ET reported that RBI asked Cashfree to step up checks and stop self-onboarding for new merchants amid payment-aggregator compliance scrutiny.
SourceNext-gen digital payments provider for India.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Cashfree Payments is a Bengaluru-based fintech and licensed payment aggregator founded in 2015. It provides a full-stack payments and banking platform for businesses, centered on payment gateway, payouts, cross-border payments, and identity verification/fraud detection.
Primary product
Full-stack payments and banking platform for businesses (payment gateway, payouts, cross-border payments, and Secure ID/fraud tools)
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Bellandur / Ecoworld)
Team size
501-1000
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Payments infrastructure / payment gateway / payment aggregator / API banking
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Series C
Total raised
$93.9M
Latest round
Series C · Feb 2025
Latest amount
$53M
Feb 2025 · KRAFTON
May 2023 · Trifecta Capital Advisors
Nov 2020 · Apis Partners
Apr 2019 · Smilegate Investment
Aug 2017 · Y Combinator
Leadership
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Business Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Revenue Officer
Investors
Public materials describe a 'Move Fast' culture built around ownership, agility, mentorship, customer-centricity, and strong engineering excellence.
Compensation
No public employee salary bands or compensation ranges were found in the official careers materials.
Benefits
Pricing
Transaction-based pricing with standard platform fees, plus custom enterprise pricing by volume/use case; official pricing page also shows promotional offers for new merchants.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$70M-$80M
Estimated monthly visits
7.2M
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
ET reported that RBI asked Cashfree to step up checks and stop self-onboarding for new merchants amid payment-aggregator compliance scrutiny.
SourceET reported Cashfree laid off around 100 employees, roughly 6-8% of staff, as part of cost reduction and organizational restructuring.
SourceCashfree announced a $15 million strategic investment in UAE-based Telr and said it became one of Telr's largest shareholders to expand in MENA.
SourceCashfree announced it acquired one-click checkout company Zecpe to strengthen its D2C payments suite.
SourceThe Economic Times · Jun 2026
ET reported Cashfree is expanding cross-border offerings into overseas investment, travel, and B2B payments, with cross-border revenue targeted to grow materially.
PR Newswire / Cashfree Payments · Jun 2026
Cashfree said its cross-border payments suite is live across 40 countries, expanding access to Indian consumer payment methods for overseas merchants.
The Economic Times · May 2026
ET reported FY26 revenue of about Rs 1,000 crore, EBITDA profitability in March 2026, and a plan to pursue full-year profitability in FY27.
The Economic Times · Apr 2026
ET reported the appointment of Sameer Gandhi as CFO to strengthen financial strategy as Cashfree targets growth and profitability.
Reuters · Feb 2025
Reuters reported Cashfree raised $53 million in a round led by Krafton, with the company saying the raise supports product innovation and global growth.