Fintech is moving from payments to agentic AI, tokenisation and quantum
Global Fintech Fest 2026 puts emerging technologies at the centre of the next phase of digital finance, with inclusion and trust as the policy test.
THE INDIQA Research Desk8 Sept 20261 minScience & Technology
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Global Fintech Fest 2026 puts emerging technologies at the centre of the next phase of digital finance, with inclusion and trust as the policy test.
UPSC Relevance
PrelimsMedium
MainsGS-III · High
SubjectScience & Technology, Economy
TopicDigital economy and emerging technologies
Importance★★★★★
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Global Fintech Fest 2026 is being held in Mumbai this week, with the Prime Minister scheduled to inaugurate the event on September 8. Its theme, Potential to Impact, brings Agentic AI, tokenisation and quantum technologies into the same policy conversation as financial inclusion, trust and connected global systems.
India’s fintech story has so far been dominated by digital public infrastructure and payments. The next phase is more complex: automated financial decisions raise accountability questions, tokenisation can alter how assets are represented, and quantum computing may eventually reshape encryption and cyber-security.
UPSC relevance: GS III technology and economy. Use it for digital public infrastructure, financial inclusion, cyber-security, AI regulation and innovation ecosystems.
Prelims Lens
Prelims Lens
Global Fintech Fest 2026 is being held in Mumbai this week, with the Prime Minister scheduled to inaugurate the event on September 8.
Its theme, Potential to Impact, brings Agentic AI, tokenisation and quantum technologies into the same policy conversation as financial inclusion, trust and connected global systems.
India’s fintech story has so far been dominated by digital public infrastructure and payments.
The next phase is more complex: automated financial decisions raise accountability questions, tokenisation can alter how assets are represented, and quantum computing may eventually reshape encryption and cyber-security.
Mains Lens
Mains Lens
Central issue: Global Fintech Fest 2026 puts emerging technologies at the centre of the next phase of digital finance, with inclusion and trust as the policy test.
Dimensions: Science & Technology · Economy
Possible UPSC-style questionDiscuss the key Science & Technology issues raised by “Fintech is moving from payments to agentic AI, tokenisation and quantum”.
