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THE INDIA EDITION 2026

India’s
payments infrastructure industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping payments infrastructure in India. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Payments Infrastructure illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore India’s payments infrastructure leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Payments Infrastructure company highlights in India, snapshot 30 August 2026
Company
CREDcred.club$943.57M915
BharatPebharatpe.com$802.73M898Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Razorpayrazorpay.com$741.62M6 roles1,952
MobiKwikmobikwik.com$302.75M7 roles667$121.81MFYFY2025 filing
SBI Payment Servicessbipayments.com$218.26M321$229.35MFYFY2025 filing
BillDeskbilldesk.com$185.7M756Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Innovitiinnoviti.com$171.1M204$14.93MFYFY2025 filing
Obopayobopay.com$159.76M11
Cashfree Paymentscashfree.com7 roles726
One97 Communicationsone97.com7 roles28,017
Easebuzzeasebuzz.in6 roles291$68.66MFYFY2025 filing
GrayQuestgrayquest.com6 roles283
CredFlowcredflow.in5 roles140
PayUpayu.in5 roles1,675$411.69MFYFY2025 filing
AGS Transact Technologiesagsindia.com1,106Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
AvenuesAIavenuesai.comFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Comvivacomviva.com2,283$113.31MFYFY2025 filing
Finkedafinkeda.com64
GoGSTBillgogstbill.com
Infibeam Avenuesia.ooo815Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Integra Micro Systemsintegramicro.com175Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Jio Financial Servicesjfs.in
Mobisafarmobisafar.com4
Mswipemswipe.com1,151
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Startup discovery

Recorded classifications only
THE KEY SIGNALS

Payments Infrastructure industry KPIs in India

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

30 August 2026
Hiring participation7.1%

121 of 1,695 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation12.7%

216 of 1,695 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share44.9%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$981.86K

Midpoint of 493 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 44.9% of disclosed capital, while 87.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How India payments infrastructure has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

India payments infrastructure
$0$537.13M$1.07B$1.61B$2.15B2016: $186.27M20162017: $182.18M20172018: $178.71M20182019: $731.15M20192020: $399.52M20202021: $1.88B20212022: $452.2M20222023: $93.8M20232024: $188.36M20242025: $236.76M2025
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Annual payments infrastructure funding and company formation in India
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$186.27M10028
2017$182.18M11433
2018$178.71M10233
2019$731.15M11847
2020$399.52M18950
2021$1.88B19262
2022$452.2M16954
2023$93.8M16530
2024$188.36M12329
2025$236.76M2330
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • CRED17.0%
  • BharatPe14.5%
  • Razorpay13.4%
  • Other companies55.1%

Funding by stage

553 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel339 61.3%
Series A–B104 18.8%
Series C+ / PE60 10.8%
Grants, debt & other50 9.0%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
5 rounds

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Conventional Debt03/2026
BharatPe $10M

Backed by RevX Capital and NeoGroup and others.

Angel03/2026
CRED $1.99M

Backed by Neelabh Sanyal and Mayank Sharma and others.

Series A02/2026
Xflow $16.6M

Backed by General Catalyst and Square Peg Ventures and others.

Series E02/2026
Innoviti $11.4M

Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Arihant Patni . and others.

Series B02/2026
ToneTag $5M

Backed by Qualcomm Ventures.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series E07/2021
BharatPebharatpe.com$350M

Backed by Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group and others.

Series E10/2021
CREDcred.club$251M

Backed by Tiger Global Management and Marshall Wace and others.

Series D04/2021
CREDcred.club$215.02M

Backed by Coatue and Insight Partners and others.

Series F06/2022
CREDcred.club$140M

Backed by Tiger Global Management and Sofina and others.

Series B07/2019
CREDcred.club$120M

Backed by Ribbit Capital and Gemini Investment Management and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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₹ crore · standalone

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 447 reporting entities from 594 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts₹80,583.1 crore

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not India market sales.

