Global Fintech Fest 2026

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India’s Digital Payments Edge Is Reshaping Global Growth, Adyen Says at GFF 2026

India’s rapid innovation in digital payments is no longer just a domestic success story; it is increasingly shaping how global commerce is built, scaled and localized, according to Adyen’s message at GFF 2026. The company pointed to India’s payment infrastructure, consumer adoption and merchant sophistication as forces influencing international growth strategies across banking and fintech.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust 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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Healthcare, Pharma & Life SciencesJust now (04:22 AM IST)

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

PhonePe has unveiled a new suite of co-branded credit cards with HDFC Bank and SBI, alongside the Wishcard for consumers with limited or no credit history, at the Global Fintech Fest 2026. The move is designed to convert UPI-era spending habits into formal credit access, targeting Gen Z, homemakers, freelancers and semi-urban consumers who have historically remained outside mainstream card-led finance.

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Healthcare, Pharma & Life SciencesJust now (05:02 PM IST)

PhonePe Extends UPI to 220 Million Feature-Phone Users, Deepening India’s Cashless Push

PhonePe has announced support for UPI 123Pay on feature phones, bringing internet-free digital payments to an estimated 220 million users who still rely on basic handsets. The rollout, unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, expands the reach of India’s payments stack beyond smartphones and could materially widen formal digital commerce in smaller towns and rural markets.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (05:49 AM IST)

India’s Digital Payments Playbook Gains Global Weight as Adyen Readies GFF 2026 Spotlight

India’s rapid shift to digital payments is increasingly being viewed not just as a domestic modernization story, but as a model with global commercial implications. At the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Adyen’s presence is expected to underscore how India’s scale, interoperability and consumer adoption are shaping the next phase of cross-border payments and merchant infrastructure.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (09:33 PM IST)

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

At the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Juspay executive Ishan Sharma said the company’s 12-year journey has been shaped by solving payments at population scale in India, where reliability, interoperability and developer-first design have become core competitive advantages. In an exclusive interview with The Economic Times, he argued that the next frontier is agentic commerce and that Indian fintech firms should build products with developed markets in mind, not just domestic use cases.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (05:31 PM IST)

PhonePe Extends UPI to 220 Million Feature-Phone Users as India’s Digital Payments Push Goes Offline

PhonePe has announced support for UPI 123Pay on feature phones, widening access to India’s instant payments network for users without smartphones or internet connectivity. The move, unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, targets more than 200 million Indians still using basic handsets and could deepen the reach of digital payments into rural and low-income markets.

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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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