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Embedded Finance Is Making Payments Easier for Everyone Across Asia

Fintech News

In simple, layman’s terms, embedded finance is when financial services – like payments, loans, or insurance – are integrated directly into non-financial platforms. Take Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services as an example. But it’s not just about BNPL. Financial inclusion will remain a key focus.

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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

Indigenous Banking (Shroffs and Mahajans): Long before modern banks, India had a thriving indigenous banking system. These banks introduced formal ledger-based accounting and cheque payments. This was a significant step towards non-cash payments but was slow and prone to errors.

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Paymentology’s predictions for 2025

The Payments Association

Payment technology and innovation are accelerating across the fintech industry, with more companies recognising the importance of adapting to changing customer needs, with non-cash transactions projected to hit 2.3 This transformation will enable low-cost access to financial systems, empowering underserved communities and fostering inclusion.

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From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing

The Payments Association

From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing March 18 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The evolution of open banking into open finance, examining regional regulatory approaches and adoption trends. Why is it important?

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Finovate Global: Boku’s Stuart Neal Talks About Local Payment Methods, EPI, and More!

Finovate

As a proliferation of payment options promises to streamline banking and commerce, regulators, fintechs, and financial services companies are looking for ways to make sure that the challenges to these new payment optionsfrom technical complexity to new forms of fraud and financial crimeare met. And thats a really positive development.

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From Open Banking to Open Finance to DeFi: The Open Evolution of Finance

Finextra

Location Joburg Followers 5 Opinions 22 Follow Unfollow Open Banking has moved from regulatory idea to industry reality, driving transformation by enabling secure, permissioned data sharing between financial institutions and third-party fintechs. Crucially, Open Banking was just the opening act. Open Finance says: why not?

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Qist Bazaar Raises US$3.2 Million Series A from Indus Valley Capital and Gobi Partners to Revolutionize BNPL in Pakistan

Fintech Finance

Qist Bazaar , Pakistan’s leading Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintech startup, announced today that it has secured US$3.2 Bank Alfalah, one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks has already invested in Qist Bazaar, leading the seed round. million in its Series A funding round. billion in assets under management (AUM).

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