Financial inclusion is increasingly being recognized as a key driver of economic growth and poverty alleviation across the globe. Studies have found that access to formal finance can boost job creation, reduce vulnerability to economic shocks and increase investments in human capital. Seven of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of 2030 view financial...Read More
USA Number of digital banking users in the United States from 2014 to 2019 161.6 million a twenty percent increase from 2014. Source – Statista Great Britain Online banking in Great Britain from 2007 to 2019 73% of users avail online banking In 2007 – 30%, 2014 – 53% and in 2019 it is 73%...Read More
A big year for Fintech – or should I say Fintech-led disruption? Experts predicted Fintech to scale in 2019, and they weren’t wrong – innovation-led banking, bypassing legacy banks, new entrants like Neo Banks taking a plunge reducing friction to serve Banking for one and all. Initiatives like PSD2 and Sahamati shaping up and being...Read More
First, it was customers pushing banks to adapt to the digital wave, and now non-bank enterprises growing as competitors are pushing traditional banks to become digital enterprises. And why not – when data shows retail banks that digitize could achieve a 20% increase in revenues and a decline in expenditures by 30%. On the other hand, for...Read More
Data the new Oil has been under scrutiny these days. When Microsoft bought LinkedIn or when Facebook acquired Whatsapp, the speculation was that they were eyeing the data these acquired company have gained in recent years. Then recently I saw a video floating on WhatsApp [authentic or not no clue], but it claimed that every...Read More
Editor’s Note : This post was originally published in [January, 2019] and has been updated for freshness, accuracy and comprehensiveness. What is Online Banking Accessing Banking services via internetAlso Called Internet Banking or Web BankingConducting financial and non-financial transactions via web interface or a smartphoneAbility to access all financial information of your bank on your...Read More
I wonder if “Right to go digital” should be included as the seventh fundamental right in India. What do you say? Be it a shop, a salon,or cobbler everyone is aspiring to register its digital presence. And why not when “money” can move digitally,even individuals, organizations,and most importantly banks need to sail via a digital...Read More
The post first appeared on FINTECH FUTURES. To get more such insights, please connect with me here. An Avaya survey in India a couple of years ago found that 51% of Indians use online banking whereas another report by the Office for National Statistics says 69% of UK population bank online. Digital banking that knocked...Read More
“Financial Institutions must be able to deliver and easy to navigate, a seamless digital platform that goes beyond a miniaturized online banking platform.”-Jim Marous, Publisher – Digital Banking Report How many of you have actually visited a bank in recent times? Do you remember the last time you visited a bank to transact money? Not...Read More
With biometrics and its application trending the social media, firms and organizations are jumping the bandwagon to reap benefits. But you would be surprised to know that Biometrics is an age-old process used for your identification. Surprised? If we trace the history of biometrics, as per wiki in 1891 fingerprints catalog of criminals was formulated...Read More
