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Payouts is Cashfree Payments comprehensive disbursal solution designed specifically for businesses across India. This platform enables instant, secure, and programmable money transfers to bank accounts, UPI IDs, cards, and wallets through a single API or dashboard interface. Whether you’re settling vendors, issuing refunds, paying commissions, or managing salaries, Payouts automates every step from fund allocation to reconciliation with complete visibility and control. Payouts products are designed to reduce processing time and eliminate manual work whilst providing fast, secure, and fully compliant disbursal processes that meet Indian regulatory requirements. Payouts are a better way to:
  • Send money round-the-clock instantly to your customers or vendors.
  • Manage multiple payout methods: IMPS, NEFT, UPI, Mastercard (MoneySend), Visa (Visa Direct), and digital wallets (Amazon Pay and Paytm).
  • Control, analyse, and automate every aspect of your business payout needs in real-time.

Core disbursal products

Key benefits

Payouts provides the following advantages for your disbursal workflows:
  • Instant transfers: Send money anytime to bank accounts, UPI IDs, cards, and wallets across India.
  • Multiple channels: Make payouts via API, dashboard, or Excel uploads to suit your operational needs.
  • Advanced security: PCI DSS-compliant infrastructure with real-time fraud monitoring and risk controls.
  • Automated reconciliation: Real-time tracking, reporting, and audit logs for regulatory compliance.
  • Scalable processing: Handle millions of payouts per day with guaranteed uptime and reliability.
  • Flexible integration: Easy-to-integrate APIs with comprehensive SDKs and documentation support.

Key use cases

Payouts empowers businesses across industries to streamline their disbursal operations:
Use caseDescription
Vendor paymentsAutomate supplier and partner settlements with bulk processing capabilities.
Customer refundsInstant refunds for returns and cancellations without collecting bank details.
Employee salariesStreamlined payroll disbursals with approval workflows.
Marketplace settlementsSplit payments to multiple vendors with conditional escrow management.
Loyalty rewardsSend prizes and cashbacks to customers via customisable payout links.

Payouts payment flow

Overview of the Payouts payment workflow: See Make Payouts to Customers to know the step-by-step procedure to make a payout.

Getting started

Use the following resources to begin implementing Payouts for your business:

Affiliate partner program

As a developer building payment experiences for your clients, you can earn additional income while providing them with industry-leading payment solutions.

Join the Cashfree affiliate partner program and get rewarded every time your clients use Cashfree.

What you get:

  • Earn up to 0.25% commission on every transaction.
  • Become a trusted fintech partner for your clients.
  • Access to a dedicated partner manager for expert support.

What your clients get:

  • Instant activation and go live in minutes.
  • Industry-best success rate across all payment modes.
  • Effortless acceptance of international payments in 140+ currencies.

Get started today. Become a partner now.