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MDR on Refunds: What Are the Real Payment Gateway Refund Charges?

calendar_today October 22, 2026 person Nirali Jain domain cashfree

In Indian e-commerce, where fashion, electronics, and D2C brands face returns, reversing a customer payment costs far more than just losing the inventory for those days and the cost of bearing two-way logistics expenses. When a customer pays for an order, your payment provider may deduct a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), the percentage fee charged […] The post MDR on Refunds: What Are the Real Payment Gateway Refund Charges? appeared first on Cashfree Blog .

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