The 6th Global Fintech Fest is more than just a conference. It’s the world’s largest fintech festival, bringing together the sharpest minds to chart out a better future powered by AI. Inspiring, innovative, invigorating, the GFF journey is a commitment to shared prosperity and growth opportunities. The theme of Global Fintech Fest 2025 is ‘Empowering Finance for a Better World Powered by AI’. KPMG in India is going release a report at the event.

      Global Fintech Fest stands as a beacon of innovation, collaboration, and transformation in the dynamic world of financial technology. Since its inception in 2020, GFF has evolved into a global platform where fintech leaders, policymakers, and innovators converge to shape the future of finance.

      Organised by the Payments Council of India (PCI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and the Fintech Convergence Council (FCC), GFF has consistently set new benchmarks in driving dialogue, collaboration, and action within the fintech ecosystem.

      The 6th Global Fintech Fest chart an ambitious path forward. GFF’s journey is a testament to its commitment to driving innovation and creating opportunities for growth and impact.


      KPMG leaders on Global Fintech Fest 2025

      Vishnu Pillai

      Financial Services Technology Leader, Office Managing Partner - Kochi

      KPMG in India

      • Shaping the future of responsible digital lending: Policy, innovation, and consumer protection

        Policy innovation in fintech must be guided by foresight and fairness. India’s digital lending frameworks should not just respond to disruption—they must anticipate it, shaping a future where consumer rights are embedded in every line of code and every financial transaction.

      • India’s fintech evolution…from growth to resilience

        India's fintech sector is entering a phase where trust, not just technology, will define success. As the industry scales, resilience, governance, and regulatory alignment must be embedded into the very architecture of innovation. The Trust Score 1.0 is a step toward institutionalizing transparency and reliability—hallmarks of long-term value creation. Regulation, when treated as a design principle rather than a constraint, becomes a catalyst for credibility, enterprise adoption, and capital inflow. The future belongs to fintechs that pair agility with accountability, and speed with systemic integrity

      Akhilesh Tuteja

      Partner & National Leader, Clients and Markets

      KPMG in India

      Digital credit infrastructure: Are we ready for the next 100 million borrowers?

      A good credit system is more than finance; it’s a combination of technology, governance, ethics, and trust. Scale alone doesn’t matter. It’s the responsible, inclusive, and resilient design that determines long-term impact.

      Kunal Pande

      National Leader - Digital Trust for Financial Services Sector, National Co-Head - Digital Risk and Cyber

      KPMG in India

      Guardrails for responsible implementation of AI in securities markets

      Responsible AI must be anchored in governance by design, supported by strong capacity across data, models, technology, and people skills to manage risks.

      Equally important is a balanced regulatory approach - targeting high-risk areas while enabling innovation to thrive responsibly in the evolving AI-driven securities market ecosystem.

      Nitin Saxena

      Partner

      KPMG in India

      Responsible and ethical data sourcing for AI deployment

      With the IndiaAI Mission and the RBI's free AI framework, India has already laid the groundwork for governing ethical data sourcing at scale. Given our diversity and the remarkable pace of last-mile digital adoption, we are not just witnessing transformation — we are shaping it. India now stands uniquely positioned to lead the world in building AI that is both ethical and responsible by design.


      The AI outlook - The role of AI in shaping tomorrow’s world


      India’s fintech evolution…from growth to resilience


      A blueprint for enabling fintech scale through compliance, trust infrastructure, differentiation, and leadership

      Key Contacts

      Akhilesh Tuteja

      Partner & National Leader, Clients and Markets

      KPMG in India

      Vishnu Pillai

      Financial Services Technology Leader, Office Managing Partner - Kochi

      KPMG in India

      Our insights

      RBI’s FREE framework sets guiding principles and actionable steps for regulators, industry, and policymakers

      RBI introduces the FREE-AI Framework-a blueprint for ethical AI in finance, built on foundational principles to guide inclusive and secure innovation

      A blueprint for creating value through AI-driven transformation

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