A Game Changer for the Payments Industry in India
Limited availability of cash will drive people to digital alternatives. The government is restricting the number of notes a consumer can exchange to INR 4,500 (about USD 67). There are also restrictions on ATM withdrawals, and huge queues have already formed outside of post offices and banks. This means people may not be able to retrieve the new cash they need before official businesses stop accepting the old bills, which could force them to turn to other methods of payments they have not previously considered, including mobile wallets and P2P solutions.