Payment & Pricing Systems
A monetization layer for localized pricing, multi-gateway checkout, coupons, gifts, pre-orders, and rentals.
At a glance
Built
Checkout and pricing flows across rentals, pre-orders, gifts, submissions, and fundraising
Handled
Currencies, tax/GST, gateway routing, coupons, payment status, and access activation
Result
A reusable monetization system instead of one-off payment forms
The problem
MovieSaints had multiple monetization flows: rentals, pre-orders, gifts, filmmaker submissions, bundles, and fundraising. Each flow had different pricing rules, currencies, taxes, access rules, payment gateway requirements, and recipient-side constraints.
A simple checkout button was not enough. The system needed to price correctly, route payments to the right gateway, confirm payment status, and unlock access without creating separate payment logic for every product line.
How it worked
Checkout orchestration
A shared frontend payment layer built payment payloads, selected gateway paths, and handled checkout callbacks.
Localized pricing
Pricing tools used FX rates, PPP data, floors, and charm-pricing rules to recommend market-specific prices.
Gateway routing
Payment flows supported Stripe and Razorpay paths depending on currency, geography, and product context.
Crowdfunding payments
For BackThisFilm, localized contribution amounts were converted into INR for final payment, reducing recipient-side tax and foreign-investment compliance friction for Indian filmmakers.
Access activation
Completed payments connected back to coupons, rentals, gifts, or product access instead of stopping at “payment succeeded.”
Operational controls
Internal scripts checked outdated prices, generated reports, applied safe bulk updates, and required review for sensitive price decreases.
Why it mattered
This let MovieSaints support multiple business models from the same platform: rentals, pre-orders, gifts, submissions, bundles, and fundraising - without rebuilding checkout for each workflow.
What this shows
This shows how I design monetization systems where product logic, payment infrastructure, regional pricing, and operational workflows all have to work together.