The new transaction fees which will be incurred to traders who receive payments via the DuitNow QR application starting Nov 1 a discrimination against small traders, said MCA president Wee Ka Siong.

Wee, in a Facebook post this evening, said this is considering that DuitNow QR recipients via Boost, GrabPay, Setel and Touch ’n Go are small businesses and roadside vendors who operate without card payment machines.

He asserted that...