Payments

Varying rates of digital adoption across send and receive-sides impact payment-flows

Varying rates of digital adoption across send and receive-sides impact payment-flows

Very simplistically put, payment is the movement of money from A to B. And the world is becoming increasingly comfortable…
A tale of two cards

A tale of two cards

“Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment.” —Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last And I…
Quest for Friction Less Experiences

Quest for Friction Less Experiences

Yesterday, I got to experience the WhatsApp payment flows. It surely felt like a neat friction-less experience both for adding/mapping…
Migrating away from cash is intimidating – Stickiness of Cash Part 2

Migrating away from cash is intimidating – Stickiness of Cash Part 2

Ask any payment professional, and while they might disagree on what’s the best payment experience, they would all agree that…

Immediate reactions to the banning of Rs 500 & 1000 notes

As Anshul & I sat listening to the PMs announcement and then all the experts on CNBC, we couldnt help…

Payments are a critical piece – Digital Banking ToolKit

In India, digital and mobile Payments is a really HOT space right now. HDFC Bank introduced PayZapp which intends to…

Thin Mobile App or a Fat one – Digital banking toolkit

Mobile is the new frontier and banks know this well. Amongst the various choices to make as part of the…

Digital India – its already here

Today’s the launch of the Digital India initiative and quite a coincidence that I had an experience which makes me…

Why mobile payments must arrive soon

I try to go walking on most weekdays. And I prefer to do so light – carry just the minimal…
Why I use Paytm for all bill payments except Airtel

Why I use Paytm for all bill payments except Airtel

Consumer behavior used to be a course that marketing folks took in 2nd year of Bschool. I stayed away , like…

Basics of Mobile Payments

Understanding the basics of Mobile Payments required me to find answers to these questions. What is a mobile payment What…

Mobile Payments Security – concerns, issues, threats, models and measures

One of the biggest reason why cash has still reigned supreme for purchases is the percieved safety it brings. It…

M PESA story

What are the things M PESA did right? Clean and focused campaign – “Send Money Home” – focused only on…

Consumer pitches for payment solutions

Any new payment solution seeks to change the consumer behavior in a significant way and hence tries to ride on…