Payments infrastructure, corporate cards and assisted payments — Business MegaBrands 2026–27
This category covers the operators of India's shared payment rails, providers of corporate cards and expense management for businesses, and assisted-payment networks that use local retailers as agents for cash withdrawals, transfers and bill payments. The rails carry UPI, card and interbank transactions. Together these services bring digital payments to companies and to customers who still rely on cash.
Slot BMB-229 · Payments · 4 brands in contention · Business MegaBrand: to be announced in 2027
Brands in contention
Listed alphabetically. The order does not reflect evaluation.
| Company | MegaBrands 501 |
|---|---|
| NPCI | Also a MegaBrand 501 |
| PayNearby | |
| Spice Money | |
| Zaggle |
How this category is evaluated
Every brand in this category is assessed on WCRC's 50-parameter brand evaluation model, across five pillars: Brand Positioning & Recall, Trust & Sentiment, Product, Innovation & Delivery, Sustainability, Governance & ESG, and Digital & Financial Soundness. Scores are compared within the category, and the brand with the strongest result is named the Business MegaBrand. Read the methodology
Frequently asked
Which are the leading payments infrastructure companies in India?
In the Business MegaBrands 2026–27 cohort, the brands in contention for payments infrastructure, corporate cards and assisted payments are NPCI, PayNearby, Spice Money and Zaggle. This is a list, not a ranking. WCRC will name one Business MegaBrand after its independent 50-parameter evaluation of every brand in contention.
Other categories in Payments
All of Banking, Insurance & Finance · The 2026–27 cohort
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