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BUSINESS OBJECTIVES To successfully migrate FEC credit cards portfolio from existing VisionPLUS First Data China processing center to First Data India Data Center, powered by EMEA Code Base. To meet the migration timeline of hard cut-off on 14th Dec, 2018. It was a critical business objective due to Operational and Regulatory challenges faced by old […]

VisionPLUS to HPS PowerCard migration in UAE Business Objectives To successfully migrate Credit, Prepaid & Islamic credit cards portfoliofrom existing VisionPLUS card processor platform together with dataheld inhouse at T24 system to HPS PowerCARD platform. The Challenges Multiple challenges were encountered during the entire migration project. Thefollowing list provides a glimpse of those challenges: Inherent […]

If we reverse the clock to the late ’90s or early 2000s, you had to visit a bank branch physically or an ATM if you needed to transfer money to a friend or a family member who was in need. When online banking became mainstream, the need to visit branches or ATMs declined as one […]

Shopping, entertainment, education, and nearly every major activity we usually do outside, were put to a grinding halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The solution put forward by small and large players in all these segments was to bring their respective experiences to our homes via digital channels. 2020 saw the digital economy blowing past […]

What is a Project? A ‘Project’ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.’ All Businesses don’t need a complex methodology when it comes to managing a project, but they benefit from a designated Project Manager. Based upon my observations and experience for the role, there are many agreed responsibilities […]

Customers always look for flexible payment options and convenience while shopping or purchasing something. They want to make payments immediately through credit or debit cards or e-wallets to complete the transaction. Considering that everyone from banks to fintech and brands want their card to be the topmost choice of the customer, they must ensure that […]

COVID-19 has been regarded as the single biggest event that disrupted life more than ever since World War 2. Even though recorded fatalities are decreasing, the spread of the pandemic forced global economies to go into total shutdowns for weeks together and suspended cross border travel for months. The cycle is repeating due to periodic […]

Cryptocurrencies and Indian regulators were not on good terms for quite a period now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s premier financial regulator and central banking authority, had put up several restrictions on cryptocurrency trading back in 2018. But the Supreme Court of India quashed the restrictive order in March 2020 allowing trading […]

Last year was a trying period for the banking sector. As the pandemic spread rapidly, banks had to restrict their operations to essential services. All other non-essential functions continued online. For a long time, banks were cautious and slow in adopting digital transformation. It resulted in the emergence of fintech, which promised to be faster […]

The banking sector has undergone a major transformation in the last few years. It has become more digitized and customer friendly. It has been developing new products and building new partnerships with fintech and other non-financial companies to create an extraordinary experience for the customers. This has given rise to a new model called Banking-as-a-Service […]