{"id":9667,"date":"2022-11-04T17:59:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T12:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/?p=9667"},"modified":"2023-03-10T12:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:03:03","slug":"finance-questions-every-founder-has","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/blog\/business-banking\/finance-questions-every-founder-has\/","title":{"rendered":"Answered &#8211; Top Finance Questions Every Founder Has!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neobanks have revolutionised financial services. But it can seem pretty complex for first-time founders or even experienced ones.\u00a0 Founders come across multiple questions revolving around their business banking and finances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And they might not end up finding the right answer. It can get confusing. Vexing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve curated this blog post carefully and covered all the top finance questions every founder might have.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s hear this conversation between a sales representative(<strong>SPOC)<\/strong> and a founder.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder:\u201d Why should I get a secondary Current Account? &#8220;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>SPOC:<\/strong> &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure,\u00a0 let me help you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running a business involves a lot of inflow and outflow of cash in the form of operational expenses, salary payouts, funds storage, etc. Hence to manage this huge monetary traffic many businesses have multiple Current Accounts. It also helps founders to keep their account statements organised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses opt for a secondary Current Account in search of better rates and better banking services that are tailored to the specific needs of their business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With RazorpayX, founders can bring everything under a single platform &amp; enjoy the benefits of the entire Razorpay ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0We have automated solutions for receiving money, making payouts, compliance payments, payroll, accounting, collateral-free credit cards &amp; even working capital loans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"border-radius: 3px; background: #528ff0; padding: 15px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/current-accounts\/?r=blog_cta_financequestionseveryfounderhas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Fix my Finances<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With<a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/\"> RazorpayX<\/a> in the front-end, now be tech savvy &amp; efficient and with a bank in the back-end still avail all the benefits of traditional banking in a compliant way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder: What is Neobanking?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SPOC: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, let me simplify Neobanking for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neobank is like a digital bank without any branches. It aims towards bridging the gap between what traditional banks offer and what customers expect. Smart platforms enable more data-driven decision-making and automate a lot of the manual work. It supercharges business finances and helps focus on growing their business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you like to spend time understanding the account statement &amp; reconciling data or rather spend time looking at a ready-made business report to understand your most profitable product?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answer is simple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RazorpayX-powered Current Account will help supercharge your financial operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"border-radius: 3px; background: #528ff0; padding: 15px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/current-accounts\/?r=blog_cta_business_banking_finance_questions-every_founder_has&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Automate your Business Banking<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9678 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d6xcmfyh68wv8.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Frame-3-1024x633.png\" alt=\"finance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Frame-3-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Frame-3-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Frame-3-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.razorpay.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Frame-3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder: What are the features provided by RazorpayX powered Current Account?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<strong>SPOC<\/strong>: &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Here are some of the features provided by RazorpayX:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instant Beneficiary Addition and no cooling off period<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collateral-free <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/corporate-cards\/\">Corporate Credit card<\/a> with 20X higher credit limits<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy Accounting Integration with Accounting Tools like Zoho, Tally, Quickbooks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/tax-payments\/\">tax payment<\/a>( Advanced Tax, GST, TDS)-all in one platform<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seamless <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/vendor-payments\/\">Vendor Payment<\/a> and automated <a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/payroll\/\">Payroll<\/a> and so much more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And all of the above from just a single smart dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will be sharing some material with you over email as well. Please let me know if you have further queries.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"border-radius: 3px; background: #528ff0; padding: 15px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/x\/current-accounts\/?r=blog_cta_business_banking_finance_questions_every_founder_has&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Explore RazorpayX powered Current Account<\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merchant:How is RazorpayX better than banks?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SPOC<\/strong>: &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RazorpayX is better than your banks and here is how:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>RazorpayX-powered Current Account\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Traditional Current Account<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Smart Payouts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Instant beneficiary addition\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-No cooling-off period or transfer limits<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Instant beneficiary addition\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-No cooling-off period or transfer limits<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-24 to 48 hours cooling off period<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Credit card\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-No personal guarantees<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-20X higher limits and cash back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Unlimited add-on cards and spend restrictions\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Personal guarantees &amp; deposits\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Lower credit limits\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Limited cash back<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automated business spend\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Pay TDS, GST, Advanced Tax in 30 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Payroll &amp; Vendor Payments<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-One single flow to make payments with no context, purpose or automation\u00a0 &#8220;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder: How secure or transparent is it?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>SPOC: &#8220;<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Razorpay takes the confidentiality of your data extremely seriously, and has adopted several measures to ensure its safety :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are SOC2 and PCI certified. That means that external auditors have looked at our data practices, and have given their stamp of approval.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have an in-house security team that periodically runs penetration tests on our entire infrastructure looking for weaknesses, and coordinates with our tech team to ensure everything is patched and kept up to date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use Amazon AWS for hosting. All your data is kept on servers in India, behind the best security that Amazon has to offer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data backup is done every few hours, and is accessible only in the case of a catastrophic failure (something which has yet to happen to us thankfully!&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 30.9985px; color: #111111;\">Founder: Sure, so what are the documents needed to open a Current Account?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SPOC<\/strong>: &#8220;T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here are certain mandatory documents that you would need to open a Current Account for your business and you can further refer to the documents needed to open <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a RazorpayX-powered Current Account which has been segregated based on the business type.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"border-radius: 3px; background: #528ff0; padding: 15px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/learn\/current-account-opening-documents-required\/?r=blog_cta_financequestionseveryfounderhas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Documents required to open a Current Account<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please do let me know if you have any further queries.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merchant: Sure that helps, thank you for the support.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\"><div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why should businesses get a secondary Current Account?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Founders generally have different accounts for different purposes like - operational expenses, salary payouts, funds storage, etc. Services like CC\/OD, FD &amp; FOREX and better rates are few other reasons.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is a neobank?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Neobanks are new-age banks without any physical location, present entirely online. They provide digital, mobile-first financial solutions for payments, money transfers, lending, and more.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are the features offered by RazorpayX powered Current Account?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Instant beneficiary addition, no cooling off period, collateral-free Corporate Credit card, easy accounting integration, easy tax payment, seamless vendor payment and automated payroll are some of the future-forward features of RazorpayX.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are the documents needed to open a Current Account?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Here are all the mandatory documents needed to open a Current Account which has been segregated business-wise.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neobanks have revolutionised financial services. 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