Talking on the International Fintech Fest 2025 right here, PM Modi mentioned India is now among the many most technologically inclusive societies on this planet.
“Within the final decade, we've efficiently democratised digital expertise. At this time, India is among the most technologically inclusive societies on this planet,” he mentioned.
“Bharat and the UK's commerce deal is a win-win partnership that the world can be taught from. The UK's analysis and international finance experience and a mix of Bharat's scale and expertise can open a number of new alternatives for the world. There could possibly be cooperation between the London Inventory Change and GIFT Metropolis,” mentioned the prime minister.
Modi mentioned that India's entry into digital expertise has narrowed inequality, including that the adoption of digital public infrastructure and fintech innovation has reworked governance and monetary inclusion within the nation.
“Digital expertise has reached all our residents and areas. It has turn into a mannequin for good governance… Bharat has proven right this moment that expertise isn't just comfort but additionally can turn into a automobile of equality,” mentioned the prime minister.”We have now made expertise accessible to each citizen, from small villages to giant metros, guaranteeing that nobody is left behind within the digital revolution,” the prime minister added.Modi added that India's inclusive method to getting all its folks entry to digital expertise has ‘reworked its banking system.'
“Earlier, it was a privilege to have entry to the banking system, however digital expertise has turned it right into a software of empowerment. At this time, digital funds have turn into part of on a regular basis life. The credit score for this goes to the JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and Cellular).
Highlighting the Reserve Financial institution of India's (RBI) digital foreign money initiative, Modi mentioned that the central financial institution's digital foreign money will make monetary transactions “means higher” and strengthen India's digital financial system.
Calling Mumbai “a metropolis of power, enterprise, and limitless potentialities,” PM Modi mentioned India's fintech success is rooted in its spirit of innovation and inclusivity.
The PM mentioned that India's UPI cost system has been spectacular.
“Each month, practically 25 billion UPI transactions are accomplished, the worth of which is estimated at ₹25 lakh crore. Out of each 100 real-time transactions on this planet, 50 are occurring in India alone.”
In a-not-so-subtle-dig at nations just like the UK and US over giving help, Modi mentioned, “India has freely shared its expertise developed for public good with different nations. The MOSIP (modular open-source identification platform) is an instance of it, as greater than 25 nations are utilizing this for his or her sovereign digital identification system. We're serving to different nations in not simply sharing expertise but additionally creating it. This isn't digital help. For some, it is a behavior to speak about how a lot help they provide. Sensible folks will know what I'm talking about. What we do is just not giving help, however digital empowerment.” He mentioned that India's fintech firms are creating options which have ‘international relevance.'