Razorpay, NPCI Bharat BillPay Launch Banking Connect Netbanking Rail; BharatPe Rebrands NBFC to BharatPe Capital
Razorpay partners with NPCI Bharat BillPay on Banking Connect, a modernised netbanking solution for businesses and consumers. Separately, BharatPe rebrands NBFC Trillionloans as BharatPe Capital, carrying a Rs 1,750 crore loan book and Rs 3,500 crore annual disbursements at 30% YoY growth.
What happened
Startup roundup: Razorpay partners with NPCI Bharat BillPay to launch Banking Connect, a modernised netbanking solution for businesses and consumers; BharatPe
Key facts
- Rs 100 Cr Series A
- Rs 1,750 crore loan book
- Rs 3,500 crore annual disbursements
- 30% YoY growth
Why this matters
Razorpay-NPCI Banking Connect signals platform consolidation in payment rails, while BharatPe's NBFC rebrand and scaling lending arm position it as a potential credit-distribution partner or acquisition target.
What to watch
- Merchant adoption / TPV disclosures for Banking Connect within 2 quarters
- BharatPe Capital NPA and disbursement growth trajectory
- RBI digital-lending or netbanking guideline updates
- Competitor announcements of rival netbanking rails
- Take-rate compression signals in payment gateway pricing
- Razorpay bundles Banking Connect into merchant checkout SDK to boost success rates on high-ticket carts
- BharatPe Capital expands merchant-linked working-capital products using transaction data
- Competing PGs (Cashfree, PayU) negotiate similar NPCI netbanking integrations
- Banks reassess netbanking API pricing as volume shifts to modernised rail
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