Traditional banks did enjoy a monopoly in financial markets for the longest time as they boasted of licenses and regulations to back them up. With the advent of globalisation, banking in itself has undergone a tremendous revolution of sorts. Today, there is an intense global competition, large markets to serve and the popularity of technical […]
The Impact of Fintech on Today’s E-commerce Sector
The year 1991 introduced the World Wide Web to the world. Fast forward to 1994; Pizza hut was the first significant business to offer online purchasing to its customers officially. Pizza Hut’s move was regarded as an essential milestone in the history of the internet and is often considered the start of ecommerce. The idea […]
FaaS: The Emerging Global Trend of Fintech-as-a-Service
All businesses aim to embrace the use of modern software technology to ease their core functions and enhance profitability. This includes lending businesses like banks, NBFCs, and MFIs. Fintechs are companies that are an amalgam of technology and financial functions to offer streamlined financial products/services that were previously available only through heavily-regulated, traditional financial institutions. […]
A Brief Trajectory of Fintech Revolution in India
Fintech is relatively a new term on the market. Gradually, it is shaping up into a massive industry that comprises both startups and prestigious financial institutions that strive to enhance the level of financial services. Credit cards were first launched in the 1950s, and it took ATMs a decade to change the way money was […]
Fintech Trends to Watch Out for in 2020
Fintechs, as we know it, are a solution for lending companies looking to leverage technologically advanced business functionalities and financial processes. The massive popularity of digital payments, digital lending, insurance, wealth management, or Robo-advisory, Fintechs offer lucrative avenues to lending businesses that aspire to lead the industry. In 2019, Fintechs are revolutionizing the way companies […]
GST: A New Data Source For Fintechs To Assess Loan Applications
When the government first introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2017 to the Indian economy, there were several concerns about crossing over to this new tax regime. As it happens with every change, the new tax regime was not readily accepted by all. Nevertheless, it helped to re-organise the small and medium enterprises […]