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 […]
Peering Into the Future: Open Banking’s Impact on Customer Experience in 2023
The global Open Banking market, valued at USD 19.14 billion in 2022, is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 25.9 and touch 48.13 billion in 2026. The growth of Open Banking worldwide and in India, too, can be attributed to the surge in the use of online payment platforms. As […]
Digital Lending Trends in 2023: How Are Top Players Gearing Up?
The digital lending segment grew from 9 billion USD in 2012 to almost 150 billion in 2020. It is one of the fastest-growing fintech segments and is expected to reach a value of approximately 350 billion USD in 2023 in India. Factors like increasing digital adoption and the difficulty of accessing credit through traditional banking […]
How Can Co-lending Benefit Banks, Customers, and NBFCs?
The co-lending model, introduced by the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) in 2018, is a mechanism where banks and non-banks join hands to provide credit to the priority sector. The co-lending arrangement allows NBFCs (Non-Bank Financial Companies) which operate in deeper geographies and lend to the MSME Sector (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), LIG (Low-Income […]
Microfinance: What Lenders Should Consider While Approving a Microloan
Microfinance is generally associated with financial inclusion and poverty alleviation. It aims to help individuals and small businesses who have limited access to conventional banking services. In a broader sense, microfinancing refers to providing financial services like access to money transfers and savings accounts, credit facilities, and insurance to the economically weaker segments (EWS) of […]
The RBI’s ban on non-bank PPIs will affect India’s credit card industry.
The FinTech industry has been evolving quickly over the last decade. 11 of India’s 65 unicorns operate in the FinTech space. The industry is quickly disrupting traditional and established BFSI players. However, the regulatory regime is slowly catching up to technological developments. The RBI has recently released a circular which bans banks from offering credit […]