ELITE BFSI & Fintech Leaders Unite - A Two-Day, Invite-Only Summit
The 2nd World Fintech Summit 2026 stands as a leading global platform for fintech dialogue, innovation, and policy collaboration, shaping resilient, inclusive, and intelligent financial ecosystems that bridge public purpose with technological progress.
Today, India is the world’s third-largest fintech ecosystem, home to over 9,000 fintech companies and accounting for nearly 46% of global real-time digital payment transactions. Supported by globally recognised digital public infrastructure frameworks, fintech innovation has become central to India’s journey towards a USD 5 trillion economy, driving financial inclusion, system resilience, and trusted digital finance at scale.
Elets Technomedia is honoured to partner with the Department of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology & Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka as the Host State Partner, and the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) as the Strategic Partner for the 2nd World Fintech Summit 2026. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to strengthening Karnataka’s position as a leading global fintech hub while fostering deeper dialogue between policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, fintech innovators, and technology leaders.
Partners
Host State Partner
Strategic Partner
Presenting Partner
Platinum Partner
Incubation Partner
Industry Partner
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Cyber Security Partner
Technology Partner
Impact Partner
AI Partner
Data Privacy and AI Partner
Intelligent Voice Solutions Partner
Enterprise AI Video Partner
AI Lending Partner
Data Intelligence Partner
Payment Technology Partner
AI Technology Partner
Institutional Velocity Partner
AI Data Cloud Partner
AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Partner
Voice AI Partner
Fintech Partner
Instant Credit Partner
Associate Partners
Exhibitors
Branding Partner
Fintech SRO Partner
Chief Guest
Shri Priyank Kharge
Hon'ble Minister
Electronics, IT & Biotechnology
Rural
Development & Panchayat Raj
Government of Karnataka
Keynote Speakers
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Co-Founder, Infosys
Chairman, Axilor Ventures
Chairman of the Vision Group on IT, Karnataka Government
Chairman, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
Rahul Sharanappa Sankanur, IAS
Director
Department of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology & Science & Technology
Government of Karnataka
Abhishek Kumar Singh
Deputy Director General
UIDAI
Speakers
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
CEO
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)
Ritu Sharma
Executive Director
TiE Bangalore
Madan Padaki
Managing Trustee
Head Held High Foundatione
Sahil Kini
Chief Executive Officer
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
Arpit Agrawal
Deputy Director (Authentication and Verification-II)
UIDAI
Sandhya Vasudevan
Board Member
TiE Bangalore Former MD
Deutsche Bank & Thomson Reuters
Independent Director & Trustee
Tarun Chugh
MD and CEO
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Titir Pal
Managing Director
Citi Bank
Abhisar Sharma
Managing Director & CEO
NADL (NESL Asset Data Limited)
Pawan Sachdeva
Sr. Managing Director & Technology Head
Carelon Global Solutions ( GCC )
Ratan Kumar Kesh
Executive Director
Bandhan Bank
Balaji Nuthalapadi
Executive Director
Equitas Small Finance Bank
Vijaya Kadiyala
Executive Director
DBS Bank
Deepak Mohanty
Executive Director
Wells Fargo
Puneet Asthana
Executive Director & CTO
Shriram Group
Animesh Das
MD & CEO
Acko
Shashi Kant Dahuja
Executive Director and Chief Underwriting Officer
Shriram General Insurance
Sanchit Suneja
Executive Director and Group Chief Strategy Officer
Motilal Oswal Financial
Services Ltd.
Kushagra Kumar
Executive Director & Head of BFSI
Axis Capital Ltd.
