With 67% of the 2000+ Fintech startups incorporated in the last five years alone, the world of digital payments in India is changing fast. Amidst this boom, virtual credit cards have revolutionised digital transactions with their ease of use. However, this innovation has also paved the way for a concerning rise in virtual credit card […]
How Will RBI’s New Offline Payment Framework Impact Fintech Growth?
Many have encountered a frustrating situation where they could not make a UPI payment due to poor internet connectivity. It is the sole reason that leads to the disruption of digital financial services, resulting in issues like failed transactions, UPI apps stuck at the loading screen and waiting endlessly for the merchant details to show […]
Top 5 Mobile Banking Trends to Look Out for in 2022
While 2020 was marked with uncertainties for all the industries, 2021 was geared towards businesses adjusting their strategies for a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Digitisation of user experience, for instance, was at the heart of the pandemic-era innovation. The pandemic-led lockdowns urged people to adopt digital ways of performing routine transactions. As a result, “95% of transactions […]
The Rise of Co-Lending and How it Can Ease Credit Availability
Businesses need substantial working capital to maintain their cash flow, ensure smooth functioning, and boost profitability. With time, many small lenders have made a tremendous impact by availing credit to businesses in sectors such as small and medium enterprises (SMEs), agriculture and education. This has also led to difficulty in getting capital for non-banks to […]
Problems of Microfinance in India and the Way Ahead
Poverty is a significant economic problem in the majority of the developing world. In most rural areas of India, agriculture is the principal source of revenue. Agriculture employed 42.6% of India’s workforce in 2019. However, the rural community has been largely cut off from official financial institutions, resulting in poor performance Microfinance raises household income […]
The Coming of Age of Fintech-as-a-Service (FaaS)
With Fintech, the financial sector has rapidly adapted to the changing technology landscape. Fintech has enabled financial institutions and banks to provide personalised digital services. This increasingly popular solution is known as Fintech-as-a-Service (FaaS). FaaS provides a complete stack of payments, commerce, and financial services capacities integrated into any application – web or app. This article […]