World Retail Banking Report 2018

whitePaper | November 30, 2021

In writing this Discussion Paper, “A Proposal for Digital Banks in India: Licensing & Regulatory Regime”, we are pleased to have collaborated with Black Dot Public Policy Advisors as the knowledge partner. Mr Mandar Kagade, Founder Principal at Black Dot made valuable contributions in developing this Discussion Paper. Ms Shehnaz Ahmed of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy acted as external expert reviewer of the Discussion Paper and offered detailed comments and inputs. We acknowledge her valuable contribution. We are also grateful for the support and inputs from the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, representatives of public sector banks including the State Bank of India, and Sabyasachi Upadhyay, Associate, NITI Aayog. Useful insights were also obtained from the deliberations in the conference, “Neo-banking for Business: The Future of Digital Banking”, especially Mr Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore. They are gratefully acknowledged. Last but not the least, the inputs offered by the fintech sector stakeholders who were approached for inputs in the course of drafting this Discussion Paper is acknowledged. NITI Aayog would endeavour to continue with the stakeholder consultation in evolving policy dialogue.

whitePaper | August 31, 2022

Digital evolution in the banking sector has seen significant positive movement over the last decade and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. As per reports, more than half of all banking transactions were within the bank’s network about 15 years ago. The number has fallen to less than 10% in 2020.

whitePaper | November 5, 2019

Trade finance in its simplest form is when an exporter requires an importer to prepay for goods shipped. This gives the importer two main challenges. The first is that prepaying for goods from places such as China or India, for example, will seriously impact the company’s cash flow due to the long shipping times involved. The second challenge is how does the importer reduce the risks of paying for goods in advance? These two challenges are mainly resolved by the importer’s bank or independent trade finance provider providing a letter of credit to the exporter, or the exporter’s bank, guaranteeing payment upon presentation of certain documents. These documents may include a bill of lading.

whitePaper | April 6, 2023

In a survey of over 780 interviews with 250 major banks across the globe, Finastra and East & Partners open the lid providing insights into how the tactical playbook for banking is changing for banks, and why the growing importance of technology in the banking industry is fueling a new age of competitive, ESG-related digital banking.

whitePaper | October 31, 2020

Property management is an industry that has seen steady yet significant growth over the past year. Obviously, the industry has been affected by the recent economic downturn, and property managers have been placed in a demanding position. Investopedia1 informs us that property managers are routinely responsible for managing real estate assets held by another entity, either a business or a person. Thus, the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has left many people in the unfortunate position of not being able to meet their rental obligations.

whitePaper | July 13, 2022

Banking has long been at the forefront of technology innovation. From ATMs to mobile banking, financial institutions have been the harbinger of technology-powered interactions for consumers around the world. However, the price of that early innovation has been mountains of technical debt.