, 12:23 IST (2026-11-10T12:23+05:30)
- Section: Payments
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/3df82eb948b1
- original_url: https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/upi-charges-after-diwali-will-customers-pay-extra-on-payments-above-2-000-npcis-mdr-rollout-likely-in-nov-11794289795387.html
- Image: https://bharat.digital/img/3df82eb948b1-l.webp

With Diwali over, NPCI has yet to announce the implementation date for MDR on select UPI payments above ₹2,000.

### Andhra CM Naidu Urges Scrapping High-Value Notes for Anti-Corruption Push

- Source: X News (AI summary of posts on X)
- Published: 10 November 2026, 09:04 IST (2026-11-10T09:04+05:30)
- Section: Payments
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/6be2496b10b6
- original_url: https://x.com/i/trending/2119995820153909381

Naidu made the remarks a day after the 10th anniversary of the 2016 demonetisation, which withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to combat black money and counterfeits.

### Amex credit card points clawback: Why customers are losing Membership Rewards points and what they should do next

- Source: Mint
- Published: 10 November 2026, 11:17 IST (2026-11-10T11:17+05:30)
- Section: Payments
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/bb767641b62a
- original_url: https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/amex-credit-card-points-clawback-why-customers-are-losing-membership-rewards-points-and-what-they-should-do-next-11794285406196.html
- Image: https://bharat.digital/img/bb767641b62a-l.webp

American Express India has deducted Membership Rewards points linked to cancelled cards, leaving some customers with negative balances.