Vritti August 2020 | Page 3

vritti March 2020 3 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