Razorpay

Donation Collection & Payment Infrastructure for NGOs and SPOs

Razorpay is an India-based payment and financial operations platform that helps nonprofits and social purpose organisations collect online donations, manage digital payment workflows, handle payouts, and support fundraising operations across websites, campaigns, and mobile-first payment channels.

Digital fundraising & payment operations challenges

Challenge
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Many NGOs, nonprofits, and social purpose organisations use separate systems for donation collection, payment processing, fundraising, and financial operations.

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Fragmented payment workflows may create challenges in collecting donations across payment channels, tracking fundraising transactions, managing payouts and reimbursements, and coordinating finance operations across teams and systems.

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Organisations may also require digital payment infrastructure that supports recurring donations and mobile-first fundraising workflows without dedicated engineering teams.

Solution
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Razorpay provides payment gateway infrastructure, donation collection tools, payout systems, payment pages, and operational finance products through an integrated digital payments platform.

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Organisations can collect donations, create payment pages, manage recurring payments, automate payout workflows, and support operational finance processes through browser-based and API-enabled tools.

Key capabilities of Razorpay

The core capabilities that make Razorpay relevant for nonprofit fundraising and operational finance workflows.

Digital donation collection

Accept donations and digital payments through UPI, debit cards, credit cards, wallets, QR codes, payment links, and bank transfers. UPI-enabled collection is particularly useful for mobile-first fundraising workflows in India.

No-code payment pages & payment links

Create branded donation pages, campaign payment workflows, and shareable payment links without requiring custom development or dedicated engineering support.

Recurring donations & subscription workflows

Support recurring donor contributions, membership payments, subscription-based fundraising, and automated recurring payment collection workflows.

Vendor payouts & operational finance

Manage vendor payouts, reimbursements, operational disbursements, payroll workflows, and financial operations through RazorpayX payout and banking infrastructure.

Razorpay in action

SEWA Bharat – Digital fundraising & online donation workflows

SEWA Bharat – Digital fundraising & online donation workflows

Operations and Systems

SEWA Bharat used Razorpay as part of a broader digital transformation initiative to support online donation processing and digital fundraising operations.

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Pricing for Nonprofits

Razorpay offers transaction-based pricing across payment gateway, payout, payroll, and financial operations products. Pricing structures may vary depending on payment type, transaction volume, settlement workflows, and product usage requirements.

Additional onboarding, KYC verification, compliance checks, and banking processes may apply depending on organisational setup and operational requirements.

Best suited for which nonprofits?

NGOs running online fundraising campaigns

Useful for organisations collecting donations through websites, campaign pages, digital events, or social media fundraising workflows.

Small & mid-sized nonprofits

Relevant for organisations requiring digital payment infrastructure without building custom payment systems or dedicated finance technology stacks.

Organisations managing distributed payouts

Suitable for organisations handling reimbursements, operational disbursements, vendor payments, or finance workflows across multiple teams and locations.

Digital-first nonprofit platforms

Useful for organisations building digital products, beneficiary-facing platforms, or operational systems requiring integrated payment workflows.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Razorpay used for?

Razorpay is used for online donation collection, digital payments, recurring fundraising workflows, vendor payouts, and operational finance management.

Does Razorpay support UPI payments?

Yes. Razorpay supports UPI, cards, wallets, QR-code payments, net banking, and multiple digital payment methods.

Can organisations create donation pages without coding?

Yes. Razorpay includes no-code payment pages, payment links, QR-code payment tools, and payment buttons that work without dedicated engineering support.

Does Razorpay support recurring donations?

Yes. Razorpay supports recurring payments and subscription-based workflows for ongoing donor contributions and recurring fundraising operations.

Is Razorpay cloud-based?

Yes. Razorpay provides browser-based, API-enabled, and cloud-hosted payment infrastructure and financial operations products.

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