The pandemic has changed the way businesses operate, in India as well as the world. Due to the pandemic, large-scale trends have taken off across industrial sectors, such as digital transformation, remote working, and so on. The way people financially interact with each other is also changing. By financial interaction, we mean the medium of […]
The Indian government has been pushing the idea of a cashless economy for a decade. A cashless economy, its proponents insist, would herald India’s arrival on the global stage as a technologically savvy and advanced economy. While India has made strides towards cashless, the benefits have only reached a minor privileged section of the nation’s […]
In the Union Budget for 2022-23, Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman talked about the virtual currency space. She also mentioned the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), or the digital rupee, in the financial year 2022-23, in addition to announcing a flat 30% tax on profits from virtual currencies. Income from the transfer […]
BaaS, or Banking as a Service, is part of the FinTech revolution that is gripping the world, as well as India. BaaS refers to banking services that operate entirely online. BaaS platforms offer complete end-to-end solutions digitally. Traditional banks, which have hitherto been used to doing business offline, are now experiencing a crisis of faith. […]
Banking as a Service (BaaS) has replaced open banking in India, and it is transforming the banking business. This may appear to be a bold statement. However, industry developments such as the rapid expansion of neobanks and the proliferation of customer-centric banking products support it. BaaS is becoming more popular as the demand for customer-centric […]
Before COVID, markets such as Europe and the UK were already rolling out open banking protocols. Now, two years into the pandemic, it is poised to change how business is done globally. Open banking is a system that allows banks to exchange financial data and services with third-party providers (TPPs), such as fintechs, with the […]
The speed of digitisation in financial services had been picking up for a while, but the pandemic has accelerated it big time. Fintech-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform, growth in digital-only banks, increased usage of biometric security systems, and the rise of autonomous finance have all lately emerged. When it comes to digital transformation, Fintech, of course, is […]
It wasn’t long ago when Google Pay, Paytm, or UPI came into our lives and revolutionised the financial services sector and our purchasing habits. It feels incredible to effortlessly purchase goods, pay for expenses, book tickets, all in one go with just one tap/click. This seamless integration of financial services into a traditionally non-financial platform […]
RBI’s Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2020-21 already reported 4,071 banking frauds involving Rs 36,342 cr within the first half of FY 2021-22. One thing is clear: fraudsters and their methods are only becoming more sophisticated with time. Nowadays, information technology allows fraudsters to use unprecedented ways to impersonate legitimate customers, […]
Managing risk and regulatory compliance in today’s connected and digital world is becoming increasingly complex and expensive. As a result, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have gained popularity in the last decade to increase efficiency productivity and reduce costs across industries. As traditional banks compete relentlessly with new fintech companies, their legacy software […]
