The pandemic has altered the cost of living for the average Indian. The Center for Monitoring Indian Economy revealed that 55% of households in India experienced a decrease in their incomes while only 3% of the households had an increase of the same. Marko Carevic, Chief Marketing Officer of Home Credit India, said that nearly […]
The economic multiplier has been set in action by Budget 2022, which focuses on quick, holistic, and inclusive economic growth. In addition, the Finance Minister has given the rural sector a strong push and raised budgetary allocations for the MSME sector—while fostering an environment favourable to the development of start-ups in the country. These projects […]
Today businesses of all sizes have digital technology. More than 2100 fintech companies in India alone have digitised every possible consumer interface. But unfortunately, this transformation has also made them vulnerable to cyber-attacks. As per a recent ImmuniWeb survey, 98 of the top 100 global fintech startups are prone to cyber-attacks. Hence, these companies are […]
We are in 2022, and India’s economy is evolving amidst a global crisis. However, to achieve the $5 trillion economy dream by 2024-2025, the country certainly needs economic recalibrations. It wasn’t long ago when the pandemic caused an unprecedented downfall for the global economy, not to mention the MSME sector. Currently, the MSME sector is […]
New players are entering the realm of payments as customer demands change rapidly. Both corporations and consumers are increasingly transacting cross-border using online (mobile) payments and eCommerce respectively. The result: a significant change in how international remittance payments are conducted affecting all parties involved. So, all this puts substantial pressure on the payments solution industry […]
Fintechs are in the news again. Not that they had ever disappeared, but this time on a more ‘revolutionary note.’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently addressed a leadership forum encouraging Fintechs to empower India’s financial health. India has already embraced the Fintech ecosystem through its adoption of digital payments. With the new year around the […]
Finance is undergoing a significant change. Payments, loans, insurance, and wealth management are all being reshaped by digital technologies, and the COVID-19 has accelerated this trend. As a result, financial technology service providers benefit as banks seek speedy deployment of technology solutions to digitise their physical processes, expediated by COVID-19’s enforced social distancing. Together, these […]
Banking, when it began in 13th century Italy, was personalised service. After the Industrial Revolution, when demand surged, that service became standardised and became available to the masses. The next big disruption in banking came when information technology emerged. Processes became more efficient, and profit margins fattened. Again, however, the change was inside-out, meant to […]
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), chatbots, among others, you can say automation is everywhere. For example, underwriting used to be a time-consuming and lengthy process for customers who relied on traditional banking and other offline sources for loans. However, with digital platforms now making lending available, underwriting has […]
Big data is transforming the world, and its immense advantages have left no industry untouched. For example, big data analytics has been at the core of online banking’s revolution, becoming an integral part of the biggest banks worldwide. The digital world is generating massive volumes of data. According to a study by IBM, more than […]
