Pre-Independence to Early Post-Independence Era: Payment systems in India were primarily cash-based, with transactions conducted through physical currency notes and coins. The banking infrastructure ...

India’s transition towards a cashless economy has gained significant momentum over the past decade. With government initiatives promoting digital transactions, the rise of fintech innovations like UPI ...

India’s push for digital IDs and algorithms is creating a hidden layer of inequality. The Aadhaar system, which forms the basis for effective and transparent delivery of several government welfare ...

The Group of Twenty’s (G-20) large and heterogeneous membership has always been a double-edged sword: a source of legitimacy on the one hand, a challenge for collective action on the other. Against ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. This memo is a part of CFR Expert Manjari Chatterjee Miller's project on India and the liberal international order published by the China ...

Building successful businesses requires the development of deep moats. A moat could be access to a scarce resource, patent ownership or a strong brand. One approach to building a moat is to focus on ...

The central bank has played a key role in the country’s digital payment boom The Reserve Bank of India’s headquarters, opened in 1981, is a high-rise building clad in white towering over Mumbai’s Fort ...

A decade ago, India’s vibrant local markets were filled with people buying and selling goods with we­ll-worn banknotes. Today, they are just as likely to use smartphones. Advances in digital finance ...

From villages to tier-3 towns, voice-first and local-language AI is breaking the English barrier, enabling access to services ...

Gurgaon-based India PR Distribution has announced new tie-ups with digital and new media websites, further expanding its ...