⚡ For India's creators, freelancers & gig workers

You've earned it.
Get it today.

Instant advances on the income you've already earned — brand invoices and gig wages, straight to your UPI in minutes. No CIBIL, no collateral, no EMI.

🛡️ RBI-compliant · NBFC-partnered ⚡ Payout in minutes 🚫 No collateral
3.7 Cr+
Independent earners in India
₹2,00,000 Cr+
Annual earned-income market
45–120 days
Typical wait to get paid
Minutes
To get paid with PaidUp
The problem

Getting paid is broken for India's independent workforce

They earn real, recurring income — but can't reach it when they need it, and the formal system won't lend to them.

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Endless payment waits

Creators and freelancers wait 45–120 days for brands and clients to clear invoices. Gig workers wait for weekly or monthly payouts.

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Banks say no

With no salary slip and a "thin" credit file, they're invisible to CIBIL-based lending — rejected despite steady, provable income.

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Pushed into costly debt

To bridge the gap they fall back on high-cost informal loans and credit-card debt — or simply go without.

~40% of India's 1.2 crore gig workers earn under ₹15,000 a month — where a two-week payment delay decides whether rent gets paid. The money is already earned. They just can't reach it in time.

The solution

One simple idea: advance what's already earned

PaidUp advances income you've already earned — an unpaid brand invoice, or earned-but-unpaid gig wages — straight to your UPI. We verify the receivable, pay you instantly for a small flat fee, and collect from the payer later.

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    Instant payoutUp to 90% of the amount in your UPI within minutes.
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    No CIBIL, no collateralApproved on your real cash-flow via UPI + Account Aggregator — not salary slips.
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    Not a loan, not an EMIIt's factoring — backed by money that already exists. A simple flat fee, no debt trap.
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Upload or connect

Add an unpaid invoice, or link your gig earnings. 2-minute Aadhaar KYC.

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We verify & score

We confirm the receivable and score you instantly on your cash-flow data.

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Instant UPI payout

Get up to 90% now. We collect from the brand or platform on the due date.

Who it's for

One engine, two huge markets

The same verify → advance → collect rail serves both sides of India's independent workforce.

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Creators & freelancers

Invoice factoring · ~3% fee

Waiting 45–120 days on brand deals and client invoices? Advance them the moment the work is done.

  • Upload a verified brand/client invoice
  • Get up to 90% instantly to your UPI
  • We collect from the brand on the due date
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Gig workers

Earned-wage access · ~1.5% fee

Delivery riders, drivers and home-services pros — draw the pay you've already earned before payout day.

  • Link your gig earnings account
  • Withdraw what you've earned this cycle
  • Auto-adjusted from your next payout
Why now

The timing has never been better

India just built the rails that make instant, cash-flow-based advances possible — and the workforce that needs them is exploding.

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An exploding workforce

India's creator economy is heading toward $62B by 2033 (22% CAGR), and gig work is fast becoming the default form of employment.

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New public rails

UPI + Account Aggregator + OCEN make real-time, consent-based cash-flow underwriting possible for the first time — no CIBIL needed.

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A clear playbook

RBI's 2025 Digital Lending rules reward compliant, NBFC-partnered models — exactly how PaidUp is built.

Built right

Compliant, asset-light, and trustworthy by design

PaidUp never lends off its own balance sheet. We operate as a technology and origination layer, while a licensed NBFC partner provides the capital and holds the credit — fully aligned with RBI's Digital Lending Directions, 2025.

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RBI Digital Lending 2025 compliantRegulated NBFC-partnered structure
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Advance, not debtBacked by income that already exists
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Consent-based dataAccount Aggregator + Aadhaar KYC
The team

Builders, not just talkers

A two-person founding team that ships — with a working product already live.

K

Krishna Pal

Founder

Software engineer (Python, Flask, automation) and Smart India Hackathon 2023 finalist. Drives product and engineering.

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Aditya Pal

Co-founder

Full-stack developer & growth builder who has shipped 8+ fintech, healthtech and consumer apps. Owns product, tech and go-to-market.

You've earned it. Get it today.

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