August 31st, 2015 8:49 PM 1 COMMENTS

Payment bank facility will help reduce subscriber churn for the operators: Experts

With telecom operators like Vodafone and Bharti Airtel receiving nod for payment bank from RBI, experts suggest that the subscriber churn of these operators would reduce at a considerable rate. This is because the subscribers of these operators who opt for banking service are unlikely to switch the service provider as they enroll for banking service. The banking service, hence, proves as a new means for the telecom operators to... Read More

February 7th, 2015 6:21 PM 6 COMMENTS

Why Payment banks are the new rage with telcos in India?

Very soon, you will be able to pay your electricity bills while buying groceries at the supermarket because now the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is allowing setting up payment banks. February 2, 2015 was the last date of applying for payment bank. Some of India’s biggest companies including Bharti Airtel, Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Industries, future group and some lesser known companies like Fino Paytech, Oxigen has applied for... Read More

November 29th, 2014 5:55 PM 1 COMMENTS

Payment banks to be a new revenue stream for Telecom Companies

The Reserve Bank of India has issued final guidelines for companies seeking to set up payment banks and small finance banks in a bid to expand banking services to more people and small businesses. Going ahead, Crisil Research said in a research note that telecom operators are the ideal candidates to set these up, given their significant customer base in rural areas and well-entrenched distribution networks. There is a strong... Read More

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