Why it matters: PM Modi To Launch Key Rail, Road Projects, Open Global Fintech Fest Tomorrow

Why it matters: PM Modi To Launch Key Rail, Road Projects, Open Global Fintech Fest Tomorrow

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Maharashtra to inaugurate the Global Fintech Fest and dedicate several development projects. This visit underscores the government’s ongoing commitment to enhancing economic growth and innovation in the fintech sector.

It seeks to build on India’s leadership in digital payments and financial inclusion and move from potential to impact. PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for and inaugurate various Gujarat government projects worth around Rs 2,600 crore. Since 2020, the GFF has emerged as an international thought leadership platform bringing together policy makers, regulators, central banks, financial institutions, fintechs, technology companies, investors, academia and other global stakeholders to deliberate on shaping the future of finance. The theme of GFF 2026 is “Potential to Impact: Agentic AI, Tokenisation, Quantum – Trusted, Connected, Global Systems for Inclusive Finance. GFF 2026 has been designed as a convergence point for policy, regulation, technology, capital and industry on a common platform.

The discussions will focus on how Agentic AI, programmable finance, quantum technologies and other critical and emerging technologies can create trusted, inclusive and measurable outcomes for citizens, enterprises and economies globally.