Posts Tagged ‘lending’
How Digital lending is scaling up to the pandemic
Even as the most devastating crisis of our times plays out, banking and financial services continue to hog the limelight simply because they are needed to dispense cash, make payments and loans– thelifeblood of our economy even in normal times. While FinTech and digital lending have been around for many years now, they have been…
Continue ReadingUse of APIs across various industries
“We have to stop optimizing for programmers and start optimizing for users. — Jeff Atwood Just a decade ago, the term API would have sounded foreign to anyone not directly involved with software development. Application Programming Interface—just the abbreviation is a mouthful. But in 2020, and more in the years to come, this term is…
Continue ReadingHow FinTechs are rewriting underwriting?
Of the over 2000 FinTechs in India, only 4 find a place in the list of 20 plus Indian unicorns and none of them are in the lending business. There is something about lending that goes beyond technology; one, it requires large capital and continuous fund infusion and two, there is substantial risk which tech…
Continue ReadingDigital lending 101
As per the BCG Digital lending report, total digital lending contribution was 75 billion as of 2018 and is forecasted to be 110 and 150 million by 2019 and 2020. This is proof that digital lending is no longer a ‘differentiator’– it has become a strategic imperative. Going digital with lending: Digital lending is one…
Continue ReadingDigital Mortgage Lending
There are over 500 alternative lenders in India, next in volume only to payments players. While they may have filled the space left vacant by banks and NBFCs in SME financing especially, a surprising fact is that there are very few of them doing mortgage finance. Even globally, such as in the US where mortgage…
Continue ReadingIs digital lending the ‘GAME CHANGER’ in the financial block?
Did you know that India’s digital lending stood at US$ 75 billion in FY18 and is estimated to be US$ 1 trillion by FY2023? Astonishing, isn’t it? This exploding term (digital lending) is quite the buzzword in the world of digital transformations. But how exactly does this trend transform the lending game? Well, it’s time…
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