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Payoneer vs Razorpay

Of the 170 countries we track, Payoneer onboards businesses in 162 and Razorpay in 4 (and 161 more with limits). Both serve businesses in 162.

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Onboards businesses in United States

Payoneer

Available

Razorpay

Available

Accept payments

Payoneer

Get paid by clients and marketplaces such as Amazon, Upwork and Fiverr, or accept cards through payment requests.

Razorpay

Payment gateway, payment links, payment pages, subscriptions, QR codes and POS. In India it supports cards, netbanking, UPI, wallets, EMI and Pay Later; Malaysia (Curlec) adds FPX, DuitNow and others; Singapore and US offer cards, wallets, PayNow (SG) and ACH (US). Non-Indian businesses can also collect from Indian customers.

Pay people abroad

Payoneer

Mass payouts to freelancers and suppliers in 190+ countries.

Razorpay

RazorpayX payouts to contacts in India via IMPS, RTGS, NEFT or UPI from a RazorpayX current account; also vendor and salary payouts. Razorpay Curlec in Malaysia also lists payouts. Cross-border payouts are not documented as a general product.Not for businesses in United States.

Multi-currency account

Payoneer

Receiving accounts in USD, EUR, GBP and other major currencies.

Razorpay

RazorpayX current accounts for Indian businesses, provided by partner banks (ICICI, RBL, Yes Bank); RazorpayX is not a bank.Not for businesses in United States.

Business cards

Payoneer

Payoneer Mastercard for business spending.

Razorpay

RazorpayX Corporate Card (Visa corporate credit card issued by RBI-licensed partner banks) for Indian businesses.Not for businesses in United States.

Yield on idle cash

Payoneer

Not offered

Razorpay

Not offered

Yield on idle cash

A return on money you are not using. How safe it is depends on where the return comes from, not on how high the rate is.

Where the return comes from

Payoneer

No yield offered

Razorpay

No yield offered

Is the money protected?

Payoneer

–

Razorpay

–

Does the rate change?

Payoneer

–

Razorpay

–

Fees

Published prices only, with the date we read them. Many providers negotiate prices instead.

How pricing works

Payoneer

Payoneer publishes standard fees (last updated 1 January 2026) and offers custom pricing above 50K USD per month. Receiving from another Payoneer balance or via a local-currency receiving account is free; receiving in a non-local currency costs 1% (min 1 USD); card payments from payers cost up to 3.99% + 0.49 USD. Fees vary by location, method and currency.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Published prices

Payoneer

Receive from another Payoneer customer (standard (most regions)): FreeReceive via receiving account (standard (most regions)): Free in your local currency; 1% (minimum 1.00 USD) in a non-local currencyPayer pays by card or PayPal; marketplace receipts (standard (most regions)): Up to 3.99% + 0.49 USD when the payer uses a credit card, or PayPal (US only). Fees from marketplaces and integrated platforms vary by marketplace.Payer pays by ACH debit (US) or EU/UK bank (standard): 1%Custom pricing (all): Custom packages for businesses processing over 50K USD per month

Razorpay

–

What you can sell

From each provider’s acceptable use policy. “Restricted” means allowed only with approval or conditions, or banned for part of the category.

Software and digital goods

Payoneer

Not stated

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Crypto

Payoneer

Not allowedVirtual and cryptocurrencies, NFTs, crypto mining and supporting services are on the list (pre-approval possible at Payoneer's discretion). Note: Payoneer separately markets stablecoin receiving and sending features.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Lending and financial services

Payoneer

Not allowedA broad Financial Services group is on the list: brokerage, insurance, debt collection, payment processing, MSBs and currency exchange, loans, binary options, venture capital and investments.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Gambling

Payoneer

Not allowedGames of chance, internet gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes and sports forecasting are on the list.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Adult content

Payoneer

Not allowedAdult services and pornographic or mature content are on the list.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Dating

Payoneer

Not allowedDating services are listed under Adult Services.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Firearms and weapons

Payoneer

Not allowedGuns, ammunition, weapons and explosives, and defence/arms businesses, are on the list.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Cannabis and CBD

Payoneer

Not allowedMarijuana, cannabis products and CBD are on the list.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Supplements

Payoneer

Not allowedSupplements, vitamins, nutritional products, nutraceuticals and diet pills are on the list.

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Pharmacy and telemedicine

Payoneer

Not allowedPrescription-only products, pharmacies and pharmaceuticals are on the list (heading includes telemedicine).

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Travel

Payoneer

Not stated

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Multi-level marketing

Payoneer

Not stated

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Free-trial subscriptions

Payoneer

Not stated

Razorpay

Not yet researched

Platform & marketplace

Run payments for other businesses: sign them up, take a cut, pay them out.

Sub-accounts for your users

Payoneer

PartlyPayees register their own Payoneer accounts, which your platform pays into.

Razorpay

YesPartners can onboard sub-merchants through APIs, with sub-merchants completing KYC on the partner's platform.

Split payments and platform fees

Payoneer

NoNot a payment-splitting processor.

Razorpay

YesRoute splits incoming payments among linked accounts. Since RBI's September 2025 rules, Route requires minimum turnover (over INR 40 lakh domestic or INR 5 lakh export) and a payer-payee transparency declaration.

Embeddable UI

Payoneer

PartlyHosted payee registration.

Razorpay

YesMerchant Onboarding UI: pre-built, brand-configurable components for onboarding sub-merchants (on request); Embedded Payments for platforms.

Pay out to your users

Payoneer

YesMass payout API, up to 500 payouts per call, to registered payees in 190+ countries.