Net profit / loss₹-5,521.2 crore

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin-6.9%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue₹1.9 crore

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+50.3%

225 of 447 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+64.6%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 447 reporting entities

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INDIA · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does payments infrastructure compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the India companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

39 of the 1,695 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2.3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 308,049 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Razorpayrazorpay.com23,096,4017072.6%
BillDeskbilldesk.com16,110,1266862.6%
PayUpayu.in14,662,4814769.1%
CCAvenueccavenue.com9,761,0235071.8%
Zen.comzen.com4,166,1304739.6%
CREDcred.club3,802,8275597%
Truelayer Paymentstruelayerpayments.com2,562,195596.9%
Spice Moneyspicemoney.com2,033,531461.8%
Komparifykomparify.com1,587,8933877.8%
MobiKwikmobikwik.com1,100,9675690.3%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

362 of these companies (21.4%) publish at least one Android app — 541 apps in all, carrying 248.7M installs between them.

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Payments435231.6MCRED: Credit Cards, Bills, UPI 68.7M
Alternative Lending843MBharatPe for Business 42.4M
Banking Tech5125.9MPayNearby - Aadhaar ATM, DMT 14.4M
Finance & Accounting Tech12616.3MSimple Invoice Manager 5.7M
Hrtech53.4MRazorpay Payments for Business 3.3M
Horizontal E-Commerce32.8MMy Recharge With Live Supports 1.8M
Sme Business Management Software42.5MInventory Management & POS App 2.3M
In Store Retail Tech342.4MPay1 Merchant 1.3M

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 62023Q2: 72023Q22023Q3: 32023Q3: 92023Q32023Q4: 32023Q4: 42023Q42024Q1: 62024Q1: 112024Q12024Q2: 62024Q2: 112024Q22024Q3: 12024Q3: 142024Q32024Q4: 42024Q4: 142024Q42025Q1: 42025Q1: 142025Q12025Q2: 72025Q2: 232025Q22025Q3: 72025Q3: 472025Q32025Q4: 12025Q4: 612025Q42026Q1: 92026Q1: 922026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 194 of 541 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The India payments infrastructure market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Fintech1,680
Enterprise tech1,326
Enterprise software784
Consumer digital558
Commerce enablers518
Cfo stack383
Saas371
Agent based payments293
Retail tech66
Marketplaces48
Banking tech46
Nbfc lenders32

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Fintech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

1680companies
7.2%have hiring activity

121 companies hiring · $5.41B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Subscription1,341
Commission on transaction1,005
E-commerce - service528
Fee-for-service283
E-commerce - product39
Lending34
Advertising25
Physical commerce18
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsmobikwik.com ↗

Mumbai: Peak XV Partners sold its remaining 7.7% stake in fintech MobiKwik through block deals worth over Rs 130 crore on Tuesday, completely exiting its investment in the firm, said people in the know.

Funding roundseasebuzz.in ↗

In April 2025, Bessemer led the Rs 240 crore infusion into the company.

Funding roundsinnoviti.com ↗

Another notable deal came from fintech startup Innoviti, which secured $11.4 million in funding from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, along with several angel investors and family offices.

Funding roundsmintoak.com ↗

Merchant SaaS platform Mintoak is set to raise Rs 80 crore in debt from BlackSoil to fund the acquisition of Dubai-based customer loyalty management platform Innovative Consumer Concepts (ICC Loyalty).

Mergers & acquisitionsbilldesk.com ↗

Worldline announced the strategic sale of its Indian payment activities to BillDesk

Funding roundsxflowpay.com ↗

Notably, earlier this week, General Catalyst also led a $16.6 million funding round in B2B cross-border payments startup Xflow.

Funding roundstonetag.com ↗

Bengaluru-based Tonetag, a deeptech startup which focusses on sound-based payment systems, has raised Rs 35.16 crore ($3.8 million) from Qualcomm Ventures, according to documents accessed from the ministry of corporate affairs.

IPO activityrazorpay.com ↗

Four top investment banks have been picked by the Bengaluru-based payments and banking platform to help it navigate the public offering process, which is anticipated to generate over $700 million, according to industry sources.

Funding roundstsiplc.com ↗

Findi (ASX: FND) subsidiary Transaction Solutions International (India) will receive a strategic investment of up to $72 million from Nova Global Opportunities Fund to support its rapidly-expanding operations.

