SME Times News Bureau | 25 Mar, 2019
NITI Aayog is organising a day-long FinTech
Conclave at Dr. Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi on Monday.
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, the
Conclave will be featuring representatives from across the financial space –
central ministries, regulators, bankers, startups, service providers and
entrepreneurs.
The Conclave will be inaugurated by Governor, RBI
and will be attended by senior government officials, including Secretary
(Department of Economic Affairs), Secretary (Department of Financial Services),
Chairman (SEBI), Secretary (MeitY), Secretary (Department of Revenue),
Secretary (MSME), Deputy Governors of RBI, among others.
Conclave will host more than 300 representatives
from the leading Financial Institutions including HDFC Bank, IndusInd, ICICI
Bank, SBI Card, Tata Capital and FinTechs including BankBazaar, PhonePe,
Capital Float, Zerodha, PayTM, MobiKwik, PayU, leading venture capital
investors, state governments, MSMEs and industry subject matter experts.
The valedictory session of the conclave shall
include presentations consolidating sector-specific findings of the various
breakout panels on themes such as Digital Onboarding of Customers/Merchants for
Financial Inclusion, Building Financial Products for Millennial India, Emerging
Areas of FinTech, Fast Tracking Investments in FinTech Industry and Financial
Inclusion of MSMEs.
Government of India’s efforts focused on Digital
India and developing India Stack including Voluntary Aadhaar for financial inclusion
have evoked significant interest from various stakeholders in the area of
Financial Technology (FinTech).