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India Pitched as Fintech Hub for the Global South

10 October 20251 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSIndia Pitched asFintech Hub forthe Global South10 October 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

At a Mumbai event, Prime Minister Modi positioned Indian fintech start-ups as a resource for other developing nations, with the UK Prime Minister alongside.

Key facts

  • Speaker: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Message: India as a fintech hub for the Global South.
  • Stated aim: to enhance digital cooperation and partnership across the world.
  • Co-guest: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
  • Place: Mumbai.

Significance

The pitch ties India’s fintech start-ups to the wider goal of digital partnership with developing countries, a recurring international-relations theme.

Exam angle

  • Who was on stage with the Indian PM: UK PM Keir Starmer.
  • Venue: Mumbai.
  • Term to know: Global South.

Test yourself

1. Which country’s Prime Minister shared the stage with PM Modi at the Mumbai fintech event?

Keir Starmer, the UK Prime Minister, was on stage with him.

2. PM Modi pitched India as a fintech hub for which grouping at the Mumbai event?

He called India a fintech hub for the Global South.

3. In which Indian city was the event where PM Modi pitched India’s fintech start-ups held?

The event took place in Mumbai.

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