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YoloBus Puts the Brakes on Cash Chaos with CashBook UPI Wallets

Industry

Travel

Headquaters

Gurgaon, Haryana

Size

51-200 Employees

Key Takeaways

  • 350+ cities, one dashboard. Digital wallets give YoloBus real‑time control over spend on every route.

  • 80 % less finance grunt‑work. Automated receipt capture and reporting slash manual effort.

  • 5× faster month‑end close. Clean, tagged data feeds straight into the books.

"CashBook has transformed the way we manage expenses at YoloBus. With real‑time visibility and seamless integration, we can now focus on scaling our operations without worrying about financial bottlenecks.”

Sanjay Jadoun
CEO @ YoloBus

About Company

YoloBus, a leader in premium inter-city travel and a subsidiary of EaseMyTrip, connects more than 1 million passengers across 400+ routes in India with a modern, increasingly electric fleet. Headquartered in Gurgaon and staffed by over 150 professionals, YoloBus is known for affordability, comfort, punctuality, and a focus on sustainable transport. As their network rapidly expanded to new cities nationwide, traditional cash-based expense management was holding the company back, making it difficult to track spending, control budgets, and close accounts efficiently. A change was necessary for continued growth and operational excellence.

Challenges

As routes multiplied, YoloBus’s cash‑heavy process began to show cracks.

As YoloBus expanded from a handful of regional routes to a nationwide network, the complexity of managing daily operational spending surged. Rapid growth brought new cities, more staff, greater cashflows, and increased competition, turning expense management into a critical point of friction. The old, manual processes that had worked for a smaller operation became increasingly strained, threatening YoloBus's ability to scale effectively and sustain its service standards.

Cash advances to drivers were impossible to track until receipts surfaced weeks later.

Cash advances to drivers were impossible to track until receipts surfaced weeks later.

Cash advances to drivers were impossible to track until receipts surfaced weeks later.

Drivers paid tolls, repairs and meals from their own pockets, delaying reimbursements and obscuring true costs.

Drivers paid tolls, repairs and meals from their own pockets, delaying reimbursements and obscuring true costs.

Drivers paid tolls, repairs and meals from their own pockets, delaying reimbursements and obscuring true costs.

Finance spent hours manually matching paper receipts at month‑end.

Finance spent hours manually matching paper receipts at month‑end.

Finance spent hours manually matching paper receipts at month‑end.

Management had no live visibility into spend across routes during the month.

Management had no live visibility into spend across routes during the month.

Management had no live visibility into spend across routes during the month.

The CEO, recognized that something had to change. Traditional cash-based systems were no longer suitable as the company scaled, and a more efficient, digital solution was needed to streamline financial processes. Faced with these mounting challenges, YoloBus realized that traditional cash and manual expense processes couldn't keep pace with its velocity and ambition. The pain, risk, and inefficiency of outdated systems started undermining growth and flexibility, pushing leadership to seek a digital, scalable solution before these obstacles became insurmountable in a fiercely competitive travel market.

Solutions

How did CashBook UPI wallet help Yolobus?

Recognizing that manual cash management could not support their ambitious expansion plans, YoloBus leadership evaluated modern digital alternatives and selected CashBook UPI Wallets as their comprehensive expense management solution. CEO Sanjay Jadoun himself registered on the platform first, testing the system before rolling it out company-wide. The implementation followed a deliberate, phased approach starting with a small pilot group of supervisors and drivers on select routes, allowing the team to validate effectiveness and build confidence before scaling across the entire 400+ route network.​ Initially, the company started by creating a few UPI wallets for essential staff members. This allowed them to get familiar with the system and assess how it would work for their business needs.

Wallets were activated in hours, letting the team test in the real world immediately.

Wallets were activated in hours, letting the team test in the real world immediately.

Wallets were activated in hours, letting the team test in the real world immediately.

Custom spending limits and caps kept every trip on‑budget automatically.

Custom spending limits and caps kept every trip on‑budget automatically.

Custom spending limits and caps kept every trip on‑budget automatically.