Jayachandran Kumar
Executive Director, Digital, Data and Automation
Multinational Bank
Deepak Sharma
Independent Director
Suryoday Small Finance Bank
M. Balasubramaniam (Bala MS)
CEO, Stratinfinity Inc
Chairman, Southern Regional Committee, AICTE
Deputy Chairman, Ministry of Education & AICTE Investor Network
Paroma Chatterjee
Chief Executive Officer
Revolut
Kunal Varma
CEO & Co-founder
Freo
Vijay Kuppa
CEO
Incred Money
Ramaswamy Subramanian
Dy. CEO
Dvara KGFS
Anuj Kacker
Co-founder
Freo
Anand Ramakrishnan
Managing Director
Equiniti India ( GCC )
Debajyoti Ray Chaudhuri
MD & CEO
National E-Governance Services Limited
Ashutosh Vaidya
Board Member, Multi Commodity Exchange of India
Co-Founder, The Agri Collaboratory
Sumit Gwalani
Co-Founder
Fi
Kalpesh Dave
Executive Director
Groww
Ajinkya Kulkarni
Co-founder and CEO
Wint Wealth
Winny Patro
Co-Founder & CEO
Recordent
Atul Garg
Chief Technology Officer
SIDBI
Sandeep Ubale
Chief General Manager & Dy Chief Digital Officer
State Bank of India
Kayzad Hiramanek
Chief Operating Officer
Edelweiss Life Insurance Company Limited
Joohi Smita Sinha
Chief General Manager
State Bank of India
Deepak Sarda
Chief General Manager, IT & Partnership / CTO / CIO
Indian Bank
Surajit Deb
President & Chief Technology Officer
Group Subsidiaries and Private Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Abhishek Poddar
Chief of Product & Growth officer
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
Dr HT Vasappa
General Manager and Zonal Head- Ahmedabad
Union Bank of India
Rajesh Chaudhary
Chief Information Officer
CSB Bank
Avinash Naik
Chief Information Officer
Bajaj General Insurance Limited
Abhijeet Bhattacharjee
Chief Information Officer
Digital & Data Transformation
Utkarsh Small
Finance Bank
Anubhav Rajput
CTO/CIO
PNB Housing Finance
Pinak Chakraborty
Chief Information Officer
Airtel Payments Bank
Bhargavi Sunkara
Chief Information & Technology Officer
Barclays India
Nikesh Gupta
Chief Operating Officer
Aditya Birla Finance
Angad Wadia
Chief Operating Officer
Bajaj Capital Limited
Arun Nagappan
Chief Technology Officer
Canara Bank
Kinjal Shah
Chief Technology Officer
Yes Securities
Dharmvir Singh
Chief Technology Officer
Samman Capital
Puneet Mathur
Chief Information Officer
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Sunil Mishra
Chief Technology & Product Officer
Motilal Oswal Wealth Management
Vinodh Kumar
Chief Technology Officer
Muthoot MCred
Anuradha Bhatia
Head of Technology - CTO
Standard Chartered Bank
Manu Ms
Chief Technology Officer
Manappuram Home Finance Limited
Navneet Kumar
Chief Technology Officer
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Ajit Kumar Menon
Group Chief Operating Officer
Vivriti Capital
Ajeet Kumar
Chief Operating Officer
Kreditbee
Binit Jha
Chief Data Officer
IDBI Bank
Pankaj Gupta
Chief Digital Officer
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Jignesh Vora
Chief Digital Officer
Muthoot Finance
Venkat Yellapantula
Chief Digital Officer
Indian bank
Ashok Swaminathan
Chief Digital Officer
Shriram Capital Markets Group
Mohit Sharma
Chief Digital, AI & Transformation Officer
Generali Central Life Insurance
Devraj Sanyal
Chief AI and Data Science Officer
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
Sivakumar Nandipati
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Fedbank Financial Services Limited
Nitin Kumar
Chief Analytics Officer
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Harsh Gupta
Chief Revenue Officer
Cashfree Payments
Arijit Ghosh
