Abstract: Systems and methods for real-time payment on delivery via a request for payment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: receiving, at a merchant application associated with a merchant, an order for a good to be submitted to a distributor; communicating, to a payment on demand (POD) application executed by a backend, the order; receiving, at the merchant application and from the POD application, a notification that a delivery vehicle for the good is en route to a merchant location; receiving, at the merchant application and from the POD application, a request for payment for the good after the good is delivered, wherein the distributor confirms delivery with the POD application; and communicating, by the merchant application and to the POD application, receipt of the good from the distributor; wherein the POD application executes payment for the good from a merchant account to a distributor account.