Payments

Paid before you cook. 0% OwnCart commission.

UPI and cards on the site, pay-in-chat on WhatsApp, COD only when you allow it — with a higher minimum.

0% commission₹10,000 / outlet / yearRealtime example below

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Paid by UPI in chat before the kitchen starts — 0% OwnCart commission.
Quick answer

Razorpay UPI/cards on web, WhatsApp pay in chat, unpaid links expire, refunds when a guest cancels before cooking. OwnCart takes 0% commission.

Realtime tonight

Merchant: Kitchen only sees paid tickets. COD for a ₹90 chai is blocked by the minimum.

Customer: Guest pays ₹480 UPI in WhatsApp. No screenshot. No “paise send pannunga”.

How it works

  1. Turn on ONLINEUPI and cards per outlet.
  2. COD is a switchOff, or on with a higher cart minimum.
  3. Guest paysIn checkout or in the WhatsApp flow.
  4. Unpaid diesLinks expire so ghost tickets never reach the board.
  5. LedgerCOD cash vs online, every day.

Same feature, other businesses

Restaurants.

  • Merchant: Prefer ONLINE so KOT starts on paid tickets; reconcile in ledger. Customer: Pays UPI on web or Hi → paid → kitchen.

Grocery & kirana.

  • Merchant: Default ONLINE for dark-store. Customer: COD if enabled at checkout.

Meat stalls.

  • Merchant: Push ONLINE so tray reserved paid. Customer: Pays fast at dawn orders.

Electronics stores.

  • Merchant: Disable COD above threshold via cart mins / policy. Customer: Better device price room.
FAQ

Common questions

Is this a separate OwnCart product?

No. Payments is a feature area inside OwnCart, same plan as WhatsApp ordering and the live board.

Where do I see a full WhatsApp example?

The page we use as the pattern is WhatsApp ordering — Hi → pay → KOT.

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