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Bandhan Bank
Vinamra Vishen
Chief Data Officer
Kotak Mahindra AMC
Kapil Kapoor
Chief Product & Technology Officer
CredAble
Bhushan Sonkusare
President and Group CTO, Data & AI
360 ONE
SenthilKumar Velayutham
Principal AI Engineer / Technology Leader
African Development Bank Group
Ravi Doshi
Chief Business Officer
Mirae Asset Financial Services
Shibu K Thomas
General Manager /Head – IT Assurance & DPO
South Indian Bank
Mrinmoy Dey
Chief Information Security Officer
Lendingkart
Murali Sundaramurthy
Chief Information Security Officer
Coinbase
Vaibhav Sonavane
Chief Information Security Officer
CSB Bank Limited
Saddam Hossain
Chief Risk Officer
Edelweiss Life Insurance
T A Padmanaban
Head of Digital Banking
Karnataka Bank
Aditya Goenka
President - Principal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
YES Securities
Shireen Ali
Head ESG Data, Analytics, AI | Banking and Financial Services
HSBC
Mayank Sharma
Head Gold Loans
IIFL Finance Limited
Aditya Khedikar
Head Data Analytics
The Muthoot Group
Varun Padi
Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
Riskcovry
Sumoth C
Head Fintech Partnership
Federal Bank
Himanshu K Mishra
Head CMS, API Banking, ESG & Alliances
Fino Payments Bank Ltd
Mahendra Bindra
Head of Customer Excellence
Unity Small Finance Bank
Ahsan Farooqui
Head of Technology
IndusInd Securities
Reena Evans
Head of Customer Experience Operations & Strategy
Stable Money
Reshmi Prabhu
Head Business Excellence
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance
Harsh Vardhan Masta
Head of Payments
Policybazaar
Paridhi Gupta
SVP of Product
Axio
Preetam Biswas
Head of Data & Analytics
Galaxy Health Insurance
Anand Mahalingam
Head of AI & Data Science
Go Digit General Insurance
Ashish Rishi
Director
Citibank
Kireeti Kesavamurthy
Director, Software Engineering (Data Engineering & AI)
Visa
Kaushik Deb
Director - AI Engineering
Piramal Finance
Saloni Jiwrajka
Principal
White Venture Capital
Vishnu Acharya
Partner
Razorpay Ventures
Sunitha Vishwanathan
Partner
Kae Capital
Nikhil Chandna
Investment Director
Innoven Capital
Sahil Anand
Founder & Managing Partner
Cedar Hill Capital
Samir Kumar
General Partner
Athera Ventures
Narendra Bhandari
General Partner
Seafund
Akash
Co-Founder & CEO
Glomopay
Movin Jain
Co-Founder & CEO
Skydo
Monica Jasuja
Chief Expansion & Innovation Officer
Emerging Payments Association Asia
Arun Mohan
Executive Director
Avendus Wealth Management Pvt. Ltd
Anand Mohanram
Managing Director
Mr. Cooper India
Chiranth
Co-Founder
Riskcovry
Yatish Shivaprasad
Managing Director & Head of Corporate Functions Technologies
India and
Romania
Société Générale Global Solution Centre (GSC)
Rhea Chaterji
Co-Founder
SafeGold
Aditya Agarwal
Co-Founder
Wealthly
Luandro Richard
Vice President
HIGHTABLE
Mandeep Julka
VP - Investment
Chiratae Ventures
Ankit Bansal
Innovation Advisor
HIGHTABLE
Aritra Sarkhel
COO
ANQ Finance
Shiven Tandon
Principal
July Venture
Prasoon Mukherjee
Director and Head of Securities Services
Société Générale, GSC India
Prashanth Pitti
Founder & CEO
Optimo Capital
Anuj Srivastava
Co-Founder & CEO
On Finance AI
Dr. Vijay Anand Sriram
CEO, RIPE Consulting
Former CEO, Quess Corp
Sneha Prithviraj
Director
JM Financial
Viju George
Partner, Mela Venture
Former Executive Director, JP Morgan & Former SVP Finance Mphasis
Ritesh Jain
Co-founder
Flexiloans
Dr. Ravi Gupta
Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief
Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd.
& many more...