IPO activitybenow.in ↗

Benow, a cosmetics manufacturer, appointed Samsung Securities as its IPO underwriter in September 2024 and is planning a stock market debut later this year.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 882 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
265
Funding rounds
111
Leadership moves
100
New products
97
Regulatory
89
Mergers & acquisitions
82
IPO activity
46
Lawsuit
24
Company announcements
21
Capital infusions
16
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Leadership moves

44 tracked people moves

Sameer Gandhi

Appointment CFO

BharatPe ↗
Shashvat Nakrani

Departure Previously COO

BharatPe ↗
Nalin Negi

Promotion Chief Executive Officer

BharatPe ↗
Himanshu Verma

Appointment Head of POS division

MobiKwik ↗
Anis Pathan

Appointment Chief Risk Officer

Sandeep Khetan

Appointment Group Chief Risk Officer

S Anantharaman

Resignation Previously Group Chief Risk Officer

Comviva ↗
Raja Mansukhani

Appointment Chief Strategy, Technology, and Transformation Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Decentro ↗
Integration with Banking Connect

Netbanking payment integration

CRED ↗
Payment Aggregator

Payment service

CRED ↗
Surplus

Wealth Management / Mutual Funds

Razorpay ↗
Azentio AMLOCK

AML/KYC Compliance Platform

Razorpay ↗
World’s First Agent Studio

B2B agent marketplace and builder platform

Comviva ↗
NGAGE for Enterprises

Communications platform as a service (CPaaS)

Finsider

Early Access Programme

JioFinance

Online Marketplace for Financial Services

Regulatory events

90 recorded events

MobiKwik ↗

approved for licenseReserve Bank of India

approved the allotmentStakeholders’ Relationship Committee of the Board

finedReserve Bank of India

CRED ↗

approved to operate as a payment aggregatorReserve Bank of India

Litigation

20 tracked suits

Company
ebix payment services v Eraaya Lifespaces Limited

shareholder dispute over minority shareholdingCivil · Settled

Company
Eraaya Lifespaces Limited v ebix payment services

minority shareholding buyout / shareholder disputeCivil · Settled

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

24companies
239period observations
21.2%median reported growth

Median across 211 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Florintree Advisors, Viridian Asset Management, Dymon Asia, Karma CapitalMobiKwik ↗Announced2026-04-29Not stated in snapshot
Viridian Asset Management, Florintree Advisors, Dymon Asia, Karma CapitalMobiKwik ↗Completed2026-04-28Not stated in snapshot
NaMobiKwik ↗Completed2026-04-28$13.8M
Dymon AsiaMobiKwik ↗Announced2026-04-28Not stated in snapshot
karma capitalMobiKwik ↗Announced2026-04-28Not stated in snapshot
LoanTap Financial Technologies Pvt LtdUno Finance ↗Announced2026-03-29Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

533 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 647-posting snapshot covers 127 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Backend Developer4
Product Analyst4
Senior Android Developer3
Frontend Developer3
Business Development Manager3
Fullstack Developer3
2 internship postings

6 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

351 postings specify a level.

unspecified
296
manager
151
senior
107
lead
61
intern
21
entry
11

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 647 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Python
61
Sql
59
Java
46
Sales
43
Javascript
41
Communication Skills
35
Aws
34
B2B Sales
32
Stakeholder Management
26
Excel
25
ADVERTISED PAY$9.6K/ year

Median across 100 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

1,035 founders and chief executives across 702 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

160 profiles with education records.

IIT Delhi
25
BITS Pilani
17
IIT Bombay
13
IIM Ahmedabad
12
IIM Calcutta
11
IIT Kanpur
9
IIT Kharagpur
8
IIT Madras
7

Prior employers

31 profiles with prior-work records.

Amazon
6
McKinsey
4
Flipkart
4
Microsoft
4
Google
3
Bain
3
Cisco
2
Goldman Sachs
2

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

47,421 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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47,421articles in the measured year
11,437articles in 2026Q1
61.9%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Payments Infrastructure coverage across India · articles per complete quarter

04,3258,64912,97417,2982021Q2: 7,2222021Q22021Q3: 9,6552021Q4: 10,3142022Q1: 11,6612022Q2: 10,9132022Q22022Q3: 11,7242022Q4: 11,6702023Q1: 12,1882023Q2: 11,4232023Q22023Q3: 15,0422023Q4: 11,3122024Q1: 11,7522024Q2: 9,9402024Q22024Q3: 13,7732024Q4: 14,1612025Q1: 14,6682025Q2: 11,0992025Q22025Q3: 12,3672025Q4: 11,0292026Q1: 11,4372026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q27,222
2021Q39,655
2021Q410,314
2022Q111,661
2022Q210,913
2022Q311,724
2022Q411,670
2023Q112,188
2023Q211,423
2023Q315,042
2023Q411,312
2024Q111,752
2024Q29,940
2024Q313,773
2024Q414,161
2025Q114,668
2025Q211,099
2025Q312,367
2025Q411,029
2026Q111,437

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
19,720 positive · 538 neutral · 9,111 negative
2022
28,760 positive · 882 neutral · 16,269 negative
2023
31,796 positive · 1,236 neutral · 16,881 negative
2024
32,006 positive · 947 neutral · 16,603 negative
2025
30,384 positive · 966 neutral · 17,739 negative

Leading coverage topics

Payments Infrastructure coverage across India · ranked by full-period article count.

Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets18,778 articles in the full recorded period
4,107 recent · 3,110 prior
Central Bank Monetary Policies Impacting Forex6,892 articles in the full recorded period
1,649 recent · 1,423 prior
Macroeconomic Indicators In Forex Analysis6,711 articles in the full recorded period
1,737 recent · 1,488 prior
Foreign Exchange (Forex) Rate Fluctuations6,349 articles in the full recorded period
1,720 recent · 1,550 prior
Fundamental Analysis Of Currency Valuations5,495 articles in the full recorded period
1,395 recent · 1,179 prior
Impact Of Trade Balances On Exchange Rates5,309 articles in the full recorded period
1,449 recent · 1,216 prior
Geopolitical Events And Forex Fluctuations5,162 articles in the full recorded period
1,390 recent · 1,209 prior
Major Currency Pair Trading (E.G., Eur/Usd, Usd/Jpy)5,141 articles in the full recorded period
1,375 recent · 1,076 prior
Emerging Markets Economic Updates4,956 articles in the full recorded period
1,384 recent · 1,310 prior
Regulatory Compliance In Foreign Exchange Trading3,959 articles in the full recorded period
931 recent · 623 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Payments Infrastructure coverage across India

KeywordRecentPriorChange
stablecoin fx impact555190192%
decentralized forex524235123%
eur/usd32222642%
crypto-fiat arbitrage29250484%
crude oil prices24516945%
aud/usd21614351%
trade finance19811474%
cyberstalking enforcement18813045%
currency board systems18511857%
usd/chf1768998%
pmi forex376577-35%
interest differentials fx308474-35%
retail sales forex238385-38%
monetary easing106173-39%
ipo allocation104171-39%

Event and signal lenses

Payments Infrastructure coverage across India

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

114,813 classified articles

currency intervention policies, gdp growth forex, quantitative easing forex

66.4% critical · 37.8% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

20,904 classified articles

gdp growth forex, inflation reports fx, quantitative easing forex

64.1% critical · 41.0% positive
Rising

Growth

27,691 classified articles

gdp growth forex, inflation reports fx, trade wars forex

61.5% critical · 43.4% positive

Payments Infrastructure coverage across India. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Payments Infrastructure research is working on

1,602 papers in the recorded india scope.

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1,602papers
24,130worldwide comparison pool
1,602India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Descriptive
519
Promising
464
Problem-identifying
307
Breakthrough
167
Cautionary
83
Comparative
47
Critical
15

Contribution mix

Empirical
924
Methods-led
353
Reviews
203
Position pieces
107
Theoretical
15

Tone counts: 1,472 positive · 26 neutral · 104 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
322 papers · 20.1% of this field
  • Payment214 papers
  • Mobile payment124 papers
  • Financial inclusion55 papers
  • Computer security34 papers
  • Financial services34 papers
  • Database transaction29 papers
  • Government28 papers
  • Mobile banking28 papers

Landmark: Mobile banking and economic development: linking adoption, impact, and use

Cautions
83 papers · 5.2% of this field
  • Payment55 papers
  • Mobile payment28 papers
  • Financial inclusion23 papers
  • Database transaction20 papers
  • Financial services14 papers
  • Government12 papers
  • Cash10 papers
  • FinTech9 papers

Landmark: There and Back Again: The Making of Uganda’s Mobile Money Tax

Opportunities
631 papers · 39.4% of this field
  • Payment449 papers
  • Mobile payment229 papers
  • Financial inclusion108 papers
  • Database transaction88 papers
  • Computer security67 papers
  • Payment system62 papers
  • Financial services56 papers
  • Mobile banking43 papers

Landmark: Adoption readiness, personal innovativeness, perceived risk and usage intention across customer groups for mobile payment services in India

