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  • Comment: This draft has been minimally altered since its reject (only one source added).
    Full rejection may have been too harsh because an administrator declined to speedily delete this draft, and I think the controversies section helps to demonstrate more notability than some of the other corp drafts I've reviewed (though mere discussion of alleged illegal conduct does not establish notability per WP:ILLCON), but this is still too much WP:CORPTRIV. Things like the company's funding and acquisitions are trivial. You could consolidate all the acquisitions into a couple sentences at most in the history section, and delete the funding section as Wikipedia doesn't care that x number of investors took part in y rounds of investing. Removing trivial information and replacing it with in-depth coverage of the company would do a lot to make the draft more suitable for mainspace.
    I also have to acknowledge that the fact that the company itself has been trying for years to get a Wikipedia page through illegitimate means will make almost any reviewer hesitate to hit the accept button, almost regardless of its contents, because that would feel like rewarding bad actors. In that sense, they've de facto raised the bar for themselves to qualify for an article, because a reviewer who's 50/50 about approving it will probably lean towards declining. This draft will probably have to unambiguously meet Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) to have a shot.
     Vanilla  Wizard 💙 15:49, 5 July 2025 (UTC)
Razorpay Software Private Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryFintech, Payment Processing
FounderHarshil Mathur, Shashank Kumar
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Key people
  • Harshil Mathur (CEO)
  • Shashank Kumar (MD & Co-Founder)
Products
Number of employees
3500-4000
Websitehttps://razorpay.com/

Razorpay is an Indian financial technology company, that specializes in digital payments and financial services.[1] Founded by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar in the year 2014, Razorpay provides businesses with a payment gateway, subscription billing, vendor payouts, and working capital loans.[1][2]

History

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Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar founded Razorpay in 2014 while studying at IIT Roorkee, aiming to simplify online payments for Indian businesses.[1][3] The company received early backing from one of the renowned tech start-up incubator Y Combinator.[3] Overall, the company generates revenue through transaction fees[1][4] and subscription services.[4][5]

Funding

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Razorpay has raised 11 rounds of funding starting from Mar 23, 2015 which included investors such as Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Ribbit Capital.[6] The company became unicorn in October 2020 after raising $100 million in a Series D funding round. Its most recent funding was a Series F round on Dec 19, 2021 for $375M. 7 investors took part in its most recent round, with Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital Management, TCV at the helm.[6]

As of 2023, Razorpay has raised $742 million in total.[2]

Acquisitions

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  • BillMe (2023): A digital invoicing startup.[7]
  • Ezetap (2022): A point-of-sale (POS) provider.[8][9]
  • Poshvine (2022): A loyalty and rewards platform.[10]
  • IZealiant Technologies (2022): A fintech firm specializing in bank payments.[11]
  • Curlec (2022): A Malaysian subscription payments startup.[10][11]
  • TERA Finlabs (2021): A lending tech startup.[11]
  • Opfin (2019): A payroll and HR automation platform.[11]
  • Thirdwatch (2019): An AI-driven fraud detection company.[2][9]

Controversies

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Raid by the Enforcement Directorate

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In 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated an investigation into several payment gateways, including Razorpay, for allegedly processing payments related to illicit businesses.[12][13] This probe was part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized loan apps operated by entities with Chinese affiliations.[12] The ED conducted searches at multiple premises associated with these payment processors, aiming to uncover potential violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).[12]

As of February 2025, ED's investigation into Razorpay is ongoing, and has frozen around ₹500 crore (US$59 million) in their virtual accounts over the past two years. According to The Financial Express, this is linked to a major cryptocurrency scam involving 10 Chinese nationals behind the HPZ Token scheme, which includes cross-border fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions.[14]

Alt-News donor list controversy

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In July 2022, The Wire reported that Alt News, a fact-checking website using Razorpay's payment gateway, claimed its account was blocked due to a law enforcement request. Razorpay later restored access, citing “clarity” on the matter duly received. Same month, Alt News alleged that Razorpay had shared donor data with police, sparking outrage among donors concerned about privacy violations.[15][16] Razorpay stated it had complied with a legal order under Section 91 of the CrPC.[17][18]

2022 payment gateway hack

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In 2022, hackers manipulated Razorpay’s authorization process, stealing ₹7.38 crore (US$870,000) crore through 831 failed transactions. Razorpay’s authentication partner, Fiserv confirmed they weren’t authorized, and an internal probe linked them to 16 merchants between March 6 and May 13.[19][20]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Report: Razorpay Business Breakdown & Founding Story | Contrary Research". research.contrary.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Razorpay Success Story- Facilitating the SME's with effortless online payment mechanisms! | Founders | Business Model | Funding | Revenue |". StartupTalky. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  3. ^ a b "Razorpay: India's only full-stack financial solutions company for businesses". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  4. ^ a b "Razorpay's simple fundamental: Here's what makes the fintech major a force to reckon with". Business Today. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  5. ^ BPCTeam (2024-09-24). "Razorpay Business Model: How Does Razorpay Earn Profit?". Business Park Center. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  6. ^ a b "Razorpay". Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  7. ^ "Tiger Global-backed Razorpay marks 8th acquisition with BillMe". VCCircle. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  8. ^ "Razorpay's POS business clocks 60% growth after Ezetap acquisition". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  9. ^ a b "Razorpay eyes $750 billion P2M payments by 2030, says CFO Arpit Chug". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  10. ^ a b "List of 7 Acquisitions by Razorpay (Jan 2025) - Tracxn". tracxn.com. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  11. ^ a b c d "List of Startups Acquired By Razorpay - 2022". StartupTalky. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  12. ^ a b c "India agency searches payment firms in Chinese lending probe". Reuters. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  13. ^ "Payment gateways under ED probe in crypto scam? Paytm, Razorpay reject reports – 'Factually inaccurate' | Company Business News". mint. 2025-01-24. Archived from the original on 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  14. ^ "Several payment gateways under ED probe in cryptocurrency scam: Report". Financialexpress. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  15. ^ "Payment gateway Razorpay shared donor data with cops: AltNews". The Indian Express. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  16. ^ "Razorpay faces backlash for sharing Alt News donor data with police". BusinessLine. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  17. ^ Lakshmanan, Srikanth. "The Razorpay-Alt News Controversy Opens Up a Can of Worms That Should Be Addressed". The Wire. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  18. ^ Livemint (2022-07-06). "Zubair arrest row: Razorpay responds to Alt News charge". mint. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  19. ^ "Hackers, fraudsters steal ₹7.38 crore from payment gateway firm Razorpay". Hindustan Times. 2022-05-20. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  20. ^ "Hacker steals ₹7.3 crore from payment gateway company Razorpay in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 2022-05-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  21. ^ KONRAD", "KENRICK CAI"," ALEX. "Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List - Best Cloud Computing Companies Ranked". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Razorpay featured on 'Forbes Cloud 100 2024,' one of few Indian companies on the list". Hindustan Times. 2024-08-14. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

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