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Rapyd vs Razorpay

Of the 170 countries we track, Rapyd onboards businesses in 62 and Razorpay in 4 (and 161 more with limits). Both serve businesses in 62.

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Onboards businesses in United States

Rapyd

Available

Razorpay

Available

Accept payments

Rapyd

Online card acquiring and local payment methods (cards, wallets, bank transfers, stablecoins, cash vouchers) through an API, hosted checkout, payment links and plugins, with subscriptions. Rapyd says customers can pay from 190+ markets in 150+ currencies.

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

Rapyd

Rapyd Disburse sends single and mass payouts by bank transfer, real-time payment networks, card payouts (Visa Direct, Mastercard Send), stablecoins and third-party wallets. Rapyd states 190+ countries and 120+ currencies.

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

Rapyd

Every Rapyd client gets a Rapyd Wallet: a multi-currency balance with fiat and stablecoin support, sub-accounts, and virtual account numbers (vIBANs and local formats) for receiving transfers. Rapyd also documents a separate Rapyd Business Account for Hong Kong businesses (HKD, USD, EUR and GBP balances; HK, UK and Europe receiving accounts).

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

Rapyd

Rapyd Issuing creates pre-funded physical and virtual cards drawn on a Rapyd Wallet, with spending limits and merchant restrictions. Issuing is offered in specific countries only, confirmed with sales; Rapyd cites 10+ markets.

Razorpay

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

Stablecoins

Rapyd

Since 9 September 2025, businesses can accept stablecoin payments (converted to fiat), settle in stablecoins or fiat, and pay out in stablecoins. Rapyd says this runs through regulated third-party partners and that it does not itself issue, custody or directly process crypto assets. Supported coins are not named.

Razorpay

Not offered

Yield on idle cash

Rapyd

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

Rapyd

No yield offered

Razorpay

No yield offered

Is the money protected?

Rapyd

–

Razorpay

–

Does the rate change?

Rapyd

–

Razorpay

–

Platform & marketplace

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

Sub-accounts for your users

Rapyd

YesPartners create merchant organisations and submit KYB applications, including sub-merchant applications, through the partner onboarding API. Merchants who use Rapyd through a marketplace complete Rapyd's own KYB through a hosted page.

Razorpay

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

Split payments and platform fees

Rapyd

YesThe marketplace solution splits payments by predefined rules; the seller's share lands in a sub-account.

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

Rapyd

PartlyRapyd offers hosted pages (identity verification, virtual card display, hosted checkout) and markets white-label checkout and payouts. Embeddable onboarding components were not found.

Razorpay

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

Pay out to your users

Rapyd

YesDisburse supports B2B, B2C and C2C payouts to bank accounts, cards, RTP networks, wallets and stablecoins.

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

Rapyd

YesPlatforms issue wallets to consumers and businesses; each wallet can have several virtual account numbers.

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

Rapyd

YesCards are funded by a Rapyd Wallet and linked to a wallet contact; issuing countries are confirmed with sales.

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

Rapyd

Not confirmedNo lending product found. The Wallet FAQ says the infrastructure enables 'fintech capabilities like lending', but no lending product or terms were found.

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

Rapyd

YesWallets of type 'person' are for individual consumers, and Rapyd offers a hosted KYC page for wallet contacts.

Razorpay

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

Consumer wallets or accounts

Rapyd

YesPlatforms can create personal wallets for their customers.

Razorpay

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

Consumer cards

Rapyd

YesRapyd's docs describe Issuing as issuing cards to consumers and businesses. Issuing countries are confirmed with sales.

Razorpay

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

Stablecoins

Dollar-backed tokens as a payment and treasury rail.

Accept stablecoins

Rapyd

YesAccept stablecoin payments and convert to fiat, or settle in stablecoin (since 9 Sep 2025, through third-party partners).

Razorpay

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

Hold stablecoin balances

Rapyd

YesRapyd says the Wallet natively supports stablecoins and that businesses can settle in stablecoins. Rapyd itself does not custody crypto; partners provide this.

Razorpay

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

Pay out in stablecoins

Rapyd

YesStablecoin payouts are listed as a Disburse rail.

Razorpay

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

Issue your own stablecoin

Rapyd

NoRapyd states it does not itself issue crypto assets; no branded-stablecoin product was found.

Razorpay

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

Regulatory risk in United States

Rapyd

Low risk

Razorpay

No stablecoin products

AI agents

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

Official MCP server

Rapyd

Not confirmedNot found in public materials (Rapyd docs navigation and a web search, Oct 2026).

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

Rapyd

Not confirmedNot 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

Rapyd

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

Rapyd

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Published pricing

Rapyd

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Public API and sandbox

Rapyd

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

Razorpay

Not confirmedNot researched yet.

In short

Countries onboarded

Rapyd

62 of 170

Razorpay

4 of 170

Designed for

Rapyd

Businesses domiciled in a Rapyd-listed country that want card acquiring, local payment methods, payouts and a multi-currency wallet from one API.

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

Rapyd

Rapyd's own merchant-location lists disagree for about a dozen countries, and card pricing outside a few Latin American markets is quoted rather than published.

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 Rapyd or Razorpay available in more countries?

Razorpay. Of the 170 countries we track, Rapyd onboards businesses in 62 and Razorpay in 4 (and 161 more with limits). Both serve businesses in 62. Only Razorpay: Canada, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahamas and 91 more.

What do Rapyd and Razorpay offer?

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

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

Embeddable UI: Rapyd partly, Razorpay yes. Accounts that hold money: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Cards for your users: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Financing for your users: Rapyd not confirmed, Razorpay partly. End users can be individuals: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Consumer wallets or accounts: Rapyd yes, Razorpay no. Consumer cards: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Accept stablecoins: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Hold stablecoin balances: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Pay out in stablecoins: Rapyd yes, Razorpay not confirmed. Issue your own stablecoin: Rapyd no, Razorpay not confirmed. Official MCP server: Rapyd not confirmed, Razorpay yes. Checkout for AI agents: Rapyd not confirmed, Razorpay partly. Cards for AI agents: Rapyd not confirmed, Razorpay partly.

Who is Rapyd designed for?

Businesses domiciled in a Rapyd-listed country that want card acquiring, local payment methods, payouts and a multi-currency wallet from one API. Limitations: Rapyd's own merchant-location lists disagree for about a dozen countries, and card pricing outside a few Latin American markets is quoted rather than published.

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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