Leading institutions

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
848
Symbiosis International University
735
Microsoft Research
634
Institute of Technology Management
624
K. J. Somaiya Hospital & Research Centre
572
International Management Institute
456

Leading researchers

Amandeep Dhir
1,033
Rakhi Thakur
696
Puneet Kaur
693
Mala Srivastava
595
Shalini Talwar
589
A.K.M. Najmul Islam
546
Jonathan Donner
472
Camilo Tellez
472

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Behavioural intention to adopt mobile wallet: a developing country perspective321 citations
  • Continuance adoption of mobile-based payments in Covid-19 context: an integrated framework of health belief model and expectation confirmation model186 citations
  • The bright side of online consumer behavior: Continuance intention for mobile payments170 citations
  • Online payment system using steganography and visual cryptography76 citations
  • Why customers make mobile payments? Applying a means-end chain approach43 citations

Common problems researchers identify

275 papers · 6 recurring themes
6 cards

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Consumer reluctance to mobile paymentsCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Consumer reluctance to mobile payments

66 papers

24.0% of this theme group

Researchers examine why users hesitate to adopt mobile wallets and what factors influence acceptance.

Mobile payment (52) · Mobile banking (19) · Marketing (13) · Payment (35)

Empirical study on consumers’ reluctance to mobile payments in a developing economy

Incorporating Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review of Factors Influencing Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Wallets

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YearShare index
20221095.8
20231119.7
2024603.1
2025279.0
Policy and regulatory barriersCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Policy and regulatory barriers

50 papers

18.2% of this theme group

Studies highlight governmental and systemic obstacles that limit the growth of electronic payment services.

Payment (42) · Currency (6) · Mobile payment (22) · Government (10)

Contextual facilitators and barriers influencing the continued use of mobile payment services in a developing country: insights from adopter

Development of Financial Technology through E-Payment System in India

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YearShare index
2022367.3
2023375.6
2024298.3
2025310.9
Technical challenges in e‑payment systemsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Technical challenges in e‑payment systems

49 papers

17.8% of this theme group

Papers discuss infrastructure flaws, interoperability issues, and service‑provider constraints in digital payments.

Payment (46) · Payment system (16) · Payment service provider (8) · Mobile payment (17)

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Digital Payment Systems – An Overview of Categories and Extant Opportunities and Challenges

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YearShare index
202253.1
202352.6
202446.4
202578.4
Financial inclusion gapsCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Financial inclusion gaps

45 papers

16.4% of this theme group

Research points to persistent exclusion of underserved groups despite expanding digital payment options.

Financial inclusion (38) · Financial services (21) · FinTech (11) · Payment (28)

Digital Financial Inclusion in India

Exploring Pathways of Digital Financial Inclusion to Improve Women's Economic Participation

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YearShare index
2022102.9
2023118.3
2024108.2
2025182.8
Security risks of smart‑card paymentsCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Security risks of smart‑card payments

33 papers

12.0% of this theme group

Analyses focus on vulnerabilities in contactless cards and related payment architectures.

Payment (27) · Computer security (11) · Smart card (4) · Payment system (7)

An Emerging Platform: From Money Transfer System to Mobile Money Ecosystem

A Survey on Contactless Smart Cards and Payment System

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YearShare index
2022877.9
2023849.9
2024554.6
2025270.1
Mobile device security concernsCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Mobile device security concerns

32 papers

11.6% of this theme group

Works assess threats to transaction safety arising from mobile computing platforms.

Computer security (17) · Mobile computing (8) · Mobile device (10) · Mobile technology (7)

Securing Transactions and Payment Systems for M-Commerce

Mobile Payments: Assessing the Threats, Challenges and Security Measures

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YearShare index
20221004.2
2023961.7
2024655.3
2025407.2

Cautions

68 papers · 4 recurring themes
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Consumer behavior amid digital transitionCautions · 01

Consumer behavior amid digital transition

33 papers

48.5% of this theme group

Authors caution that shifting payment habits may produce unintended effects on user preferences.

Payment (26) · Database transaction (10) · Mobile payment (14) · Digital currency (5)

Payments transition in India – consumer preferences and policy shifts

THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN INDIA

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YearShare index
2022181.0
2023178.4
2024117.8
2025182.6
Taxation impact on mobile moneyCautions · 02

Taxation impact on mobile money

15 papers

22.1% of this theme group

Studies warn that levies on mobile transactions could undermine financial inclusion goals.

