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'I Don't Take One Step, But I Actually Go On A Journey'

Gary Norcross, chairman, president and CEO, FIS Global, is not new to India. He has been coming here since 2007 and he is absolutely amazed how India has been changing with every trip of his. He dwells on the transformation and the journey:

Japan Sees Restrained Fintech Activities

Japan, despite its growth trajectory in various fields, is doing a catch-up game in fintechs:

DCCBs On Digitization Spree

While DCCBs play a crucial role in providing funding in rural areas, they appear to be lacking in adopting digitization. A study of DCCBs, which have introduced technology-based products and services:

Federal Bank To Leverage Behavioral Biometrics, IoT, Blockchain, ML & NLP To Reshape Banking

Digital transformation at the bank has been highly fulfilling.

The Fintech-Techfin Combination

Fintechs and techfins are challenging traditional banks and the evolving ecosystem is bound to be disruptive:

UK Has 11.1 Million Mortgages

Mortgage loans are popular route for a Britisher to have his own place of residence:

Aiming To Integrate With Global Banking System

The Iranian banking system is waking up and evolving to be part of the global banking system post the lifting of the sanctions.

AfDB's Disbursals Grew 55% Yoy In 2016

The African Development Bank scaled up operations to a record $11 billion in 2016, propelled by the ‘High 5s’ and New Development and Business Delivery model:

Exim Bank's $7.6 Bn Locs Help 44 African Countries

S. Prahalathan, CGM, Export-Import Bank of India, provides important milestones, trends and future prospects of India-AfDB collaboration:

India-Japan Collaboration To Improve African Economy

Japan and India have formed a joint initiative to ensure a greater relationship with the African Development Bank (AfDB):

ICAI Progresses On Branch Audit, NPA, GST

ICAI is gearing up for to equip CAs with the knowhow to take advantage of the changing regulations:

Monthly Retail Spend On SBI Card Rises To ₹5000 Cr

Co-branded card portfolio is expected to double in the next two years by growing the existing partnerships and launching new programs in untapped categories:

Britain Has Some Of The Oldest Banks

British banks are considered to be some of the strongest and wealthiest banks in the world:

Pace Of Growth Scuttles Anti-Fraud Measures

The Asia Pacific Fraud Management Insights - 2017, prepared by Experian in association with IDC, highlights the prevalence of identity theft and other fraud trends in India. Vaishali Kasture, MD, Experian Credit Bureau and country head, Experian India, discusses the report and outlines remedial measures:

A 'Triple Bottom Line' Approach For Operations

ESAF Small Finance Bank intends to bring people, planet and profit as part of all its business dealings and the focus will be on inclusive development and not just profit:

YES Bank Crunches Tat Using RPA, Plans Further 30% Reduction Through AI/Ml

Ritesh Pai, chief digital officer at YES Bank, provides updates on the digital initiatives at the bank that are shaping a superior customer experience:

Belagavi DCCB Targets 10% Growth In 2017-18

It plans to introduce e-banking services and open additional branches:

Fintechs getting indispensable

While newspapers today have regular columns on startups, what is really making waves is the fintech startups that strive to change the way we handle our financial transactions. They are evolving and trending and they are here to stay:

Alternate Channel Usage Rises 68% at Indian Bank

The Bank Sees 4-fold Increase in Mobile Banking Transactions

Top in Innovation, Switzerland Sees Maturing of Fintechs

Switzerland’s Fintechs Are Mostly in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain and Investment Management:

Open Banking Revolution Ahead

While Open Banking is Creating a Buzz in Europe and Several Countries, Bankers in India Are Curious to Know the Progress and the Prospects. Banking Frontiers Spoke to a Few Banking Technocrats and Discovered a Promising Scenario:

HFCs Scout for People and Technology to Manage Risk

MDs and CROs of Housing Finance Companies Discuss Current Trends in Risk Management:

Home Loans Come Easy for Kiwis

New Zealand Has an Organized Mortgage Loan Structure:

Fintechs Have Strong Prospects In Middle East

Fintech startups command attention:

Manappuram Finance Looks Beyond Gold Loans

V.P. Nandakumar, MD and CEO, Manappuram Finance, has set a target of 10 to 15% growth, even as the company has recorded a strong performance in portfolios other than gold loan:

Data governance: Key to growth and risk mitigation in Banking

Data has become the new currency.Businesses that learn to extract the right kind of information and harness it for competitive advantage will be profitable in the Data Economy.

One-Stop Shop For The Wealthy

L&T Financial Services is consolidating its position in the wealth management portfolio

Slow Start For Fintechs In Japan

Fintech initiatives in Japan are yet to pick up, mainly on account of the unique nature of the country’s banking and financial system:

AI Already In The Realm Of Reality

Kalpesh Mehta, partner, Deloitte India, speaks about the transition AI is bring to the financial services industry:

AI Powered Robo Spins Money For Motilal Oswal

Arun Chaudhry, head-Online Business & Product Development, Broking & Distribution, Motilal Oswal Securities, explains how technology has helped create a transformation in the company: