Cashfree, Mastercard, Swiggy Launch In-Chat Payments for AI Apps in India

• Cashfree Payments, in collaboration with Mastercard and Swiggy, launched "Cashfree Here" for in-chat payments.
• The extension enables businesses to accept UPI and card payments directly within AI applications like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
• Unveiled at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, it allows transactions within conversational interfaces without redirection.
• Mastercard facilitates passkey-based biometric authentication for card transactions, replacing OTPs.
• The solution aims to reduce checkout friction, improve conversion rates for businesses, and enhance user experience.