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March 2020
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Blurb
Dear readers,
Fintech industry is evolving rapidly and the COVID-19 pandemic
has accelerated the pace of this growth. In this edition we take a
closer look at various aspects of evolution of fintech industry,
amidst the pandemic.
We start with how the COVID-19 crisis has stimulated mobile
money providers to redesign their customer onboarding journey in
the article “COVID-19 Crisis Encourages Digitization of Mobile
Money Registration Process”
Next, in the article “COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for
Telecom Operators” we delve into the innovations the telecom
operators are bringing in electronic recharge space to enable their
prepaid mobile customers remain connected with friends and
family in these tough times.
Further, we read about an engineer’s experience of building a
scalable and flexible digital banking and payments platform to
meet the rapid growth in the financial transactions and use cases in
the article “Engineering the Next Gen Digital Banking and
Payments Platform”.
Lastly, we explore the fintech landscape in Qatar in the article
“Turning Dreams into Reality: Qatar Progressing Towards Becoming
a cashless society by 2030”.
I hope you like reading these articles, as much as we loved
creating them.
Happy Reading!
Srinivas Nidugondi
EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Mobile Financial Solutions
at Comviva