Under the COVID-19 epidemic, online transformation helps businesses operate as usual:- www.deekpay.com

The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting thousands of people globally. As the Indian government introduces social distancing measures across the country, urging people to stay at home to curb the spread of the virus, it is inevitable that small businesses will feel the brunt.

At PayU, our mission has always been to support businesses and help them grow. In the context of global epidemics such as COVID-19, it is more important than ever to help people run their businesses smoothly.

Through this article, we aim to help local businesses be minimally affected during the outbreak, by assisting them to transform online and accept digital payments.

**Rapid online transformation**

Build a free website with inbuilt payment gateway for your business and complete your first Rs 50,000 business with 100%TDR reduction through PayU.

**Receipt of payment through payment link**

In light of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) warning that the virus could be transmitted to consumers through notes and coins, people have become more cautious about handling cash.

Accepting digital payments is one way to implement contactless payments! You can easily collect online payments from your customers in three simple steps using the PayU payment link:

1. Create a PayU payment link

2. Share the link with customers via WhatsApp, Facebook, email or SMS

3. Direct transfer of funds to your bank account

To learn more about how to create payment links and their benefits, click here.

**Fast and free website creation**

With the implementation of social distancing, people will spend less and the way they buy will change, mainly by moving online. However, as long as you have an online presence, your business is unlikely to be affected by the impact of COVID-19 on the sale of your products or services.

You can create a fully functional online store/website with inbuilt payment gateway in minutes through PayU or PayU app. Customers can buy products from your website and pay through their preferred method.

**Invoice generation and account management**

You can use PayU payment links to create and send detailed invoices for your customers. You can send these payment links via email, SMS, WhatsApp and many other ways. You can also send reminders of unpaid invoices to your customers with a few clicks. Read here to know how to accept online payments using PayU Payment Links?

In addition, you can manage customer information, business details and payments in one place on the powerful PayU dashboard or PayU app.

**To achieve same-day settlement and master the initiative of the enterprise **

As mentioned earlier, businesses may see a drop in sales due to the outbreak, which could affect the smooth running of day-to-day activities.

However, if you are a PayU merchant, you don't need to worry about daily cash flow. With our same day settlement feature, our merchants can receive settlement for amounts up to 2 lacs on the same day of the transaction through IMPS. Earlier, merchants received settlement only two days after the successful transaction.

Simply contact your account manager and sign the agreement, or contact us to start enjoying same-day settlement services.

**Other PayU initiatives**

At PayU, all of us are now focussed on helping organisations become more productive and collaborative in these challenging times through a variety of initiatives:

- "Getting India online": our plan is to move affected businesses online so they can operate as usual

- "Startup Mutual Aid Platform": a platform that allows various startups to publish the offers they make and help each other to prosper even in times of crisis

- "Working together": connecting job seekers with companies or individuals with recruitment needs

**Discounts offered by partners**

1. Shopmatic: Create a complete e-commerce shop for your business and leverage the Shopmatic platform for just ₹50 monthly hosting fee.

How to take advantage of the offer:

Visit https://goshopmatic.com/注册合作伙伴网站或从Google Play to download the app, set up your profile, online shop and select "Trading Plan" to get started.

2. Zoho: Our technology partner, Zoho, offers ₹5000 Zoho wallet credit to help your business tide over COVID-19 and its economic impact.

How to take advantage of the offer:

Get ₹5000 Zoho Wallet Credit by signing up at this link: https://www.zoho.com/wallet/?cn=PayUZoho2020. You can then use the Zoho wallet credit to purchase any Zoho product.

3. Shopify: Shopify provides everything you need to create a beautiful, fully functional e-commerce shop. You can easily build and run your eCommerce site with unlimited bandwidth. Due to COVID-19, Shopify is offering an extended 90-day free trial to all new customers.

How to take advantage of the offer:

Sign up and create your e-commerce site through this link: https://bit.ly/33PfSfq, enter the required details, and then when you're ready to take orders, select a plan by associating a credit/debit card. At the end of the trial period, Shopify will start charging a monthly subscription fee.

**Caring for our communities**

As the entire population prepares to fight the hardships caused by COVID-19, we feel a deep responsibility to help and support everyone - our employees and our merchants. While we are working hard to provide local businesses with all the help they need to move forward in this situation, we have asked all employees to work from home. However, this will not affect the services we provide to our merchants and business partners.

This is a tough time for all of us, and we will continue to work with everyone to get through it. To learn more about us, start accepting digital payments or create a website quickly, sign up at PayU.

Most importantly - stay safe and stay healthy!