How to collect UPI payments for event registrations (without screenshots)

The problem with UPI ID + Google Form

The default setup for many Indian community events is a Google Form plus 'pay ₹500 to this UPI ID and upload the screenshot'. It's free, but the cost shows up later:

• You spend hours matching screenshots to names, often with different names on the bank account.
• Some people fill the form but never pay; some pay but never fill the form.
• Screenshots can be edited or reused, and you have no reliable way to check.
• Your personal account receives business money, which gets messy at tax time.
• Refunds mean sending money back one by one, by hand.
• At the door you're scrolling a spreadsheet instead of scanning a ticket.

What a proper event payment flow looks like

1. Guest opens your event link and picks a ticket.
2. They enter name, phone and email, plus any custom questions you've added.
3. They pay with UPI, card or netbanking in one checkout.
4. The payment is verified automatically and a QR ticket is issued.
5. You see the registration and payment live on your dashboard.
6. Money settles to your bank; refunds go back to the original payment method.

Comparing the options

Who pays the fee?

On Sceene the 5% platform fee is added to the guest's total by default, so you receive your full ticket price. A ₹500 ticket costs the guest ₹525 and you get ₹500. If you'd rather show a round number, you can choose to absorb the fee instead. Free events never carry a fee.

Setting it up in five minutes

1. Sign in with your phone number.
2. Create the event: name, date, venue, description and cover.
3. Set a price and capacity, and add custom questions if you need them.
4. Add your bank details for payouts.
5. Share the link. Every payment arrives as a named, ticketed registration.