Introduction: Customer Onboarding Is Becoming a Data Problem India’s financial services ecosystem is scaling rapidly through: Digital banking FinTech lending Mobile payments Embedded finance API-based financial services As customer acquisition grows, one critical challenge has always slowed down the system: Customer Due Diligence (CDD). To solve this, India introduced the CKYC repository, a centralized system […]

Introduction: Regulation Must Evolve With Digital Finance India’s financial system is undergoing a structural transformation driven by: Digital payments Embedded finance API banking FinTech innovation Real-time transactions As the ecosystem becomes more dynamic, regulators face a key question: Should banking regulation be based on strict rules or broad principles? The answer will shape the future

Introduction: Why Innovation Needs Controlled Experimentation India’s FinTech ecosystem is evolving rapidly, driven by: Digital payments Embedded finance AI-driven lending API-based banking Mobile-first financial services But innovation in financial services also comes with risk. To balance both, the Reserve Bank of India introduced the Regulatory Sandbox framework. It allows FinTech companies to test new products

Introduction: Wealth Management Is Becoming Data-Driven India’s wealth management industry is undergoing a structural shift. Traditionally, financial advice was based on: Manual client profiling Limited financial visibility Static risk assessments Fragmented financial data But with increasing digitisation, financial data is becoming more connected, real-time, and standardized. A key driver of this transformation is the Account