Partner Speakers
Mykolas Majauskas
Global Head of Policy
BYBIT
Nitin Singhal
Managing Director
Sinch India
Suphal Mehrotra
Chief Revenue Officer
Sinch
Sunder Madakshira
Chief Marketing Officer
Sinch
Ankur Agrawal
Chief Business Officer
Sinch
Aneet Mohanty
Senior Vice President
(Growth & Innovation)
Sinch
Hitesh Vadiya
Director Sales - Commercial Business
Acer
Pawan Mall
Sr Solution Engineer
Neo4J
Ramanan S V
CEO- India & South Asia
Intellect Design Arena
Navin Chandani
President
Equifax India & Emerging Markets
Vidya Krishnan
Principal Strategic Advisor
Vunet
Ashwani Arora
Chief Executive Officer
Novel Patterns
Ashish Khanna
Chief Strategy Officer
Novel Patterns
Anish Kumar
Founding Member & Head of sales
Novel Patterns
Prabhat Kumar
Chief Executive Officer
CERF
Rashmi Mishra
Chief Operating Officer
CERF
Hemnag Vijayan
Chief Experience Officer
Word Works AI
Nimish Goel
Co-Founder & CEO
TrueFan AI
Vivek Agarwal
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Co-Founder
Square Yards
Lalit Chowdhary
Senior Vice President
Mindgate
Hari Padmanabhan
Founder & Chairman
Uncia
Joydip Gupta
APAC Head
Scienaptic AI
John Philip
Chief Business Officer
Blue Machines
Swapnil Patil
Chief Product Officer
Kissht
Shashank Sharma
Director & Co-Founder
ScoreMe
Maaz Ahamed
Senior Product Manager
PayRupik
Raman Pillai
Cheif Digital & AI Officer
SISL
Raoul Nanavati
Co-Founder & CEO
Navana.ai
Sagar Pardeshi
Manager, Security Engineering
Checkpoint
Govind Kumar
Chief Technology Officer
PayRupik
Summit Vision
From Financial Access to Financial Intelligence
Finance should not only reach every citizen - it must be intelligent, ethical, secure, and scalable. WFS 2026 reframes fintech's purpose:
Augmented
Intelligence
grounded in responsible governance
Innovative
frameworks
for sustainable growth
Inclusive
systems
that empower individuals and SMEs globally
100+
Top BFSI &
Fintech Speakers
40 +
Technology/Solution
Partners
20 +
Influential Policy-Makers
& Regulators
2
Days of Transformative
Financial Dialogue
Global Vision 2026
From Financial Inclusion to Financial Intelligence. WFS 2026 redefines the next phase of fintech evolution where finance becomes smarter, more secure, and deeply human-centered.
Fintech is powering India's $5T
Digital Economy
01
AI-Powered Banking & Automation
02
Cross- Border and Frontier Finance
03
Open Finance & Digital Public Infrastructure
04
CBDCs & Digital Assets
05
RegTech & Compliance 3.0
06
Sustainable & Green Finance
07
Embedded Finance & Payments Innovation
08
Venture Capital, Startups & Scaling Fintech
The Financial Ecosystem We Convene
- Public Sector Banks
- Private Sector Banks
- Foreign Banks
- Small Finance Banks & Payment Banks
- Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
- Asset & Wealth Management Firms
- Insurance Companies
- Fintech
- Brokerage Firms
- BFSI Global Capability Centres (GCCs)
- Governance & Regulatory Bodies
- Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)
- Finance & Revenue Departments
- Technology & Solution Providers
Flagship Tracks & Strategic Discussions
Setting the agenda for policy-led financial transformation
AI & Human-Centred Intelligence
Exploring ethical AI deployment, explainability, and governance frameworks that balance innovation with trust and accountability.
National & Global Digital Public Infrastructure
Showcasing interoperable systems like UPI, account aggregator models, identity stacks, and APIs that enable scalable, secure, and inclusive digital economies.
Regulatory Strategy & Compliance Innovation
Discussing future‑ready policies - sandboxes, risk frameworks, AI risk management, consumer protection, and cross‑border regulatory coordination.
Financial Inclusion & Economic Empowerment
From rural finance strategies to vernacular digital tools and AI‑enhanced credit access dynamics.
Resilience, Security & Operational Excellence
Risk‑based models for cybersecurity, systemic resilience, fraud detection, and operational continuity in digitised systems.
Sustainable & Green Finance Innovation
Linking climate goals with financial product design and capital allocation for long‑term economic stability and impact.
