Razorpay Pivots Beyond Payments To Build AI Operating Layer For India's SMEs

Razorpay is making its biggest strategic bet, extending from payment processing into an AI-driven operating layer for India's small businesses. The company aims to automate core financial and operational functions for SMEs, positioning itself as the intelligence brain behind millions of small merchants.

— Filed Tue, 30 Jun, 2026, 09:35 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Razorpay is expanding beyond payments to become an AI-driven operating layer for India's small businesses, building tools to help SMEs automate core functions—its biggest strategic bet, extending from payment processing into broader financial and operational intelligence.

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This deepens Razorpay's earlier push to become the AI brain for India's small businesses, building on its founder-led rise alongside Flipkart and Zomato as it shifts from payments to broader SME intelligence.

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