India’s Global Fintech Fest 2026 to Highlight Quantum Technology, AI and Tokenization

Insider Brief

• India’s Global Fintech Fest 2026 is set to open in Mumbai on September 8, with quantum technology, agentic AI and tokenization among the main topics on the agenda.
• The four-day event will bring together regulators, financial institutions, technology companies, investors and academics to discuss emerging technologies and financial systems.
• Maharashtra officials are positioning Mumbai as a fintech hub, citing the state’s startup and investment activity, data-center capacity and fintech-specific policies.
• Photo from Unsplash by Rahul Sapra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to open the seventh Global Fintech Fest (GFF) in Mumbai on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day programme running September 8 through 11 that brings together regulators, financial institutions, technology firms, investors, and academics, the Free Press Journal reported.

The event, which has run annually since 2020, carries the theme “Potential to Impact: Agentic AI, Tokenisation, Quantum – Trusted, Connected, Global Systems for Inclusive Finance.” Organizers said sessions will focus on how agentic AI, programmable finance, quantum technologies, and other emerging fields can produce measurable outcomes for citizens, enterprises, and economies globally, according to a government statement cited by the publication.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has also sought to position Mumbai as India’s fintech capital, rather than solely as a financial center. He said the city has historically underused its position as a banking and capital markets hub, and argued that combining that financial base with digital infrastructure is helping Mumbai develop into a broader fintech hub.

Responding to comparisons with Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the chief minister said Maharashtra leads India in total startups, venture funding, and unicorns, with fintech companies driving much of that activity. He added that the state hosts more than 60% of India’s total data center capacity, exceeding one gigawatt of operational capacity.

The Maharashtra government has introduced fintech-specific policies that include plug-and-play technology parks, single-window clearances, and land allotments that can be processed within 24 to 36 hours.

The state’s power-surplus status and dedicated cloud infrastructure provide the technical base needed for low-latency financial transactions and digital payment processin. Broader state initiatives spanning AI innovation parks, cybersecurity centres, and digital public infrastructure are intended to connect the fintech sector with emerging technologies for financial network security and global scalability, industry department sources told the publication.

This article is based on an IANS wire report republished by the Free Press Journal. The original FPJ publication carries an “auto-generated from an agency feed” disclaimer, indicating the text was not edited by FPJ’s editorial team.