07 September,2026 05:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Pic
Mumbai is set to host a major global fintech gathering on Tuesday, September 8, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026. The four-day conference will bring together policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology firms and investors from across the world.
PM Modi is scheduled to reach Mumbai at around 5.45 pm to inaugurate the conference and address the gathering.
The Mumbai event will be the Prime Minister's second major engagement of the day after his visit to Vadodara, where he will inaugurate, lay foundation stones, and dedicate to the nation development projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore.
The Global Fintech Fest 2026 will be held from September 8 to 11 and will focus on emerging technologies and their role in 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."
The conference will focus on Agentic AI, programmable finance and quantum technologies, along with their potential to create trusted, inclusive and measurable outcomes for citizens, businesses and economies.
The event will bring together policymakers, regulators, central banks, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology firms, investors, academics and other stakeholders to discuss the future of financial technology.
The conference will also focus on strengthening India's position in digital payments and financial inclusion while bringing policy, regulation, technology, capital and industry stakeholders together on a common platform.
Before travelling to Mumbai, Modi will be in Vadodara around noon, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several development projects and address a public gathering.
During his Gujarat visit, Modi will dedicate three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), covering 326 route kilometres and developed at a cost of more than Rs 20,700 crore.
The sections are New Sanand (North)-New Makarpura, New Umbergaon-New Saphale and New Saphale-New JNPT.
The commissioning of the sections will provide direct freight connectivity to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, facilitate faster movement of export-import cargo and strengthen links between industrial centres and ports.
The projects are also expected to help reduce logistics costs and ease congestion on Mumbai's railway network. With the commissioning of these sections, the entire Dedicated Freight Corridor network will become fully operational.
Modi will also flag off freight train services from New Sanand (North), New Makarpura, New Umbergaon and New JNPT, besides launching a new passenger train service between Tanda Road and Vadodara (Pratapnagar).
The Prime Minister will further dedicate the Jobat-Tanda Road new rail line, developed under the Chhota Udepur-Dhar project, to the nation.
He will also lay the foundation stones for three railway projects spanning 329 km and costing more than Rs 9,700 crore, along with three National Highway projects worth around Rs 1,780 crore.
Several Gujarat government projects worth around Rs 2,600 crore will also be inaugurated or launched during his visit.
For Mumbai, however, the key focus of the Prime Minister's schedule will be the Global Fintech Fest, which will place the city at the centre of discussions on emerging financial technologies, digital payments and inclusive finance.
