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Offline Payments is a solution that enables businesses to collect payments in-store, through field agents, or directly from individual customers, all tracked and reconciled in one place. It supports over 100 payment options across UPI, cards, net banking, wallets, and cash.

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Prerequisites

Ensure you have completed the following requirements before you begin:
  • Ensure you have an active Cashfree Merchant Account. If you have not signed up yet, create your account before proceeding.
  • You must first activate Offline Payments from the Merchant Dashboard in order to use the product.

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Collection models

Offline Payments supports three collection models, each suited to a different operating pattern. You can enable one or more simultaneously depending on your needs.
Best suited for retail shops, restaurants, multi-outlet businesses, and clinics or salons that need a fixed payment point at a physical location. A single static QR code is generated per store, and all outlets settle into one bank account.Learn more about the Storefront collection model.

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Payment options

With Offline Payments, you can collect payments through more than 100 digital payment options, including:
  • Dynamic QR codes: Generate a unique QR per transaction for exact-amount collection.
  • Static QR codes: Share a single QR code for repeat or offline payments.
  • Payment links: Send a payment request via SMS to a customer’s phone.
  • Cards: RuPay cards are supported for tap-to-pay.
  • Net banking: Customers complete payment through their bank’s online portal.
  • Wallets: Customers pay from supported digital wallets.
  • Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL): Customers choose instalment or deferred plans from supported BNPL providers where enabled.
  • Cash: Record cash payments for reconciliation.

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Explore Offline Payments

Use the following resources to get started with each area of Offline Payments:

How Offline Payments works

Follow the end-to-end workflow from activation to collecting payments and settlements.

Payment Methods

Learn how to collect payments via QR code, payment links, cards, and cash.

KYC and verification

Complete verification for storefronts, agents, and customer VPAs before you go live.

API integration

Use the Offline Payments APIs to onboard agents and manage orders programmatically.