No UPI, Only Cash: Why Bengaluru Shops Are Rejecting Digital Payments 2025

In the Bengaluru area of Karnataka, small traders have posted notices stating that online payments are no longer accepted in their shops and that they must only pay cash.

NO upi only cash in bengaluru market side image source AI image

Shopkeepers in areas like Jayanagar, Koramangala, Whitefield in Bengaluru have posted notices stating that UPI is no longer accepted and that they are only using cash.

Due to this, the Karnataka Commerce Department has sent notices to rotisseries, food stalls, tea stalls, etc., who earn Rs 3,000 per day, for evading GST.

Due to this, traders living in Bengaluru areas have used notices stating that they are only using cash.

Karnataka traders have organized a protest against the Karnataka Commerce Department’s notice for evading GST. The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced its support for this protest.

The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it will hold a protest on July 25, 2025, condemning the GST notices sent to 14,000 traders earning an annual income of Rs. 40 lakhs. The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed support for this protest.

On behalf of the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Vikram Raja has decided to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Stalin through the State Commerce Department Officer and Finance Minister and put pressure on the Central Government, said Thamannad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Vikaram Raja.