Mobile payment (11) · Public economics (2) · Mobile technology (2) · Interface (2)

There and Back Again: The Making of Uganda’s Mobile Money Tax

Taxing Mobile Money in Kenya: Impact on Financial Inclusion

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YearShare index
2022232.9
2023216.1
2024163.0
2025144.8
Effectiveness of inclusion initiativesCautions · 03

Effectiveness of inclusion initiatives

13 papers

19.1% of this theme group

Research questions whether digital finance truly improves capabilities for the unbanked.

Financial services (11) · Financial inclusion (10) · FinTech (5) · Unbanked (3)

The Effectiveness of Digital Financial Inclusion in Improving Financial Capability

Fintech and financial inclusion: Transforming underserved access to financial services

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YearShare index
2022102.9
2023118.3
2024108.2
2025182.8
Economic consequences of cashless policiesCautions · 04

Economic consequences of cashless policies

7 papers

10.3% of this theme group

Analyses explore how moving away from cash may affect growth and consumer purchasing patterns.

Cash (5) · Purchasing (3) · Payment (6) · Payment system (2)

Cashless Payment Policy and Its Effects on Economic Growth of India

The Impact of Digital Payment Systems on Consumer Buying Behavior: A Post-Pandemic Analysis

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YearShare index
2022383.8
2023375.6
2024281.0
2025323.1

Opportunities

524 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Adoption drivers for mobile walletsOpportunities · 01

Adoption drivers for mobile wallets

93 papers

17.7% of this theme group

Investigations identify psychological and technological factors that boost user intent to adopt mobile payments.

Mobile payment (73) · Structural equation modeling (20) · Continuance (14) · Technology acceptance model (16)

Behavioural intention to adopt mobile wallet: a developing country perspective

Factors Affecting Mobile Payment Adoption Intention: An Indian Perspective

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YearShare index
2022224.4
2023238.0
2024144.0
2025195.8
Digital payment expansion under national initiativesOpportunities · 02

Digital payment expansion under national initiatives

81 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Papers highlight how large‑scale digitisation programs are accelerating payment adoption.

Mobile payment (47) · Payment (56) · Consumer behaviour (6) · Mobile banking (12)

Digitisation of Payments - A Step towards Digital India Movement

Digital Payment System in India: A Brief Study

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YearShare index
202265.4
202379.3
202469.9
2025108.9
Advanced authentication for secure paymentsOpportunities · 03

Advanced authentication for secure payments

81 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Research proposes biometric and cryptographic methods to strengthen transaction safety.

Computer security (47) · Authentication (17) · Credit card (12) · Payment (55)

Secure and efficient protocol for mobile payments

Integration of Biometric authentication procedure in customer oriented payment system in trusted mobile devices

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YearShare index
2022886.4
2023854.3
2024551.6
2025253.0
Inclusive finance through digital paymentsOpportunities · 04

Inclusive finance through digital payments

75 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Studies show how electronic payments can broaden access for small enterprises and underserved populations.

Financial inclusion (67) · Financial services (35) · FinTech (18) · Unbanked (13)

The Impact of Digital Payment Systems on Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Economies

Digital Payments and Empowering an Inclusive Financial System in India

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YearShare index
2022102.9
2023118.3
2024108.2
2025182.8
Unified payment interface innovationsOpportunities · 05

Unified payment interface innovations

74 papers

14.1% of this theme group

Works examine the development and impact of standardized, interoperable payment platforms.

Payment (70) · Payment system (30) · Management system (7) · Order (8)

Unified Payment Interface—An Advancement in Payment Systems

A Systematic Review and Research Agenda of Digital Payment System with reference to Unified Payment Interface

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YearShare index
202247.8
202345.1
202435.9
202556.7
IoT‑enabled payment and toll solutionsOpportunities · 06

IoT‑enabled payment and toll solutions

63 papers

12.0% of this theme group

Research explores integrating sensors and RFID for automated payment in transportation and services.

Payment (58) · Toll (10) · Internet of Things (7) · Radio-frequency identification (5)

Parking Navigation and Payment System using IR Sensors and RFID Technology

Artificial Intelligence–Based Mobile Bill Payment System Using Biometric Fingerprint

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YearShare index
2022469.8
2023434.6
2024377.3
2025359.9
Blockchain for transaction processingOpportunities · 07

Blockchain for transaction processing

57 papers

10.9% of this theme group

Papers investigate distributed ledger designs that enhance security and efficiency of digital payments.

