FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS

Financial Inclusion in India: Social Leveller or Fuel for Growth?

August 19, 2022

Financial Inclusion in India: Social Leveller or Fuel for Growth?
Financial inclusion has, for far too long, remained confined to corporate social responsibility for Indian banks. This has led to a skewed perception, where financial inclusion is viewed as a social cause and not an economic driving force. India, aiming for a $5-trillion economy by 2025, treads on thin ice if over 190 million adults continue to remain unbanked. The picture grows grimmer as we compare metrics to China – whose bank credit to GDP is six times that of India.

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The Payments Industry Landscape: What Does It Look Like Today?

whitePaper | August 26, 2022

The payments industry is a rapidly changing scene that is constantly in flux due to the introduction of new payment methods, mergers and acquisitions, and new technology. Especially as technology advances, we’re seeing payment technology companies play a bigger role in the payments industry and many of them are even merging with traditional financial institutions to cater to the latest customer and merchant preferences. Unlike in the past, when payment processing was simply about facilitating the transfer of funds, the newest players in the payment processing world are completely redefining the customer experience and enabling business owners to manage their businesses with incredible ease.

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8 Actions to Manage Inflation

whitePaper | January 2, 2023

As consumer prices and global energy costs edge ever higher, it’s become clear that this bout of inflation isn’t transitory. Economists and business leaders alike agree that supply-chain-driven hikes will persist through the majority of this year at least, with stickier increases around labor possibly becoming permanent.

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Shaping the Future: Artificial Intelligence for Financial Services

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

The world is entering a golden age of artificial intelligence (AI). Financial services, more than almost any other industry, stands poised to reap the benefits. The combination of advanced compute resources, abundant data, and new software development and business practices are transforming how insight, analysis, and new products and services are generated.

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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulations: Curtailing growth or leveling the playing field?

whitePaper | July 15, 2022

BNPL has grown rapidly as a lending product for consumers over the last few years. The idea of paying for purchases over time through a few interestfree payments is highly appealing to customers. BNPL firms have rapidly grown revenues as product adoption has increased. Most of this growth is led by fintechs while banks have been trying to play catch-up. Arguably, banks have lagged behind because fintech firms have been able to use their tech advantage to appeal to a wide consumer base and have reduced friction in the customer lending journey. However, industry experts also admit that a lot of this performance disparity may be due to regulatory arbitrage. Large banks face higher scrutiny when compared to fintechs and nonbanking lenders on policies, processes, and analytical strategies.

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Why Banks Must Embrace the Cloud or Risk Being Left Behind

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

Over the last several years, the cloud computing industry has experienced incredible growth. Between 2018 and 2019 alone, the public cloud services market expanded by 17.5% to $214.3 billion, according to Gartner Research, and hit $331 billion by 2023. While cyber security is always a concern for people, most companies and consumers have become comfortable with storing information on third-party servers and accessing programs online.

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Data Search and Discovery in Banking

whitePaper | November 22, 2019

Banks seem to be adopting AI applications ranging from business process automation to credit scoring. Historically, banks have collected vast amounts of data records and even some of the more conservative banks tend to have the resources needed for AI projects. Efficiently navigating the vast data stores to gain valuable business insights involves understanding the capabilities of AI in information search and discovery applications for the banking sector.

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