> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.cashfree.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Cashfree provides India’s first PA-CB-compliant Imports solution which helps Foreign Merchants (based outside India) to
collect funds from Indian customers for the various goods and services they are selling. Merchants can offer their
customers to pay funds using any of the Indian payment methods such as UPI, Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking,
Virtual Accounts, etc. Funds collected by Cashfree from the Indian customers upon successful verification of transactions
will be settled in the overseas bank account of the Foreign Merchant.

Cashfree offers India’s first PA-CB-compliant payment collection solution, enabling foreign merchants (based outside
India) to collect payments from Indian customers for a variety of goods and services. Merchants can provide their
customers with the flexibility to pay using popular Indian payment methods such as UPI, credit cards, debit cards, net
banking, and virtual accounts. Once transactions are successfully verified, the funds collected from Indian customers
are seamlessly settled into the foreign merchant's overseas bank account.

<img height="200" src="https://mintcdn.com/cashfreepayments-d00050e9/qsaxjAgGR7S8hUG_/static/images/cross-border/pg-for-imports/overview.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qsaxjAgGR7S8hUG_&q=85&s=d50c7a63085cba80981cb4fe53703579" data-path="static/images/cross-border/pg-for-imports/overview.jpg" />

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## Key benefits of Cashfree’s import collection solution

* Diverse Payment Options: Offer a variety of payment methods including UPI, credit/debit cards net banking, and Virtual Accounts..
* Flexible Integration Options: Choose between our no-code solution for quick setup or our robust API or webhook stack for full customisation or combine both to suit your business needs.
* Faster Settlements: With Cashfree, transactions can settle as early as T+2 days, ensuring improved cash flow and operational efficiency.
* Centralised transaction monitoring: Cashfree provides a centralised dashboard for enhanced transaction monitoring and reconciliation.
* Risk and Fraud Protection: With built-in risk and fraud detection/prevention mechanisms we have got you covered and you can focus now on growing your business.
* Expanded Use Cases: Our solution can be used to process transactions across various use cases of Digital Goods, Physical Goods and Digital Services.
* Centralised transaction monitoring: Cashfree provides a centralised dashboard for enhanced transaction monitoring & reconciliation.
* Risk and Fraud Protection: With built-in risk and fraud detection/prevention mechanisms we have got you covered and you can focus now on growing your business.
* Expanded Use Cases: Our solution can be used to process transactions across various use cases of Digital Goods, Physical Goods & Digital Services.

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