Finance could load or freeze funds centrally in real time, ensuring traceability.

Finance could load or freeze funds centrally in real time, ensuring traceability.

Finance could load or freeze funds centrally in real time, ensuring traceability.

A live dashboard surfaced every transaction the moment it happened, route‑by‑route.

A live dashboard surfaced every transaction the moment it happened, route‑by‑route.

A live dashboard surfaced every transaction the moment it happened, route‑by‑route.

As the company grew more comfortable with the system, YoloBus expanded the use of CashBook UPI wallets across additional routes and departments. More wallets were issued to supervisors and drivers, and the company transitioned gradually toward full digital expense management. This strategic rollout delivered a solution that embedded real-time control, transparency, and convenience for both finance and frontline teams. By starting small and expanding systematically, YoloBus built internal expertise while demonstrating clear value at each stage, ultimately transforming expense management from a growth constraint into a competitive advantage that enabled confident nationwide expansion.​

Impact

What impact did CashBook UPI wallets have on Yolobus's operations?

Within weeks of full implementation, CashBook's digital wallet system delivered measurable improvements across every dimension of YoloBus's financial operations. The transformation extended far beyond simple digitization; it fundamentally rewired how the company managed operational spending across its 400+ route network and 350+ cities. Finance teams gained capabilities they never had with cash-based systems, while drivers and supervisors experienced immediate relief from reimbursement delays and out-of-pocket expenses. The impact touched every stakeholder, from headquarters leadership monitoring real-time dashboards to field staff making instant UPI payments at remote locations. Most importantly, these operational improvements directly translated into strategic advantages, positioning YoloBus to execute its ambitious expansion plans with confidence and financial discipline.​

Wallet spend visible instantly

Wallet spend visible instantly

Wallet spend visible instantly

Zero out‑of‑pocket spending

Zero out‑of‑pocket spending

Zero out‑of‑pocket spending

80% less manual finance work

80% less manual finance work

80% less manual finance work

Books close 5× faster with clean data

Books close 5× faster with clean data

Books close 5× faster with clean data

Real‑time control replaced guesswork, freeing the team to focus on passenger experience not paperwork.

“We finally have the control and clarity to scale without fear.”
Sanjay Jadoun

CEO @ YoloBus

For YoloBus, CashBook’s mix of instant control and driver‑friendly UPI payments turned expense management from a roadblock into a growth engine.

Industry Application

Why it worked for YoloBus?

How CashBook can help fleet operators


Multi‑City Reach

One system governs spend across 350 + cities.

Multi‑City Reach

One system governs spend across 350 + cities.

Multi‑City Reach

One system governs spend across 350 + cities.

Time Saver

Receipt automation cuts finance effort 80 %.

Time Saver

Receipt automation cuts finance effort 80 %.

Time Saver

Receipt automation cuts finance effort 80 %.

Live Visibility

Leadership sees every rupee the moment it’s spent.

Live Visibility

Leadership sees every rupee the moment it’s spent.

Live Visibility

Leadership sees every rupee the moment it’s spent.

Stop Cash Loss

Digital trails eliminate leakage and fraud.

Stop Cash Loss

Digital trails eliminate leakage and fraud.

Stop Cash Loss

Digital trails eliminate leakage and fraud.

UPI Anywhere

Pay at tolls, tyre shops or dhabas- if there’s a QR, it works.

UPI Anywhere

Pay at tolls, tyre shops or dhabas- if there’s a QR, it works.

UPI Anywhere

Pay at tolls, tyre shops or dhabas- if there’s a QR, it works.

Fast Accounting

Structured data shortens close by 5x.

Fast Accounting

Structured data shortens close by 5x.

Fast Accounting

Structured data shortens close by 5x.

YoloBus’s journey with CashBook UPI wallets shows how a company can successfully transition from traditional cash management methods to a fully digital, real-time expense management system. Starting small with just a few wallets, the CEO gradually scaled the solution as the benefits became apparent. Today, YoloBus enjoys better financial visibility, faster reconciliation times, and more control over its operations, all thanks to CashBook UPI wallets.

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