Event Details
- Location: Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025.
- Venue: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the guest of honour.
- Vision: Powered by AI, Augmented Intelligence, Innovation, and Inclusion - Empowering Finance to make the world a better place.
Fintech and Digileadership in India.
- India has become a fintech innovation and digital economy hub in the world.
- One of the three leading fintech ecosystems in the world in terms of funding and innovation.
- Being known to have innovated in:
- Interoperating QR coded payment systems.
- Open commerce platforms
- Open finance frameworks
India-AI Mission Initiatives.
- Developing AI Centres of Excellence and the high-performance computing infrastructure.
- Focus on:
- Regional language AI models
- Development of skills and advancement of AI in each district.
- Advanced the idea of responsible and ethical AI, guaranteeing the privacy and control of data and the presence of a robust and robust trust layer.
India-UK Collaboration
- UK is a Partner Country of GFF 2025.
- Key areas of cooperation:
- UK-India Fintech Corridor
- Cooperation with London Stock Exchange and GIFT City.
- Support on the next India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
- Goal: Promote cross-border innovation, start up development and financial inclusion.
PM Modi's Vision & Message
- Invited to international collaboration in fintech innovation.
- Emphasized:
- Tool of finance as an instrument of human development.
- People, Technology, and Planet Solutions.
- Inclusive growth by means of fintech in payments, credit, insurance and investment.
Key Dignitaries Present
- UK PM: Keir Starmer
- RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das / (Note: RBI reference changed to Shri Sanjay Malhotra according to the context)
Maharashtra (Host State) About Mumbai (City).
- Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis.
- Capital: Mumbai
Major National Parks:
Month: Current Affairs - October 11, 2025
Category: NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS