Once upon a time, in a world of traditional banking, a young entrepreneur named Richa had an innovative idea for a new financial service offering. However, she realized that her idea was only possible if she could access financial data from various banks in real time. Frustrated by the [...]
Have you ever thought about how you can make payments for a movie without standing in line or pay utility bills without stepping out of your home via Paytm or Google Pay? Yes, you can name many applications that make instant payments happen. But how is this happening? How [...]
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of short-term financing provided to consumers to purchase instantly and pay at a future date. The process involves multiple players, such as consumers, financiers, and merchants. The financier carries out a soft credit check on the customer and returns a decision within seconds. Financiers [...]
A token is a value that goes securely through the network to process payments without exposing actual card data. Tokenization aims to replace or represent specific sensitive information without compromising its security. The 16-digit payment card account number is replaced with a unique digital identifier, or the “token,” for mobile [...]
As the name suggests, CBDC is the central bank-issued digital currency. It is an electronic form of sovereign currency that will appear as a liability on a central bank’s balance sheet just like physical currency. Instead of printing money, the central bank, backed by the central government, issues electronic [...]
