>in general, payments here seems to be: a) much more cashless, b) much faster, c) much less secure UPI has changed this difference drastically. India's mobile

>in general, payments here seems to be: a) much more cashless, b) much faster, c) much less secure UPI has changed this difference drastically. India's mobile payments network is probably the largest and most ubiquitous in the whole world. For the past 3-4 years I have never carried cash for payments here, only my phone. And each transaction is secured with biometrics/PIN too! >Every single lecture is recorded by cameras in the classroom, and available online, in extremely high video and audio quality. That’s just bonkers. The tech inside the classroom is some serious stuff - multiple TV screens (two in front, two in the back), two prominent cameras, collar mics for the professors. Could be just the COVID effect? My college in India has all of these too, though I admit not many smaller colleges here will be able to procure that much.