Razorpay has partnered with global AI-powered software platform Replit to streamline subscription payments and monetisation for Indian users. The collaboration positions Razorpay as Replit’s India payments partner, enabling local developers and AI-first builders to seamlessly pay for subscriptions and monetise their AI-built products from day one.
The partnership integrates Replit’s agentic AI software creation platform with Razorpay’s payments infrastructure, allowing applications built on Replit to accept UPI and other Indian payment methods natively. This effectively converts a global cross-border subscription experience into a localised INR payment flow for Indian customers.
INR Payments and UPI Integration in Beta Rollout
Currently rolling out in beta, Replit will go live with Razorpay’s International Payments Suite. This will allow Indian users to make payments in INR through familiar methods such as UPI and cards, eliminating friction typically associated with international transactions.
With India processing over 20 billion UPI transactions every month and UPI accounting for nearly 85% of total digital payments, localised acceptance is critical for driving adoption. By embedding Razorpay’s stack directly into the Replit platform, AI-built products can begin accepting UPI payments from launch.
Razorpay will also manage regulatory compliance, foreign exchange (FX) processes, and USD settlements behind the scenes. This allows Replit to monetise Indian users without setting up a local legal entity, significantly simplifying cross-border operations.
Expanding Agentic AI Payments Ecosystem
The partnership builds on Razorpay’s recent collaborations with global AI companies, including its work with OpenAI and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on agentic AI payments. With Replit, Razorpay is extending this strategy by embedding India-ready payment and compliance infrastructure into AI-driven software development platforms.
Replit, known for enabling application development through natural language prompts, has scaled rapidly, growing from $3 million to over $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in the past 18 months. The platform serves millions of users worldwide, including more than 500,000 professional developers.
By combining AI-led software creation with frictionless local payments, Razorpay and Replit aim to unlock scalable monetisation opportunities for India’s growing community of AI builders and digital entrepreneurs.
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