Razorpay, NPCI, and OpenAI have joined forces to launch Agentic Payments on ChatGPT, transforming AI assistants into full shopping agents that can complete purchases seamlessly. Currently in pilot stage, this initiative brings conversational commerce to India’s 20 billion monthly UPI transactions.
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Partnership Overview
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Partners | Razorpay, NPCI, OpenAI |
| Technology | UPI Circle, UPI Reserve Pay |
| Banking Partners | Axis Bank, Airtel Payments Bank |
| First Merchant | BigBasket (Tata enterprise) |
| Platform | ChatGPT |
| Status | Pilot stage |
How Agentic Payments Work
Imagine asking ChatGPT: “Help me order ingredients for a Thai-style vegetable curry for 4 people from BigBasket.” The AI agent checks BigBasket’s catalog, presents product options, and with single confirmation, places the order via Razorpay’s payment stack.
Users retain full control with real-time tracking and instant revocation—ensuring secure, user-first shopping without leaving the AI environment.
From Discovery to Transaction
Today, consumers already discover products through AI assistants like ChatGPT, exploring options and comparing prices conversationally. Agentic Payments completes the loop by enabling seamless transactions within the same interface.
“For the first time in India, every buyer can have a personal shopping assistant that not only finds the best product at the perfect price but also completes the entire purchase journey seamlessly,” said Harshil Mathur, CEO of Razorpay.
UPI Meets Advanced AI
The initiative combines NPCI’s trusted UPI infrastructure (powering 20 billion+ monthly transactions) with OpenAI’s cutting-edge AI models. Built on UPI innovations like UPI Circle and UPI Reserve Pay, it delivers AI-native shopping experiences.
“By enabling user-authorized AI agents to initiate secure payments, we are moving closer to a future where technology anticipates needs and simplifies experiences,” said Sohini Rajola, ED-Growth at NPCI.
The Future: Autonomous AI Commerce
Looking ahead, Razorpay, NPCI, and OpenAI will explore personalized AI commerce through conversational shopping and checkout. The long-term vision? AI agents enabled with payment credentials to autonomously complete transactions on behalf of users in safe, secure, user-controlled ways.
Oliver Jay, Managing Director of International Strategy at OpenAI, emphasized: “We’re excited to combine advanced AI with UPI, one of the world’s most trusted real-time payment networks, to unlock a new era of effortless and secure commerce.”
This positions India at the forefront of AI-driven commerce, leveraging its world-leading digital payments infrastructure.
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India’s UPI-integrated conversational payment experience is here—and it’s only the beginning.
FAQs
What are Agentic Payments?
AI-powered transactions where assistants like ChatGPT can discover products, compare options, and complete purchases seamlessly using UPI, all within a conversational interface.
Which merchants support this currently?
BigBasket is among the first merchants allowing customers to shop through AI-powered experiences on ChatGPT, with more verticals being explored.
