Fintech in Brazil & India: Weathering the Covid 19 Pandemic | 16.06.2020

• The Indian and Brazilian fintech specialists on the panel shared their experience in coping with the pandemic and discussed possible ways for economic recovery.  During the session, topics like, the role of the fintech sector and the context of confinement in both countries, how the fintech sector can contribute to the post-pandemic economic recovery efforts, and the various Fintech innovations that have emerged in Brazil and India in the context of the pandemic were discussed

Digital Payments: Towards Universalization? | 30.07.2020

• India has impressed the world with its rapid and pervasive adoption of cashless payments, thanks to the novelty of the Indian stack and innovation-driven tech entrepreneurs. Brazilian companies and institutions have been actively working to make it a reality in their country. The most recent chapter of this process was the launch of the roll-out plan for PIX, the country’s system of instant payments. This panel discussed how electronic payments are becoming universal and how individual learnings from India and Brazil can bring reciprocal benefits to both countries

Open-Banking Technologies: A New Era of Collaborative Banking | 15.09.2020

• While open banking is touted to bring about paradigm shifts in interoperability among banks by giving the developers access to the data stored on financial institutions’ digital platforms, through APIs like lending information or KYC details, privacy watchdogs are worried about the rights of ownership, unfettered use of personal data and the risk of data spilling over the mandated jurisdictions. With Brazil having rolled out an Open Banking Regulation plan in May 2020 and India experimenting with the concept since the launch of Universal Payments Interface (UPI), this panel delved into the plethora of opportunities on the horizon with open banking and the associated risks