For live payments, yes — you'll need a registered Indian business entity (Pvt Ltd, LLP, OPC, or registered Partnership) along with PAN, GST, and a current account in the business name. For sandbox testing, you don't need any of this — sign up with an email and start integrating immediately. We can also help newly-incorporated founders fast-track KYC if your CIN is under 90 days old.

Sandbox is free and has no expiry — build, test, demo to investors, run user research, all without paying anything. The full API surface is available in test mode with mock UPI VPAs, test cards, and simulated webhooks. You only switch to live keys (and only pay for transactions) when you're ready to accept real money.

No. The Startup Plan has zero setup fees, zero annual maintenance, and no per-API charges. You pay a percentage on successful transactions only — failed transactions cost nothing. GST applies to fees as required by law and is shown transparently on every invoice.

As your monthly volume grows, your rates step down automatically. Once you cross ₹1 crore in monthly processed volume, our enterprise team reaches out to discuss custom volume-based pricing — typically resulting in 30–50% lower per-transaction rates. There's no contract change required; the same integration continues working.

No. The same APIs, SDKs, and webhooks scale to enterprise volumes. When you reach a stage that needs dedicated infrastructure, we provision it under your existing account — your code doesn't change, your dashboard doesn't change, only the underlying capacity does.

Yes. The Digiway Startup Program offers preferential pricing, accelerated onboarding, and dedicated founder Slack support for early-stage Indian startups (typically pre-Series A, less than 3 years incorporated). We partner with leading accelerators and venture funds — apply through our Startup Program page or via your investor's preferred-vendor list.