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PayU launches accessible checkout for visually impaired users

PayU launches accessible checkout for visually impaired users
PayU’s new accessible checkout aims to make online payments easier for visually impaired users · businesstoday.in

PayU is a company that helps people pay for things online.

It has made a new special checkout page to help people who cannot see well.

Some people who are blind use screen readers that read the screen out loud.

The new checkout works with screen readers so users can hear what is on the page.

Users can choose how to pay, check the amount, and finish their payment using their voice.

People with low vision can change the colours on the page, like making it high contrast or black and white.

They can also make the text bigger, up to double its normal size.

Users can save their favourite settings so they do not have to change them every time.

Stores that already use PayU do not need to change anything, and the goal is to let everyone pay online by themselves without needing help.

Key facts

Company
PayU
Product
Accessible Payments Checkout
Supported payment methods
UPI and net banking
Screen-reader support
Voice-command navigation, including with VoiceOver
Visual accessibility modes
High contrast, greyscale, colour inversion, saturation adjustments
Text resizing
Up to 200% of standard size
Personalisation
Cursor size, button dimensions, navigation aids; preferences can be saved, modified or reset
Merchant integration
No changes required for merchants already using PayU's gateway

Quotes

Prashant Ranjan Verma

General Secretary, National Association for the Blind, Delhi

“True financial inclusion is only possible when every individual can access and use digital payments independently.”
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“I was able to complete a UPI payment independently using VoiceOver.”
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