I gotta figure it's a big risk and an uphill battle trying to push so much technology to such an underdeveloped place. "Biggest technological leapfrogging ever in the history of mankind" may be right, but there's big risks and growing pains that come along with that.
India switched to 100% electronic voting. People accept technology faster than you might assume.
Also since it doesn't have the Visa/Mastercard rent seekiny duopoly and dysfunctional ACH system. It can actually have smoother transition to a UPI based payment system. [1]
That's interesting to read. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm not doubting the willingness of the individual end users to accept and get used to it. I'm wondering more about the support infrastructure. Like, do they have reliable enough data nationwide for this? Do they have enough techs and spare parts and such to keep their data networks running around the nation 24/7? Do they have enough people to fix or replace the devices that break? That sort of thing.
