Why Credit Cards Still Offer Promise Despite Modi’s Digital Hype ?

Credit Cards vs Digital WalletsIn an era of Modi Government’s Digital India, new companies are unable to offer any new service but are looking to make it simpler and importantly, more relevant for consumers as the broad perception is that banking is a relatively complex business and the user experience/interface is far from satisfactory. Banks are defending their business as they have better data of their consumer, brand or customer trust and a large distribution network.

Digital acceptance of payment is not too high as >90% of transactions still move by cash. The extinction of the credit card business is unlikely in the medium term. The value proposition of the card would still be appealing to the consumer, especially

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Is Apple Pay a Threat to VISA ?

Apple Pay Threat on VISASilicon Valley innovator Apple Inc has unveiled Apple Pay electronic Payment Platforms using SmartPhones and NFC threatening older and established players like VISA and MasterCard. We analyzed on if it will be a threat in disrupting the card payment industry and here is our finding. Unlike PayPal, Apple Pay is not a P2P Payment mechanism.

One must appreciate how critical the payment networks(VISA) are in facilitating Apple Pay and how tokenization furthers the importance of the networks in

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Chinese Weixin “Swiping Card” Mobile Payment Platform

Swiping Card - QR Code Mobile PaymentChinese Internet Giant Tencent has ventured into the Mobile Payments Platform using “Weixin” also known as WeChat. It is available on both the iOS and Android platforms. Swiping Card has been incorporated into the wallet tab and allows Weixin payment users to make payments at offline retail stores.

How does the System work from the User perspective ?
Users activate the feature by accepting the

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