Introduction The ecommerce sector is booming like never before. Global ecommerce sales are expected to reach more than $7 trillion by 2025, making it one of the most profitable sectors for entrepreneurs. But with growth comes competition, and the secret to standing out is providing a smooth shopping experience, particularly at checkout. A reliable payment [...] The post How to Start a Shopify Store in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide. appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

The Real Problem: Why Traditional OCR is not effective for Fintech PMs Let’s be honest, traditional OCR tools are not enough for today’s fintech fields. If you are still relying on traditional tools, you’re putting your money on the table and exposing your business to risk. Think about it: Every delay, every mistake, and every [...] The post How Bharat OCR Outperforms Traditional OCR Tools in Every Key Metric appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

Concurrency issues can be tricky as they often arise when multiple requests hit your system at the same time, leading to unexpected behaviour and performance slowdowns. If you’ve ever dealt with race conditions or inconsistent data updates, you know how frustrating it can be. In this article, we break down the complexities of concurrent programming [...] The post Optimising Concurrency in Spring Boot: Robust Solutions for Scalable Systems appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

Innovation often begins with a simple question: What if? For Shubhi Maheswari, Prem Chand, Divyanshu Kumawat, Harshith Kanigalpula and Vibha Pundir who also go by their team name Runtime Code Breaker (RCB), it’s answering this question that led to a spectacular win at Cashfree Payments’ annual hackathon, SwitchOn. What started as a bold experiment was [...] The post How did a hackathon idea turn into one of Cashfree Payments’ biggest year-end projects? appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

Fraud in MFI Lending due to Fake documents, Identity Fraud and Loan Stacking Fraud is one of India’s biggest challenges in microfinance. Every year, lenders lose over ₹1,000 crore due to false papers, impersonation, and overloading loans. It makes small-ticket lending riskier and more expensive. In one case, a single fraudster used three different Aadhaar [...] The post The OCR Revolution: Transforming Microfinance in Bharat with AI-Powered Lending (Part B) appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

Behind every secure transaction and seamless payment experience are diverse perspectives and inclusive decision-making at play. This is especially true in a fast-moving, high-stakes industry like fintech, where technology may be the driving force, but it is people who implement it to solve real-world problems every day. Every innovation at Cashfree Payments is shaped by [...] The post How Women at Cashfree Payments Drive Fintech Innovation | Women’s Day 2025 appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

Did you know that nearly 60% of businesses in India experience fraudulent transactions each year? No matter your industry, transaction risks can lead to significant financial losses and directly impact customer satisfaction. At Cashfree Payments, we had a webinar with experts in the field of payment risk protection where discussed about disputes and chargebacks which [...] The post Learn from the best: How growing businesses tackle disputes and chargebacks appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

The Real Challenge in Microfinance Isn’t Funding—It’s Visibility The 66+M borrower problem: Bharat’s credit gap isn’t about capital but visibility. Despite Rs. 4 lakh crore in outstanding loans, the Bharat microfinance sector still fails to provide loans to almost 66 million potential borrowers – small owners, farmers, and daily wage earners – not because of [...] The post The OCR Revolution: Transforming Microfinance in Bharat with AI-Powered Lending (Part A) appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

For small businesses, digital agencies, and influencers, finding a sustainable, high-reward revenue stream while offering real value to clients can be challenging. Many affiliate programs fall short due to low commissions, complex processes, and inadequate support, limiting the potential for partners to maximise their earnings. Furthermore, the end customers or clients of the partners are [...] The post Cashfree Affiliate Partner Program: How is it the industry’s best partner program? appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more

Collecting payments should be fast, seamless, and effortless, but traditional payment links or forms often involve unnecessary steps that slow down transactions. Logging into an app, verifying OTPs, generating a payment link, and manually sharing it with the customer is time-consuming. This becomes even more complicated if payment links need to be shared with multiple [...] The post Cashfree Payment Handles —The Most effortless way to collect payments appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog ..read more