UPI MDR rollout pushed; India’s first quantum computer coming soon

Economic Times - Oct 14, 2026

Happy Wednesday! The implementation of MDR on select UPI payments has been deferred beyond Diwali. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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