Blockchain (25) · Database transaction (35) · Payment (48) · Transaction processing (6)

Blockchain Based Architecture and Solution for Secure Digital Payment System

Online Payment Using Blockchain

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YearShare index
2022221.9
2023208.9
2024138.0
2025185.7

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Descriptive32.4%17.8%
Promising29.0%37.5%
Problem-identifying19.2%9.4%
Breakthrough10.4%26.0%
Cautionary5.2%4.6%
Comparative2.9%3.8%
Critical0.9%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceA comparison of mobile money-transfer UIs for non-literate and semi-literate users18113.63%66 (36.5%)10.02%
Labour & data workMobile Money Taxation and Informal Workers: Evidence from Ghana’s E-Levy60.45%3 (50.0%)0.22%
Energy & datacenter footprint00.0%0 (%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.01%
Safety & misuse00.0%0 (%)0.04%
Bias & fairness00.0%0 (%)0.03%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.19%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: India. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — India

Compare demand signals in India’s newsflow with the payments infrastructure categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-05-01 to 2026-05-01Against 2024-05-01 to 2025-05-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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8 India demand signals compared with mapped payments infrastructure supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Interest rates & policy ↗Macro Pressure57.125.0+32.1+20.7%
Lending & credit access ↗Demand Driver28.60.0+28.6+17.8%
Financial inclusion ↗Demand Driver42.962.5-19.6+52.4%
Fraud, scams & consumer trust ↗Trust Friction42.962.5-19.6+67.8%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure71.4100.0-28.6+77.0%
Market volatility ↗Macro Pressure57.1No matching category+39.7%
Crypto & digital assets ↗Adoption Shift50.0No matching category+139.3%
Data & privacy regulation ↗Compliance Pressure50.0No matching category+177.7%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. India is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Chungcheongbuk-Do134.0

Data & privacy regulation · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Layoffs & income shocks

Maharashtra119.1

Interest rates & policy · Market volatility · Lending & credit access

Karnataka67.4

Layoffs & income shocks · Lending & credit access · Fraud, scams & consumer trust

Kashmir53.8

Market volatility · Interest rates & policy · Financial inclusion

Gujarat50.5

Market volatility · Lending & credit access · Financial inclusion

Tamil Nadu45.5

Lending & credit access · Financial inclusion · Layoffs & income shocks

Andhra Pradesh39.3

Data & privacy regulation · Lending & credit access · Financial inclusion

Delhi37.2

Layoffs & income shocks · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Interest rates & policy

Chhattisgarh34.3

Financial inclusion · Lending & credit access · Fraud, scams & consumer trust

Haryana34.2

Market volatility · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Lending & credit access

Telangana34.0

Layoffs & income shocks · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Data & privacy regulation

Jammu And Kashmir32.7

Market volatility · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Lending & credit access

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
MACRO PRESSUREInterest rates & policy+32.1percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Rate moves can reprice every loan book — lending and deposit products feel it first.

19.37mentions per 10,000 articles+20.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

  • Banking Tech46
  • Nbfc Lenders32

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

081624322024Q3: 132024Q32024Q4: 182024Q42025Q1: 152025Q12025Q2: 172025Q22025Q3: 272025Q32025Q4: 172025Q42026Q1: 122026Q1
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Interest rates & policy in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q369713.65
2024Q492618.28
2025Q174715.92
2025Q267417.87
2025Q3134127.81
2025Q464117.24
2026Q161112.95

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Maharashtra40.1 / 10,000
Delhi6.9 / 10,000
Gujarat6.1 / 10,000
DEMAND DRIVERLending & credit access+28.6percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Credit demand can pull origination, underwriting and collections capacity with it.

8.46mentions per 10,000 articles+17.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

  • Nbfc Lenders32

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04711142024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 72024Q42025Q1: 92025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 122025Q32025Q4: 52025Q42026Q1: 52026Q1
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Lending & credit access in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q32795.46
2024Q43627.15
2025Q14519.61
2025Q238410.18
2025Q360712.59
2025Q42115.67
2026Q12725.76

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Maharashtra13.6 / 10,000
Karnataka12.1 / 10,000
Tamil Nadu11.0 / 10,000
DEMAND DRIVERFinancial inclusion-19.6percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Inclusion pushes can pull low-cost payment and credit rails toward new users.