Razorpay

YesRazorpayX payouts to bank accounts and UPI IDs in India (IMPS/RTGS/NEFT/UPI). Domestic Indian payouts only in the docs checked.

Embedded finance for your users

Give your users financial products under your brand.

Accounts that hold money

Payoneer

PartlyPayees get Payoneer receiving accounts, owned by Payoneer rather than your platform.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked). RazorpayX current accounts are for the merchant itself, not for its users.

Cards for your users

Payoneer

NoPayoneer’s card is its own product.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked). The RazorpayX Corporate Card is for the merchant's own spending.

Financing for your users

Payoneer

NoPayoneer’s advances are its own product.

Razorpay

PartlyRazorpay Capital runs an invite-only partner programme in which B2B businesses can refer their customers to Razorpay's Line of Credit. This is a referral, not an embedded lending API.

Consumer apps

Build for individuals, not just businesses, the way Bridge allows.

End users can be individuals

Payoneer

PartlyPayees can be individual freelancers, but the accounts belong to Payoneer.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked).

Consumer wallets or accounts

Payoneer

NoNot for your platform’s users.

Razorpay

NoRazorpay's White Label Wallet (closed wallets for your customers) was discontinued in April 2023 and takes no new users.

Consumer cards

Payoneer

NoNot for your platform’s users.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked).

Stablecoins

Dollar-backed tokens as a payment and treasury rail.

Accept stablecoins

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked). Razorpay's India terms bar merchants from crypto activity.

Hold stablecoin balances

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked).

Pay out in stablecoins

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked).

Issue your own stablecoin

Payoneer

NoNo stablecoin product found in public materials.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (provider's own pages checked).

Regulatory risk in United States

Payoneer

No stablecoin products

Razorpay

No stablecoin products

AI agents

Build with AI tools, and let AI agents shop and pay.

Official MCP server

Payoneer

Not confirmedNone found.

Razorpay

YesOfficial Razorpay MCP Server, hosted (remote) or self-hosted via Docker, with 35+ tools covering payments, orders, links, refunds, settlements and payouts.

Checkout for AI agents

Payoneer

NoNot found in public materials.

Razorpay

PartlyRazorpay Agentic Payments: in-app agentic checkout (live in beta), voice payments and in-chat purchases on LLM platforms.

Cards for AI agents

Payoneer

Not confirmedNot found in public materials.

Razorpay

PartlyUPI Reserve Pay (live) lets AI agents pay within pre-approved spending limits. It is a UPI mandate, not a card.

Working with them

How easy it is to get started.

Self-serve signup

Payoneer

YesSign up online.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Published pricing

Payoneer

YesFees are published.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Public API and sandbox

Payoneer

PartlyPartner API with approval.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Coming soon

Announced but not launched. These are plans, not products you can sign up for today: timing often slips, and some never ship.

Announced, not yet live

Payoneer

Awaiting approvalPAYO Digital Bank and a PAYO-USD stablecoinNo date given · Includes United States
Preview or betaReceive, hold and send stablecoinsExpected by the end of 2026
Awaiting approvalCross-border payment aggregator licence in IndiaNo date given
Details and sources →

Razorpay

Nothing announced

In short

Countries onboarded

Payoneer

162 of 170

Razorpay

4 of 170

Designed for

Payoneer

Businesses in Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Egypt and similar markets earning from foreign clients.

Razorpay

Businesses registered in India that need local methods such as UPI and netbanking, and foreign businesses that want to sell to Indian customers without an Indian entity.

Limitations

Payoneer

Charges fees on currency conversion and withdrawals, listed on its pricing page.

Razorpay

Full service is limited to India, Malaysia, Singapore and the US, and products differ sharply by market; most platform and banking features are India-only.

Common questions

Is Payoneer or Razorpay available in more countries?

Razorpay. Of the 170 countries we track, Payoneer onboards businesses in 162 and Razorpay in 4 (and 161 more with limits). Both serve businesses in 162. Only Razorpay: Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan.

What do Payoneer and Razorpay offer?

Accept payments: Payoneer yes, Razorpay yes. Pay people abroad: Payoneer yes, Razorpay yes. Multi-currency account: Payoneer yes, Razorpay yes. Business cards: Payoneer yes, Razorpay yes. Stablecoins: Payoneer no, Razorpay no. Yield on idle cash: Payoneer no, Razorpay no.

How do Payoneer and Razorpay differ for platforms and embedded finance?

Sub-accounts for your users: Payoneer partly, Razorpay yes. Split payments and platform fees: Payoneer no, Razorpay yes. Embeddable UI: Payoneer partly, Razorpay yes. Accounts that hold money: Payoneer partly, Razorpay not confirmed. Cards for your users: Payoneer no, Razorpay not confirmed. Financing for your users: Payoneer no, Razorpay partly. End users can be individuals: Payoneer partly, Razorpay not confirmed. Consumer cards: Payoneer no, Razorpay not confirmed. Issue your own stablecoin: Payoneer no, Razorpay not confirmed. Official MCP server: Payoneer not confirmed, Razorpay yes. Checkout for AI agents: Payoneer no, Razorpay partly. Cards for AI agents: Payoneer not confirmed, Razorpay partly.

Who is Payoneer designed for?

Businesses in Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Egypt and similar markets earning from foreign clients. Limitations: Charges fees on currency conversion and withdrawals, listed on its pricing page.

Who is Razorpay designed for?

Businesses registered in India that need local methods such as UPI and netbanking, and foreign businesses that want to sell to Indian customers without an Indian entity. Limitations: Full service is limited to India, Malaysia, Singapore and the US, and products differ sharply by market; most platform and banking features are India-only.

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