Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about difficult times for many businesses, many FinTech startups are starting to see a possible silver lining in its aftermath. The pandemic has pushed …
Read More »Startups’ thoughts on the impact of COVID-19
As with most businesses, startups are preparing to deal with the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures to reduce its spread. During the recent How are Startups …
Read More »Amazon Pay launches Android P2P payments in India
Android users in India can now make instant peer-to-peer (P2P) payments via Amazon Pay through a government-backed unified payments interface (UPI) platform. The new service will also allow customers to …
Read More »India standing at the crossroads of open banking
Changing consumer patterns, the emergence of non-traditional competition (e.g. FinTechs, blockchain and artificial intelligence) and initiatives undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India have provided the ideal timing for Indian …
Read More »India’s Federal Bank launches open banking platform
Indian-based Federal Bank has unveiled a banking platform that will allow FinTech companies to use its APIs for new products that integrate with its banking services. The creation of the …
Read More »The uberization of lending in India
What Uber has done for the transportation sector, FinTech companies are now starting to do for the financial sector in India. The increasing digitization of data in the country has …
Read More »Google adds messaging to its Tez payment app in India
Google is adding a chat feature to its Tez payment app in India, allowing users to directly communicate via the app itself. Google launched Tez last year and claims to …
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