NITI Aayog to hold FinTech Conclave on Monday

IANS  |  New Delhi 

The Aayog will organise the FinTech Conclave 2019 on in the national capital on Monday, according to an official announcement here.

A Aayog statement on Sunday said that the conclave, to be inaugurated by Reserve Bank of (RBI) Shaktikanta Das, will be attended by senior government and RBI officials, as well as more than 300 representatives from the leading financial institutions

"The objective is to shape India's continued ascendancy in fintech, build the narrative for future strategy and policy efforts, and to deliberate steps for comprehensive financial inclusion," it said.

"The Conclave will be featuring representatives from across the financial space - central ministries, regulators, bankers, startups, service providers and entrepreneurs.

"The conclave will host more than 300 representatives from the leading financial institutions, including HDFC Bank, IndusInd, ICICI Bank, SBI Card, and fintechs like BankBazaar, PhonePe, Capital Float, Zerodha, PayTM, and PayU," it added.

Leading venture capital investors, state governments, micro, small and medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and industry experts will also be present.

The statement also said the valedictory session of the conclave will have presentations consolidating sector-specific findings of the various panels on themes such as "digital onboarding of customers and merchants for financial inclusion, building for millennial and emerging areas of fintech."

Citing industry research that $1 trillion, or 60 per cent, of retail and SME credit will be digitally disbursed by 2029, it said that is one of the fastest growing fintech markets globally.

The Indian fintech ecosystem is the third largest in the globe, attracting nearly $6 billion in investments since 2014, the statement added.

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First Published: Sun, March 24 2019. 17:50 IST