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Financial markets Q2 outlook

July 17, 2019

The markets continued to be volatile in the second quarter with continued uncertainty over the strength of the global economy, a downward shift in expected growth rates, and the risks of open trade negotiations. Globally, central bankers have paused or lowered rates in the quarter. The ECB noted that it did not expect rate increases until 2020 or later. The Federal Reserve and central bankers continue to monitor inflation and employment. There has been minimal increases in US inflation despite low unemployment levels.

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Embedded Finance The Future of the Economy

whitePaper | November 26, 2019

Financial services is the nervous system of our economy; a critical system that needs to operate efficiently and equitably for our society to function. The legacy 20th century business models in finance have become increasingly obsolete and most have not adapted to the fundamental paradigm shift—technological, institutional and societal—ushered in by our continuing transition from an Industrial Age to an emerging Information Age.

Credit Beyond Credit Scores: How digital-first lending redefines trust

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India's smartphone boom proved conducive for the rise of digital payments. The government-sanctioned push toward a unified payment interface led to over two billion digital transactions in April 2021, just shy of Rs 5 lakh crore. Correspondingly, this also eased access to short-term, low interest credit - reflected in a 220 % jump in offerings such as buy-now-pay-later (BNPL). BNPL products can potentially help plug the Rs. 25 trillion credit gap in the micro, small and medium (MSME) segment, considered high-risk by legacy lenders.

cloud transformation in banking: The 2020 state of play

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

FinTech Futures has launched its latest report on cloud transformation in the financial services industry. As we enter a decade of innovation and change, financial institutions are facing a myriad of challenges in the form of shifting customer expectations, emerging technologies and alternative business models. Perhaps its best solution is to look to a form of technology that was making disruptive waves in the sector more than a decade ago: cloud computing.

Financial markets Q2 outlook