Gaurav Rana
Founder at GANI Pay
At GANI Pay, we’re building a straightforward digital payment platform tailored specifically to the needs of small merchants. Our QR-based payment solution eliminates traditional transaction fees and complexities, enabling small businesses to easily adopt secure, efficient digital payments without added costs.
Key initiatives:
- Developed and launched a merchant-friendly QR-based digital wallet and payment system, prioritising ease-of-use and strong security.
- Removed transaction fees, significantly improving merchant profitability and encouraging wider adoption of cashless solutions.
- Implemented strategic go-to-market plans, leveraging partnerships, localised marketing, and simplified onboarding processes to drive early adoption.
- Leading product strategy, regulatory compliance, and operational execution to ensure sustainable growth and scalability.
Our mission is clear: help small merchants thrive in an increasingly cashless world by making digital payments affordable, accessible, and simple.
Connect with me to discuss how GANI Pay is reshaping digital commerce for small businesses.
Key moments
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- 1:40 What is GANI Pay? Mobile-first QR payments without the card fees
- 3:00 Gaurav’s early ambitions: from science to entrepreneurship
- 4:15 The problem: why tap payments quietly cost Australians billions
- 6:10 How GANI Pay works: bypassing Visa/Mastercard with NPP PayTo
- 8:20 Merchants’ biggest question: will customers adopt it?
- 9:50 Building trust: compliance, security, and banking partnerships
- 12:15 Go-to-market: targeting high-volume, sub-$100 transactions
- 14:30 Competing with Afterpay co: different problem, different value
- 15:55 Alan on finding the most promising merchant verticals
- 17:40 Fundraising plans: seeking $600k to scale tech marketing
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