IANS | 07 Sep, 2023
Full-stack fintech platform Razorpay in collaboration with NPCI
(National Payments Corporation of India) on Wednesday launched 'UPI
Autopay on QR' that will transform customer onboarding into a swift
two-step process, involving ‘scanning and paying’ under just 30 seconds.
According
to the company, this pioneering solution aims to streamline and
simplify the challenges associated with expanding and maintaining
subscription-based businesses, marking an industry-first achievement.
This
streamlined approach will replace the previous six-step journey,
eliminating the need for downloading an app or signing up on the
website, and allowing multiple customers to scan through a single QR
code conveniently.
"Introducing 'Razorpay UPI Autopay on QR'
innovation felt like a natural step in this direction. With
subscription-based businesses such as OTT platforms, and insurance
providers having already established themselves in metropolitan and Tier
1 cities, Razorpay UPI Autopay on QR will play a pivotal role in their
next phase of growth," Khilan Haria, SVP and Head of Payments Product,
Razorpay said in a statement.
Moreover, the company said that 'UPI
Autopay on QR’ is poised to empower subscription-based businesses by
harnessing the widespread use of QR codes for driving rapid adoption and
quick acceptance, thereby helping them unlock their next growth
opportunity.
With 'UPI Autopay on QR', businesses will now be able
to effortlessly broaden their reach, enhance visibility across markets,
and ultimately accelerate their growth.
After creating a QR for
their subscription offerings, businesses will be able to intelligently
plug those in their marketing efforts across online advertisements,
newspapers, billboards, websites, TV, product packaging, delivery bags,
etc.
Presently, customers are required to download the merchant
app or log in to a website before they can subscribe to specific
offerings, however with 'UPI Autopay on QR' the process will become
smooth.