6.44mentions per 10,000 articles+52.4%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

  • Agent Based Payments293

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0358102024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 52025Q22025Q3: 82025Q32025Q4: 42025Q42026Q1: 62026Q1
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Financial inclusion in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31813.54
2024Q42144.23
2025Q12525.37
2025Q21985.25
2025Q34238.77
2025Q41764.73
2026Q12846.02

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Chhattisgarh10.7 / 10,000
Tamil Nadu9.5 / 10,000
Maharashtra9.0 / 10,000
TRUST FRICTIONFraud, scams & consumer trust-19.6percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Trust friction can reward whoever fixes service, complaints and fraud handling.

5.91mentions per 10,000 articles+67.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

  • Agent Based Payments293

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024672024Q3: 22024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 62025Q32025Q4: 62025Q42026Q1: 52026Q1
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Fraud, scams & consumer trust in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31142.23
2024Q42234.4
2025Q12294.88
2025Q21534.06
2025Q32916.03
2025Q42416.48
2026Q12675.66

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Karnataka9.7 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks-28.6percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

11.25mentions per 10,000 articles+77.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

  • Agent Based Payments293
  • Nbfc Lenders32

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04711142024Q3: 72024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 62025Q12025Q2: 92025Q22025Q3: 122025Q32025Q4: 102025Q42026Q1: 82026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q33727.29
2024Q42294.52
2025Q13246.91
2025Q23479.2
2025Q359112.25
2025Q438710.41
2026Q14238.96

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Karnataka21.4 / 10,000
Maharashtra11.3 / 10,000
MACRO PRESSUREMarket volatilitysupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Volatility can drive trading, hedging and advice-seeking in the same week it spikes.

13.02mentions per 10,000 articles+39.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s payments infrastructure market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04913172024Q3: 62024Q32024Q4: 92024Q42025Q1: 102025Q12025Q2: 152025Q22025Q3: 142025Q32025Q4: 102025Q42026Q1: 122026Q1
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Market volatility in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q33426.7
2024Q44609.08
2025Q150410.74
2025Q257315.19
2025Q369514.41
2025Q438610.38
2026Q158612.42

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Kashmir41.3 / 10,000
Maharashtra31.9 / 10,000
Haryana13.7 / 10,000
ADOPTION SHIFTCrypto & digital assetssupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Crypto cycles can pull exchange, wallet and compliance demand in waves.

5.0mentions per 10,000 articles+139.3%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s payments infrastructure market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

023572024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 22025Q12025Q2: 22025Q22025Q3: 62025Q32025Q4: 52025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1
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Crypto & digital assets in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3861.68
2024Q41052.07
2025Q11252.66
2025Q2982.6
2025Q32916.03
2025Q41955.24
2026Q12084.41

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Karnataka7.5 / 10,000
Andhra Pradesh5.0 / 10,000
COMPLIANCE PRESSUREData & privacy regulationsupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Privacy rules can land as engineering requirements — consent, data handling and audit tooling follow.

4.29mentions per 10,000 articles+177.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped payments infrastructure categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s payments infrastructure market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of India coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024572024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 12024Q42025Q1: 22025Q12025Q2: 22025Q22025Q3: 22025Q32025Q4: 62025Q42026Q1: 52026Q1
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Data & privacy regulation in India coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3531.04
2024Q4801.58
2025Q11192.54
2025Q2782.07
2025Q31092.26
2025Q42276.1
2026Q12705.72

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Chungcheongbuk-Do111.3 / 10,000
Andhra Pradesh9.5 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

India payments infrastructure coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2018

Predicting the intention to use mobile banking in India

International Journal of Bank Marketing

330 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2017

Extending health insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out of pocket spending for healthcare

Social Science & Medicine

282 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2017

Impact of Publicly Financed Health Insurance Schemes on Healthcare Utilization and Financial Risk Protection in India: A Systematic Review

PLoS ONE

244 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2018

Efficiency and technology gaps in Indian banking sector: Application of meta-frontier directional distance function DEA approach

The Journal of Finance and Data Science

241 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

India coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
crude oil prices17851290.8%
cardless atm access7323255.4%
ai hardware9731250.4%
cloud infrastructure10536226.6%
commodity futures265107177.3%
contactless mobile payments5222164.7%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Payments Infrastructure in India: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 30 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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