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What is Mobile Money? How is Airtel Trying to Cash in on Africa's Mobile Money Boom?
Airtel is eager to expand its mobile money business in Africa. What is mobile money and how is Airtel looking to cash in?
4 min read
Mar 21, 2021
Cryptocurrency and the History of the Bitcoin Bubbles
Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin are seeing a massive rally. Bitcoin has been the subject of market bubbles before. With Elon Musk investing, the outcome remains to be seen.
5 min read
Feb 16, 2021
Challenges and Opportunities in the Growing Mobile-First Digital Economy of India
Indian consumers embraced the internet in 2020. What were the digital trends we witnessed and what can we expect in the future?
5 min read
Jan 29, 2021
Growth of Fintech Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic
Digital transformation today has emerged as a critical mechanism to ensure business continuity, during and after the COVID-19 crisis. How will this mechanism reinforce itself?
4 min read
Jan 27, 2021
Why Fintech Companies in India are Just Getting Started with Madhusudanan R of YAP
We discuss the evolution and impact of the fintech ecosystem in India - from the initial hype to how this sector has gravitated towards the traditional banking sector.
42 min listen
Nov 24, 2020
RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 25bps, PayPal Withdraws From Facebook's Libra Association, Ex-PMC MD Arrested
RBI cuts repo rate by 25bps, lowers GDP forecast. Ex-MD of PMC Bank arrested. PayPal backs out of Facebook's Libra Association. WeWork withdraws IPO filings.
5 min read
Oct 6, 2019
Budget Drum Roll: Presumptions at Play vs. their Underlying Probabilities
The government is incentivized to now serve its lowest common denominator i.e. reinforce the Farmer and Welfare themes from last year with a vengeance through populist measures, an...
3 min read
Jan 30, 2019
Social Media To Fintech: Facebook Announces New Cryptocurrency Libra
Facebook wants to reinvent money and disrupt global finance. The social media giant has announced its foray into fintech with a new cryptocurrency Libra. Its white paper describes...
7 min read
Jun 20, 2019
Applying For A Credit Card? Steer Clear of These Four Pieces Of Advice
When it comes to credit cards, we have often come across "pieces of advice" that we realized, were more of a double-edged sword. Even though they are brilliant, if you are not care...
3 min read
Dec 20, 2018
How RBI is Hurting Indian Fintech: Govt on Future of Cryptocurrency Regulations in India, P2P Lending to E Payment and More
"RBI can be a very cruel regulator," said an acquaintance and Founder of a digital lending startup. Be it P2P lending, or cryptocurrency future in India, the Central regulator of I...
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Apr 10, 2018