{"id":12149,"date":"2023-04-10T10:32:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T05:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/?p=12149"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T06:45:02","slug":"office-box-office-bazaar-payments-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/office-box-office-bazaar-payments-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Office, Box Office &#038; Bazaar: A Year in Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curious about what India was up to last year? We looked into India\u2019s payments data from the last financial year and the results are pretty interesting.<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In &#8220;Office, Box Office and Bazaar &#8211; A Year in Payments,&#8221; we take a closer look at how India spent its money and rediscovered its love for the simple pleasures of life.\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FY23 was the year we got back to living our lives to the fullest, from returning to the office, dining out, travelling, and watching movies in packed theatres, to shopping in physical stores, we seemed to have done it all.\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We went out, celebrated and rediscovered our love of being in the company of those that matter to us.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But that wasn\u2019t all! While this was the year we chose to step out and have fun, two days in the year were an exception to that trend. We held our breath, sat glued to our screens and celebrated quite a bit on these two special days where we were more than happy to stay indoors!\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know exactly which two days these were and to know more about how Indians spent their money in a year that redefined the word &#8220;payback\u201d, check out the full report below.<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note:\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All findings in this report are based on transactions held on Razorpay platform <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between April 2022 and March 2023. Growth percentages are a comparison between FY23 and FY22 (unless specified otherwise). Offline data is from is from Razorpay&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/offline-payment\/\">offline payments<\/a> platform, Ezetap.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12200\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12217\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3@2x-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3@2x-8.png 1192w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3@2x-8-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3@2x-8-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3@2x-8-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3@2x-8-1087x1536.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12202\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12227\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5@2x-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5@2x-8.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5@2x-8-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5@2x-8-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5@2x-8-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5@2x-8-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12210\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6@2x.png 1192w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6@2x-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6@2x-1087x1536.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12203\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12204\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12205\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/9@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12220\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10@2x-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10@2x-8.png 1192w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10@2x-8-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10@2x-8-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10@2x-8-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/10@2x-8-1087x1536.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12212\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/11@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12219\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12@2x-8-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12@2x-8-1.png 1192w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12@2x-8-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12@2x-8-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12@2x-8-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/12@2x-8-1-1087x1536.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12207\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13@2x.png 1191w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13@2x-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/13@2x-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12208\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14@2x.png 1192w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14@2x-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14@2x-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14@2x-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/14@2x-1087x1536.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about what India was up to last year? We looked into India\u2019s payments data from the last financial year and the results are pretty interesting. \u00a0In &#8220;Office, Box Office and Bazaar &#8211; A Year in Payments,&#8221; we take a closer look at how India spent its money and rediscovered its love for the simple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":16813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,26],"tags":[33,77],"class_list":{"0":"post-12149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-payments","9":"tag-digital-payments","10":"tag-reports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12149"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20971,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12149\/revisions\/20971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}