Surge In Cryptocurrency Activity In India Since March

Ever since the order, there has been a surge in activity by cryptocurrency startups in India. Earlier this month, IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) launched a cryptocurrency trading platform called Quartz Smart Solution for banks and investments. The platform supports multiple cryptocurrencies, digital assets, digital coins linked to fiat currencies, trading channels and public blockchain networks, offering choice and flexibility to customers in their trading and investment strategies. It has been developed in partnership with Quartz, a blockchain startup incubated by TCS. 

While cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has launched a new platform called DCX Learn to promote educational content on cryptocurrency and blockchain, CoinSwitch launched an Indian rupee (INR) cryptocurrency exchange mobile application named Kuber. For some platforms such as WazirX, the Covid-19 induced lockdown meant a 400% increase in trading activity. 

The Mastercard move is a potent boost for cryptocurrencies in India, given the payments company’s rapidly expanding presence in the country. From increasing its investment in India-focused research and development initiatives to partnering and investing in local startups for building innovative solutions in the payments ecosystem, Mastercard’s presence in the Indian fintech sector is robust. The company plans to invest $1 Bn in India and double its headcount in the country over the next five to six years. 

This factor is supplemented by the positive outlook for the proliferation of credit cards in India. According to a draft document filed by the State Bank of India (SBI), factors such as a young tech-savvy population and the possibility of EMI payment options could see credit card users in the country increase by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25%. “The number of credit cards issued stands at 47 Mn in FY19, having grown at a CAGR of 20.0% over the last five years, and is expected to grow by 25% from FY19 to FY20,” said the draft document. 

The traction gained by global cryptocurrency exchanges from India has been on the rise for a while now. According to cryptocurrency research platform Coinpaprika and global crypto exchange OKEx, India is poised to gain considerable global market share of crypto transactions this year. OKEx claimed that its newly registered users from India had increased by 4100% during the first quarter of 2020. 

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