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“At 87%, India has the highest FinTech adoption rate in the world against the global average of 64%”: Shri Piyush Goyal

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..... “At 87%, India has the highest FinTech adoption rate in the world against the global average of 64%”: Shri Piyush Goyal - News and Press Release Dated:- 30-9-2021 - News - At 87%, India has the highest FinTech adoption rate in the world against the global average of 64% : Shri Piyush Goyal India poised to become one of the largest digital markets in the world, says Commerce Minister UPI .....

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..... banking interface recorded highest ever, over 3.6 Bn transactions, last month More than 2 trillion transactions processed using Aadhar last year Minister says India s fintech industry came to rescue of people during the lockdown and 2nd wave of Covid, promoting contactless banking The Union Minister of Commerce Industry, Consumer Affairs Food Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri .....

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..... Piyush Goyal has said India is poised to become one of the largest digital markets in the world. Addressing the 2nd Global Fintech Fest-2021 through video conferencing today, he said, At 87%, India has the highest FinTech adoption rate in the world against the global average of 64%. As of May 2021, India s United Payments Interface (UPI) has seen participation of 224 banks recorded 2.6 bil .....

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..... lion transactions worth over $68 Bn and the highest ever, more than 3.6 Bn transactions, in Aug 21, said Shri Goyal. Over 2 trillion transactions were processed using the AePS (Aadhar-enabled payment system) last year, he added. The Minister said India s FinTech industry came to the rescue of people at the time of pandemic, by enabling them to carry out critical activities from the safety of .....

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..... their homes, particularly during the lockdown the 2nd wave of Covid. As Prime Minister Modi says, every crisis can be converted into an opportunity , now citizens do not have to go to the banks, the banks have come to their homes and on their mobile phones, he said. Shri Piyush Goyal said, under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India underwent a digital .....

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..... transformation in Mission Mode since he announced the Jan Dhan Yojana in his first Independence Day speech on assuming office, on 15th August 2014. More than 2 crore accounts were opened under the scheme, which has been considered a world record, he said. JAM trinity, besides DBT, has brought in transparency, integrity and timely delivery of financial benefits and services to India s vast pop .....

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..... ulation. JAM trinity has enabled India to leverage its technical capabilities for developing Fintech sector. The Minister said, under the National Broadband Mission soon every village in India will have high speed internet and this power can be leveraged to make India a Fintech Innovation Hub. I believe India is poised to become one of the largest digital markets with rapid expansion of mo .....

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..... bile internet networks. As India aims to become Aatmanirbhar, we want our industry entrepreneurs to use local talent to produce globally marketable solutions, he said. Shri Goyal said, FinTech today has the potential to bring investments for mobile apps, e-commerce stores several other digital infrastructures. Investment inflow in the Fintech sector which has gone up to $10Bn since i .....

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..... t started in 2016 has the huge potential to Up the Game , it will simultaneously enhance customer experience. Your strength will be augmented by the world s 3rd largest Startup ecosystem which is hungry for growth. An interesting development is the emergence of embedded finance The non-financial services sectors are also proactive in adopting FinTech solutions today. Shri Goyal said th .....

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..... at with the expansion of their value chains, we need to consume more and more fintech services will grow proportionally. Our MSMEs have also rapidly adopted FinTech solutions whether for credit, payments, accounting tax filing. Government has recently launched the Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN) Account Aggregator (AA) framework. These enable formal credit flow to the most vulnerable .....

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..... segments, especially particularly small businesses, brings Ease for financial institutions to reach large segments, by lowering distribution costs and now institutions can give smaller loans, with short repayment cycles. The Commerce Minister said, India is today one of the fastest growing Fintech markets with more than 2,100 FinTechs. A lot of Indian Fintech markets are unicorns and India .....

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..... s market is currently valued at $31 Bn, and expected to grow to $84 Bn by 2025, he said. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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