Meet the Change-Makers Across the Global Finance Spectrum
Finance & IT Secretaries from across India
Senior Officials from Reserve Bank of India, IRDAI, NABARD, UIDAI, NPCI & Indian Banks' Associations
CMDs, MDs, EDs, and, CEOs from Top Banks, NBFCs & Insurance Companies
COOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, CINOs, CFOs, CMOs, CHROs and CROs from across BFSI sector
EVPs, SVPs, VPs, GMs, IT Heads of Banks, Insurance, NBFCs, Asset Management, Mutual Funds & Broking Firms
Fintech Founders and Technology Leadership
Partners and Directors of VC Firms and Investment Divisions
Tech Innovators leading Transformation across Industries
Decision-makers from Top PSUs
Venture Capitalists, Private Equity Firms, and Angel Investors
Startup Leaders
Honouring Visionaries Driving the Future of Finance
As the financial ecosystem undergoes rapid change driven by AI, these
awards celebrate those
who are leading the shift toward a more resilient, inclusive, and technology-driven
financial future.
The 2nd World Fintech Awards 2026 recognise the institutions, innovators, and leaders
who
are redefining financial services.
Previous Attended Organisations
Why WFS 2026 Matters
You'll Experience:
Regulatory Insights & Policy Direction
Policy-Led Masterclasses & Workshops
Closed-Door Regulatory & Industry Roundtables
Government–Industry Collaboration Forums
Policy-to-Execution Financial Frameworks
Global Digital Public Infrastructure Standards
Public–Private Capital Alignment
Controlled Innovation & Fintech Sandbox Frameworks
Leader's Testimonials
"Bengaluru and Karnataka have firmly established themselves as global leaders in the FinTech space. The summit showcased this strength brilliantly, reinforcing how this region is not just building for India, but for the world. We're proud to be a small part of this powerful journey, and look forward to contributing to its continued growth."
Harshil Mathur
CEO, Co-Founder, Razorpay
"With global fraud losses nearing a trillion dollars and daily crores lost in India via compromised communication channels, our solution addresses this gap and fully complies with TRAI, DoT, MHA, and Trusted Portal approvals."
Amit Srivastava
Director, Pinnacle
"The World Fintech Summit was exceptionally well-orchestrated, with a wide and relevant range of topics addressing both current and future needs. With the collective vision of fintech leaders and the proactive support of the government, especially from a minister who truly understands what needs to be done."
Ratan Kumar Kesh
ED & COO, Bandhan Bank
"Among the three events we participated in this year, this was by far the most productive. The pre-event CEO dinner was a game-changer, allowing us to connect meaningfully with key stakeholders ahead of time. The panel discussions were spot-on, relevant topics, strong viewpoints, and valuable regulatory insights."
Pramod Ganji
CEO, Zrika
"A timely, commendable summit uniting fintech stakeholders with strong speakers and relevant topics. The focus on security, cybersecurity, and regulation stood out as key to ensuring safe, sustainable fintech growth in the coming years."
Balaji Nathulapadi
Executive DirectorTechnology & Operations, Equitas Small Finance Bank
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Past Glimpses
FAQs - WFS2026
Association enables:
Strategic Brand Visibility among senior BFSI, fintech, and policy leaders
Participation in Learning & Dialogue Formats such as keynotes, roundtables, and leadership discussions
Business Growth Opportunities through ecosystem engagement and solution conversations
Direct Access to Key ICPs across BFSI, fintech, and government in curated, closed-door settings
Positioning as a Strategic Ecosystem Partner in shaping the next phase of financial innovation
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Venue
Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway
Join the Movement. Shape the Future.
Be at the World Fintech Summit 2026.
Delegate
Full two-day access to the summit experience. Keynotes, panels, expo, and high-value networking.
- Conference sessions & keynotes
- Expo access + networking lounge
- Delegate welcome kit
- Curated networking opportunities
Speaking
Exclusively for senior BFSI & fintech leaders.
- Stage visibility among top industry leaders
- Thought leadership across print, digital & summit platforms
- Access to high-value CXO & policymaker networking
- Exclusive access to closed-door discussions & private leadership forums
Partner & Sponsor
Amplify your brand. Lead the conversation. Generate impact.
- Keynote / panel speaking opportunities
- Expo booth & premium branding
- Curated 1:1 business meetings
- Thought leadership & visibility
