Theme: Thursday

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | August 06, 2026 This week’s theme: International & Cross-Border — tracking UPI’s global expansion, cross-border payment infrastructure, and the remittance corridors reshaping how money moves in and out of India. 1. Maldives Goes Live: Favara-UPI Cross-Border Corridor Opens for Real-Time Transfers The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) announced the successful go-live of the Favara-UPI integration on 30 July 2026, marking the first cross-border payment corridor between the two nations. 1 ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | July 31, 2026 Theme: International & Cross-Border — Global Fintech, UPI Abroad 1. India Stack Goes Global: 24 Countries Sign DPI Partnerships, DigiLocker Deployments Begin in Kenya and Cuba India’s digital public infrastructure is no longer just a domestic story. The Ministry of Electronics and IT told the Lok Sabha on July 29 that India has signed cooperation agreements with 24 countries to export India Stack components — UPI, DigiLocker, e-Sanjeevani, and more — marking the most ambitious push yet to turn domestic DPI into a global export. 12 ...

Fintech Deep Dive — International & Cross-Border | July 16, 2026 India’s digital payments infrastructure is going global — and this week, the momentum accelerated on multiple fronts. From UPI’s expansion into New Zealand and Greece to a landmark $2.75 billion cross-border payments merger and the RBI’s aggressive moves to stabilise the rupee, the international and cross-border fintech theme has been anything but quiet. Here are the five stories that defined the week. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | July 09, 2026 International & Cross-Border: The week India’s digital payments infrastructure went truly global This week has been extraordinary for India’s international fintech ambitions. From a landmark UPI integration with Indonesia brokered at the head-of-state level, to NPCI partnering with two of the world’s largest banks for real-time forex settlement, to SWIFT’s new retail framework processing a remittance to India in 37 seconds — the cross-border payments narrative has shifted from aspiration to infrastructure. Here are the five biggest stories. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | July 02, 2026 Theme: International & Cross-Border This week’s deep dive focuses on India’s accelerating push to make UPI a global payment standard, landmark banking partnerships for real-time forex settlement, fintech cross-border expansion strategies, and the Seychelles’ upcoming UPI rollout. The seven days from June 25 to July 2, 2026 have been arguably the most consequential for India’s international digital payments story this year. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | June 25, 2026 tags: [“Fintech”, “Deep Dive”, “Theme: Thursday”, “International”, “Cross-Border”, “UPI”] categories: [“Deep Dive”] description: “Weekly analysis of Thursday theme (International & Cross-Border) in Indian fintech” Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | June 25, 2026 This week’s deep dive focuses on International & Cross-Border developments in Indian fintech — a theme that has never been more consequential. From Meta’s historic $900 million investment in CRED to UPI’s accelerating global march, India’s digital payments infrastructure is reshaping cross-border finance at unprecedented speed. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | June 18, 2026 Theme: International & Cross-Border — Global fintech, UPI abroad This week has been one of the most consequential for India’s cross-border payments ambitions. From a landmark UPI-France airport expansion during the Modi-Macron summit, to Zelle’s dramatic entry into India with a stablecoin in tow, to the operationalisation of the UPI-NPI remittance corridor with Nepal — the architecture of international payments is being reshaped at remarkable speed. Here are the five stories that matter. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | June 11, 2026 This week was extraordinary for India’s international payments story. UPI added its ninth international market, went live with a second bilateral P2P remittance corridor, and caught the attention of the world’s second-largest bank. Meanwhile, Coinbase launched in India with direct INR rails, and Asian cross-border infrastructure saw new partnerships from NTT DATA-AXS and KBank-Ant International. Here is a deep dive into the five most consequential developments. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | May 07, 2026 Focus: International & Cross-Border Payments — Global fintech, UPI abroad, stablecoins, and cross-border FX Coverage Period: May 1-7, 2026 Executive Summary This week’s cross-border fintech landscape is defined by explosive growth in stablecoin payments infrastructure, major funding rounds for international money transfer platforms, and strategic partnerships expanding global reach. Key developments include OpenFX’s $94M Series A to power cross-border stablecoin payments in Southeast Asia, Ebury’s £550M raise as Santander increases its stake to 55%, and stablecoin transaction volumes hitting a record $4.5 trillion in Q1 2026. Meanwhile, legacy payments players like Visa and J.P. Morgan are doubling down on cross-border FX capabilities, while Indian fintechs like KreditBee prepare for international expansion and IPO. ...

Fintech Deep Dive — Thursday | April 30, 2026 Focus: International & Cross-Border — Global fintech developments touching India, Indian fintech expanding abroad, and UPI’s footprint beyond borders Coverage Period: April 23–30, 2026 Executive Summary This week saw major moves in India’s payments diplomacy and competitive dynamics. Amazon and Meta joined a coordinated lobby against PhonePe and Google Pay’s duopoly on UPI — a dominance problem that has direct implications for international payments infrastructure. Meanwhile, WhatsApp tried a different tactic: adding utility features like prepaid recharges to boost its anemic payments traction. Globally, the money transfer app market is projected to hit $52 billion by 2030, stablecoin volumes hit a record $4.5 trillion in Q1 2026, and India’s free trade agreement with New Zealand opens new corridors for digital payments integration. ...