A practical guide to accepting UPI payments in WHMCS
WHMCSHub Team
August 4, 2026 · 1 min read
For hosting providers serving clients in UPI-first markets, forcing every payment through a card gateway adds friction and fees that don't need to be there.
Our Custom QR Payment module takes a pragmatic approach: generate a QR code at checkout, let the client pay directly via their UPI app, and give admins a simple queue to verify the payment reference before accepting the order.
It's not a full payment gateway integration — and that's the point. It's a lightweight bridge that gets UPI payments flowing without months of gateway certification work.
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