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# Business use cases

One-time payments are ideal for businesses that need to collect a single payment from a customer without setting up recurring billing or a subscription.

## When to Use One-Time Payments

Use one-time payments when:

* The customer is making a single purchase.
* The merchant does not need to charge the customer automatically in the future.
* The product or service has a fixed one-time price.
* The merchant needs a simple checkout experience.

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## Business Use Cases

### E-commerce

Use one-time payments to collect payment for individual products purchased from an online store.

**Example:**
A customer purchases a product worth ₹2,000. The merchant initiates a one-time payment and the customer completes the payment through checkout.

### Digital Products

Use one-time payments for digital products such as e-books, templates, courses, software licenses, or downloadable content.

**Example:**
A customer purchases an e-book for ₹500. After the payment is successfully completed, the merchant provides access to the e-book.

### Professional Services

Service providers can use one-time payments to collect payment for individual services or projects.

**Example:**
A consultant charges ₹10,000 for a one-time consultation. The customer completes the payment before the consultation is delivered.

### Physical Products

Businesses can collect a single payment for physical products without creating a recurring subscription.

**Example:**
A customer places an order worth ₹5,000. After successful payment, the merchant confirms the order and fulfills it.

### Events and Bookings

One-time payments can be used for event tickets, appointments, reservations, and other single-use bookings.

**Example:**
A customer purchases a conference ticket for ₹3,000. After successful payment, the merchant confirms the booking and provides the ticket.

### Donations

Organizations can use one-time payments to collect individual donations.

**Example:**
A donor chooses to contribute ₹1,000 and completes the payment through checkout. The organization can then confirm the donation and issue a receipt.

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart TB
    A[Customer selects product] --> B[Merchant creates payment session]
    B --> C[Customer redirected to Checkout]
    C --> D[Customer completes payment]
    D --> E[Payment successful]
    E --> F[Invoice generated]
    E --> G[Webhook sent to Merchant]
    G --> H[Order fulfilled]
```