The pandemic has been a huge driver for the online payments and transactions ecosystem with an increasing number of users in the country opting for contactless and mobile payment solutions in recent times. In Livemint's Pivot or Perish Fintech Webinar, Tobias Puehse, VP, Head of innovation & customer solutions, Asia Pacific, Mastercard, explains why contactless payment and other trends would stick to consumers even after Covid-19 recovery. Watch the full video for more.

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Srinivas Nidugondi, EVP and COO, Mobile Financial Solutions, Comviva, spoke about the challenges in the digital payments industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He said, “In this industry, it’s about really trying to figure out how do you get the consumer behavior shifted as fast as you can and thankfully people didn’t have a choice. He added, “More than a challenge, it’s about whether people have taken queues figuring out those small white spaces or gaps and bridging them to ensure people are starting to make those transactions.” Watch the full video for more.

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Mobile-first and moving ahead: Exclusive interview with Monica Jasuja

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This exclusive interview with Monica Jasuja (Head Of Product Management, Mobile Financial Solutions, Comviva) takes us through the effective optimisation of financial solutions for India’s burgeoning mobile payments market. To know more, watch the full episode. [PARTNERED]

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