The banking industry has been one of the most eager adopters of technology, and also one which has perhaps managed to derive the maximum benefits out of the same. Not only has technology aided in significantly streamlining banking operations, but it has also massively improved customer experience when it comes to availing the services of financial institutions. One such aspect…
Real-time Payments represent the modernization of bank account-based payments. In comparison with legacy bank transfers, RTP brings additional benefits such as enhanced messaging and data capabilities, increased security and availability of funds in real-time. The 2017 launch of RTP by The Clearing House in the United States is billed as the first new payment system in the country in more…
The past 5 years, India has seen a massive growth in digital transactions, incentivized by the rapid penetration of 4G mobile internet and the 2016 demonetization. Today, the digital transactions have become common place even for micro value transactions. A digital payments interface has the following four critical essential aspects: Security Scalability Resilience Integrability The ease and seamlessness with which…
As per the KPMG report on Fintech India – Powering payments, digital payments are set to grow at a CAGR of 28.8% in developing Asian countries through 2024. In India, the reception of digital payments systems has been even more enthusiastic, with the Bank of International Settlements reporting that in 2018, India had seen a 54.5% growth in digital transaction…
India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI), the real-time payments platform for the country, implemented in August 2016 has shown remarkable growth throughout 2018 in volume and value. Read more about UPI: Understanding UPI and its Impact on Payments in India As of the end of December 2018, UPI has crossed 600 million in monthly transactions volume, up from 145 million in 2017.…
If you have bought an insurance policy for yourself or your family, you need to make periodic payments to your insurer of what is called ‘premium’. Same is the case if you buy any goods such as heavy electronics appliances on an EMI basis. It would be highly inconvenient to have to manually keep a track of such different payment…
In the last six months, a series of events like the bitcoin surge, movement to Real Time Payments and Open Banking overtures through PSD2 has brought a new alignment of financial forces. Disruptions like IoT, mobile technology and deeper in-roads of smartphones has further skyrocketed customer expectations. Many millennials are expecting their banking experience be seamless and uncluttered as their…
The recent presentation by Sundar Pichai about Google Duplex made the world stand up and take notice. It marked the arrival of robo-assistants that understood the nuances of human conversation. The interaction mimicked the intonation and rhythm of a conversation. The presentation saw Google Duplex successfully making a restaurant reservation without even the business owner suspecting that it was a…