Rakshit: Shopflo touches payment processing in India but not US
Ishan Rakshit · He Joined VC With No Plan to Stay - Here Is What He Was Really After · Apr 5, 2023 · at 2:21
Ishan Rakshit, co-founder of checkout infrastructure platform Shopflo, explains how technical architecture differs between India and the United States.
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“The US product differ in this matter because payments success rates is a big problem in India. So we allow direct integrations with payment processors when it comes to India in the U S we don't touch payments at all. We essentially ride on top of the Shopify checkout itself, just enhancing the experience using the certain levers that we have.”
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