Data sharing and Big Data have become the trending topics in the financial world of late. With the advent of many Fintech start-ups, traditional banks are undergoing a major shift. They, now, are looking forward to modifying the way they operate, to survive the cut-throat competition from their peers. This is when the idea of...Read More
Banks are aware of the fact that they are no longer serving the traditional customer base, they are in dire need to transform their business models and stay relevant in the industry. Here are the four pillars that could help the banks in realigning their business models either with a handshake with fintech firms or...Read More
Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals – they are both essential ingredients for long-term success”. – William Clay Ford Jr., Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company. With corporations becoming more responsible towards the society, this concept has evolved into what we today know as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR has...Read More
The value of FinTech investments globally in 2008 was 1 billion USD, which rose to 10 billion USD by 2014 and is projected to touch 46 billion USD by 2020. So much is happening around FinTech but how much you know about FinTech is the question. Are you in touch with ‘How the latest development...Read More
The hurricane Named PSD2 has captured most of the banks and fintech across the globe. Almost six months later – IDC published a list of APAC countries in terms of readiness for Open Banking. While Singapore And Australia Have Occupied the First Two Slots In the State of Readiness of Asia/Pacific Markets for Open Banking...Read More
You might have been using your ATM card as an easy substitute for checkbook, but did you know then, that it was just the start of an era? As more time passed, more and more alternatives for traditional banking arose, changing the scenario forever. Not to mention the lack of traditional banking infrastructure which also...Read More
In olden days or even a decade back Banking as a service [BaaS] was only taken by trusted entities – BANKS. However, with the technology innovation Banks, Fintech and GAFA [Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon] are tapping onto the opportunity open up by the PSD2 directive to offer BaaS. While customers are still skeptical about...Read More
Sometimes you need to look at things….from another point of view. This is exactly what you need to do when you have to decide between Fintech and TechFin as there is a very thin line which differentiates them from each other. It’s your pick between the innovator v/s the reigning. While, the Innovator is ‘Taking...Read More
The financial services industry has entered 2018 with a focus on digitizing services to better meet customers’ needs. But do the banks understand that previously inefficient, paper-based processes and messy ‘not so friendly’ user interfaces are no longer going to be good enough in today’s technologically advanced environment? Banks are needed to connect digitally to...Read More
Living in an Urban city I never had issues in spending money be it cash or electronically. But when India was under the spell of Demonetization, despite having sufficient funds in my account I was not able spend them for one simple reason that – the vendors, vegetable sellers or rickshaw pullers didn’t have the...Read More