How Blinkit Saved 208 Hours Per Month By Automating Utility Payments with Zaggle

Challenge

Before partnering with Zaggle, Blinkit faced significant challenges in managing electricity bill payments across its 1200+ branches:

• Time-consuming manual approvals created bottlenecks in payment cycles.

• Frequent penalties and missed discounts due to delayed payments.

• Significant manpower requirements for tracking, approvals, and reconciliations.

• Difficulty in tracking bills and limited visibility into branch-level utility spends.

• Store-level disruptions caused by delayed bill settlements.

Solution

To address these recurring issues, Blinkit adopted Zaggle’s Branch Recurring Operating Monthly Expenses solution integrated with the Bharat Connect portal. As a result, Blinkit experienced several positive outcomes, such as:

• Real-time bulk approvals and consolidated payments across 1200+ branches.

• Automated bill fetching, reducing errors and manual dependency.

• Instant visibility into bill generation, enabling timely payouts.

• Seamless reconciliation and audit-ready compliance with every cycle.

• User-friendly access, ensuring daily adoption across teams.

Impact

Zaggle’s automation delivered tangible results for Blinkit:

• 208+ hours saved monthly across 1248 branches.

• ₹16 lakhs saved by optimizing early payment discounts and avoiding penalties.

• Bills consistently paid before due dates, ensuring zero store disruptions.

BlinkIt Speaks

“With Zaggle we have achieved notable cost savings, while also ensuring zero store disruptions. The result is a more streamlined, error-free process with centralized visibility and control.”

- Khevender Daga, Finance Controller, Blinkit

From Manual Tracking to Real Time Automation

For a fast-scaling enterprise like Blinkit, Zaggle has transformed electricity bill management into a strategic advantage. With real-time automation, branch-level visibility, and cost savings, Blinkit has built a future-ready spend management process.