What is said? Sachin Mehra: MasterCard and CFO UPI

MasterCard and CFO UPI : Who is Sachin Mehra? What he said on UPI?

MasterCard CFO Sachin Mehra recently expressed his reservations about the extensive use of UPI in India. MasterCard CFO said that UPI has drastically changed the payment landscape in India and the digital payment records for the month of August’23 are a testimony to the statement. With 10 billion transactions valuing INR 1518456 crores in August, the digital payment platform has changed the whole essence of making payments. Despite this, MasterCard CFO has expressed his concerns and today we will read about it.

What is UPI?

Unified Payment Interface was introduced in 2016 and has revolutionized the whole game of digital payments. From a thela wala to a fancy boutique owner, UPI drives digital payments seamlessly. In a country like India where digital payments couldn’t have been thought of at this level, UPI has made the impossible possible. MasterCard CFO has however said that UPI is fantastic at some levels but equally is an equally painful experience for the ecosystem participants.

What is MasterCard CFO UPI opinion?

• UPI has revolutionized the digital payment landscape in India and in August’23 it crossed the 10 billion mark and in September the figures stood at 10.56 billion dollars. Despite this humongous progress since 2012, MasterCard CFO Sachin Mehra has said that UPI is a painful experience because the banks end up losing money in this process. He has questioned the long-term sustainability of UPI and expressed his concerns at the recently held UBS conference.

• MasterCard and UPI features are different because MasterCard charges a processing fee for every transaction and UPI is free of any such charge. This is one of the major concerns which have been expressed by MasterCard CFO.
• With the increased use of UPI, heavy ATM bank transactions have decreased and have reduced the costs for them.

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Highlights of UPI

• According to the National Payments Corporation of India, the volume of digital payments has grown from 41 % to 51% in this year.

• The user base of UPI in India stands at 260 million.
• State Bank of India Chief, Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of MasterCard India operations.
• India’s UPI has been linked to Singapore’s PayNow and this allows Indian users to remit SGD 1000 every day.
• MasterCard’s rival VISA has however said that UPI has brought more people into the formal banking system which was not the case before UPI.
• Tax collections have improved in the country owing to the digital platform UPI.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the CFO of MasterCard?

Sachin Mehra is the Chief Financial Officer of MasterCard.

What is MasterCard CFO salary?

As per reports, the salary drawn by Sachin Mehra for the post of CFO of MasterCard is $9508959.

Who is the MasterCard Foundation CFO?

Dough Kasambala is MasterCard Foundation CFO.

What is the MasterCard customer care number?

MasterCard customer care number is 08001001087. In case you have lost your card or it is stolen, just call this number and MasterCard customer care executives will assist you.

What is MasterCard CFO UPI ID?

We don’t have any update on Sanjay Mehra’s UPI ID.

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Conclusion:

With the ever-growing use of UPI in India, the government has benefitted tremendously. Currency printing costs have gone down, tax collection has increased and digital penetration is at an all-time high. MasterCard CFO’s concern regarding long term sustainability is because there are no processing charges on the transactions done through UPI.

Given the fact that 10 billion transactions are done monthly through UPI, can you still call it a painful experience?