Shares of One97 Communications, the owner of Paytm brand, on Thursday tumbled 10 per cent, amid reports that the government is planning to impose Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-ticket UPI transactions.
However, the finance ministry has termed these claims as “false, baseless, and misleading”.
The stock tanked 9.99 per cent to Rs 864.20 on the BSE.
At the NSE, it dropped 10 per cent to Rs 864.40.
The finance ministry has said no MDR will be levied on transactions through Unified Payments Interface platforms.
“Speculation and claims that the MDR will be charged on UPI transactions are completely false, baseless, and misleading,” the ministry said in a post on X on Wednesday.
“Such baseless and sensation-creating speculations cause needless uncertainty, fear and suspicion among our citizens. The Government remains fully committed to promoting digital payments via UPI,” it said.