--- title: "National Payments Corporation of India (UPI Vyapaar Saksham Scheme): Funding and News" description: "National Payments Corporation of India (UPI Vyapaar Saksham Scheme): funding rounds, write-ups and news, each linked to its source. Scheme paying acquiring..." url: "https://bharat.digital/startups/p/nationalpaymentscorporationofupivyapaarsakshamscheme/index.md" canonical: "https://bharat.digital/startups/p/nationalpaymentscorporationofupivyapaarsakshamscheme/" updated: "2026-11-16T04:30:15+05:30" language: "en-IN" site: "bharat.digital" --- [DPI, ONDC & AA](https://bharat.digital/startups/c/dpi/) # National Payments Corporation of India (UPI Vyapaar Saksham Scheme) Scheme paying acquiring banks to deploy QR codes and soundboxes and grow UPI payments at small merchants Follow this startup: [RSS feed](https://bharat.digital/startups/p/nationalpaymentscorporationofupivyapaarsakshamscheme/feed.xml). Everything below links to its source. ## Our write-ups Startup Startups & Fintech ### [NPCI will use part of UPI's merchant fee to pay banks for signing up small shops](https://bharat.digital/originals/npci-upi-vyapaar-saksham-scheme-small-merchants-mdr-fund-nov-2026/) The UPI Vyapaar Saksham Scheme, set out in an 11 November circular, pools 5% of every participant's MDR share to fund QR codes, soundboxes and transaction growth at merchants with turnover up to Rs 40 lakh. 12 November 2026 ยท 2 min read ## Timeline 1. 12 Nov 2026 Write-up [NPCI will use part of UPI's merchant fee to pay banks for signing up small shops](https://bharat.digital/originals/npci-upi-vyapaar-saksham-scheme-small-merchants-mdr-fund-nov-2026/) bharat.digital