India may be one of the world’s most active fintech markets, with EY’s Fintech Adoption Index 2017 even rating India as the nation with the second highest rate of fintech adoption. But behind the arc lights, there’s a bottomless void filled with many players.
In March, mobile wallets saw their value of transactions plummet 23% in just one month. Though official data isn’t available for the month of April, anecdotal conversations paint a gloomy picture for mobile wallets as usage continues to plummet on account of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) stringent Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.