Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-15

Government locks zero MDR on UPI transactions under Rs 2,000 — permanently, not provisionally. 🎙️

The floor matters more than the mandate. The obvious read is that merchants win on small-ticket payments. The real read is that anyone building on UPI payment rails now has a hard constraint on unit economics below Rs 2,000, and the next battleground is what happens above that threshold.

If you are building a payments product, your monetisation model for sub-Rs 2,000 transactions is settled. Recalibrate now around high-value UPI flows before someone else does.

Today's brief also covers Google DeepMind's first Indian accelerator cohort, Amazon scaling its quick commerce arm, Furnishka's Rs 26.8 crore pre-Series A, and iOncology.ai's BRICS health journal recognition.

Listen: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-15/

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Arjun and Meera break down the day in Indian product, startups and tech — what happened, the number that matters, and why it matters if you’re building here.

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