Cross-Border Travel Payments See Shift as RateGain and Cashfree Payments Integrate Local Methods

Akash Sinha, CEO and Co founder of Cashfree Payments, and Parijat Tiwari, Executive Vice President and General Manager Distribution at RateGain, outline how RG Pay will support transactions across 176 countries using UPI and RuPay

Cross border payment complexity continues to influence the travel and hospitality sector as companies work to improve transaction reliability and align with local user preferences. A partnership between RateGain Travel Technologies Limited and Cashfree Payments reflects this shift by integrating domestic and international payment capabilities within a unified system.
RateGain has partnered with Cashfree Payments as a Platinum Partner for RG Pay, its payment infrastructure built for the global travel and hospitality ecosystem. The collaboration combines Cashfree Payments’ domestic payment gateway and cross border capabilities to support transactions across international markets.

The integration enables Indian travellers to pay international merchants across 176 countries using familiar options such as UPI and RuPay cards. For travel brands, this is expected to improve checkout performance and increase transaction success rates while supporting local payment preferences.
RG Pay brings together checkout optimisation, affordability features, virtual card enablement, and cross border settlement capabilities. These elements are designed to help travel and hospitality companies manage payments more efficiently across multiple markets.

Akash Sinha, CEO and Co founder of Cashfree Payments, said, “Payments in the travel sector are inherently complex, involving multiple stakeholders and high value cross border transactions. By combining Cashfree Payments’ payment infrastructure and cross border capabilities with RateGain’s deep understanding of travel and hospitality, we aim to help travel brands deliver secure, reliable, and locally relevant payment journeys for travelers worldwide. This partnership is a significant step toward setting a new global standard for travel financial infrastructure.”

Parijat Tiwari, Executive Vice President and General Manager Distribution at RateGain, said, “RG Pay extends RateGain’s platform capabilities into the financial layer of travel commerce, helping brands improve how payments are accepted and settled across markets. By bringing Cashfree Payments’ scalable payment infrastructure into the RG Pay ecosystem as a Platinum Partner, we are enabling travel and hospitality companies to support local payment preferences and deliver more reliable transaction experiences for travelers worldwide.”
The collaboration reflects a broader industry movement toward adapting payment systems to diverse digital environments, allowing travel and hospitality companies to operate more effectively across global markets.

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