The India Fintech Foundation (IFF) and the Unified Fintech Forum (UFF) will be holding a one-day conclave in Bengaluru on February 6 bringing together the key stakeholders of the ecosystem to discuss the evolving nature of this segment.
The AI-in-Fintech Bharat Conclave (ABC) will bring together policymakers, regulators, technology experts, and fintech founders to deliberate on the evolving role of AI in India’s financial ecosystem. This is also an official pre-summit event of India AI-Impact Summit by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The conclave includes keynote fireside chat with S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, and keynote address by M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, focusing on policy priorities, digital public infrastructure, and the AI in Fintech.
A series of fireside conversations will offer regulatory and industry perspectives on AI adoption. These include a discussion with N S Viswanathan, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Alok Prasad (ex CEO-MFIN), on self-regulatory approaches and institutional safeguards. Another fireside chat will feature Kunal Shah, Founder of CRED, in conversation with S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY.
The conclave will also include a technical session led by Scientist at C-DAC, focusing on AI compute capacity, GPU availability, and broader infrastructure readiness. In addition, a report titled “Beyond Borrowing: AI’s New Language of Risk” will be released, analysing how artificial intelligence and alternative data are influencing credit assessment and underwriting practices in India.
India Fintech Foundation CEO Sai Sudha Chandrasekaran said: “The participation of the DFS and MeitY Secretaries during a period marked by the Union Budget and the forthcoming India AI-Impact Summit underscores the growing importance of structured dialogue between policymakers and the fintech ecosystem. What began as an effort to create a trusted dialogue platform for the fintech sector has today evolved into a landmark national forum, bringing together two of India’s highest policymakers and fintech founders to exchange perspectives and insights.”