Fintech Firms Urged to Strengthen Defences as AI and Emerging Tech Reshape Risk

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies is opening new opportunities for the financial sector, but it is also creating new avenues for financial crime. At Global Fintech Fest 2026, the fintech industry was urged to invest more heavily in technology and risk-management capabilities to stay ahead of these evolving threats. Financial […]

GFF 2026 Day 1: When India’s Fintech Story Started Moving Beyond Payments

Mumbai, September 10, 2026: Walk into Global Fintech Fest on its first day and the most striking thing is not the scale of the event. It is how quickly the conversation has moved. For years, India’s fintech story could be told largely through one defining achievement: payments. UPI changed the way millions of Indians transact, […]

SBI Chairman Highlights Agentic AI, Trust and ‘Intelligent Inclusion’ at GFF 2026

Mumbai, September 10, 2026: The next phase of India’s banking transformation will be driven by artificial intelligence that can move beyond assisting customers to acting on their behalf, State Bank of India Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty said while speaking at Global Fintech Fest 2026 on Day 2. Addressing the fintech industry, Setty highlighted the growing […]