Global Fintech Fest

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance Just now (02:22 PM IST)

‘Open is the word’: Juspay’s Ishan Sharma on population-scale payments, agentic commerce and India’s export play

At the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Juspay executive Ishan Sharma said the company’s 12-year journey has been defined by building payments infrastructure that can operate at population scale, while staying open to new rails, new merchants and new use cases. In an exclusive interview with The Economic Times, he argued that Indian fintechs must think beyond domestic convenience and design products that can compete in developed markets as agentic commerce begins to reshape how transactions are initiated and completed.

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Healthcare, Pharma & Life SciencesJust now (12:25 PM IST)

PhonePe Extends UPI to Feature Phones, Targeting 220 Million Users Without Smartphones

PhonePe has announced support for UPI 123Pay on feature phones, bringing internet-free digital payments to an estimated 200 million-plus Indians who still rely on basic handsets. Unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, the move expands the reach of India’s payments rail beyond smartphones and data connectivity, with the service pre-loaded on devices from HMD, Nokia, Lava and itel.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance13 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Intelligent Commerce Emerges as the Next Frontier in Merchant Payments

India’s merchant payments market is moving beyond the race to digitise every checkout, with industry leaders now focusing on identity, risk, credit and growth. At the Global Fintech Festival 2026, the conversation shifted toward intelligent commerce and the coming role of AI agents in consumer shopping.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance11 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

At GFF 2026, Merchants’ New Problem Is Not Acceptance — It Is Access to Cash

At the Global Fintech Festival 2026, PRISM founder Ritesh Agarwal and Adyen Chief Commercial Officer Roelant Prins argued that the next competitive frontier in payments is not simply whether a transaction goes through, but how quickly merchants can use the money afterward. For small businesses such as hotel owners, faster settlement is becoming a working-capital issue, while AI is already reshaping back-office operations more quickly than consumer payment habits.

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Healthcare, Pharma & Life SciencesJust now (10:56 PM IST)

PhonePe Bets on Co-Branded Credit to Bring India’s Next 50 Crore Into Formal Lending

At the Global Fintech Festival 2026, PhonePe unveiled a new credit push aimed at consumers who have historically remained outside mainstream lending. The company introduced co-branded credit cards with HDFC Bank and SBI, alongside Wishcard, a product designed for users with limited or no credit history, signalling a sharper move from payments into everyday credit access.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (08:38 AM IST)

Payments Are Becoming Core Infrastructure, Not Just a Checkout Step: Adyen at GFF 2026

At the Global Fintech Festival 2026, Adyen framed payments as a strategic layer of modern commerce rather than a back-end utility. The shift reflects how banks, fintechs and merchants are increasingly using payments data, orchestration and embedded finance capabilities to drive growth, resilience and customer retention.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (12:23 AM IST)

India’s Digital Payments Model Is Emerging as a Global Growth Engine, Adyen Says at GFF 2026

India’s rapid shift to digital payments is no longer just a domestic success story; it is increasingly shaping how global merchants think about scale, speed and customer experience. Speaking at the Global Fintech Festival 2026, Adyen framed India as both a proving ground for payment innovation and a market whose infrastructure lessons are influencing international commerce.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (04:47 PM IST)

Payments Are Becoming Core Infrastructure, Not Just Checkout Plumbing

At the Global Fintech Festival 2026, Adyen’s framing of payments as core infrastructure underscored a broader shift in digital commerce: transaction rails are now central to customer experience, conversion, and operational resilience. The message reflects how banks, fintechs, and merchants are increasingly treating payments as a strategic layer rather than a back-office function.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (03:04 PM IST)

Payments Are Becoming Core Infrastructure, Not Just a Checkout Step

At the Global Fintech Festival 2026, Adyen framed payments as a strategic layer of modern commerce rather than a back-end utility. The message reflects a broader shift in banking and fintech: payment systems are increasingly being designed to drive conversion, unify customer data and support cross-border growth. For India’s financial services sector, the implications are significant. As digital commerce matures and enterprises push for seamless omnichannel experiences, payments are moving closer to the center of technology, operations and customer strategy.

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