In TrendsSensex TodayStocks To BuyGold-Silver PricesBrent Crude PricesRupee vs DollarDefence StockPM Modi at GFF calls for Fintech Consumer Protection Index, wider play and stronger cybersecurityPrime Minister Narendra Modi called for a Fintech Consumer Protection Index to transparently rate companies, while urging the sector to move beyond payments into credit, insurance and investments and make cybersecurity “top notch” in India.By CNBCTV18.com September 8, 2026, 8:11:19 PM IST (Updated)(Photo Credit : PTI)Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on India’s fintech industry to move beyond payments and expand its footprint across credit, insurance, savings, investments and pensions, saying the next phase of growth must replicate the “speed and scale” achieved by UPI.Addressing the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026, Modi said UPI has been one of the key champions of India’s growth story and has transformed access to banking and financial services.“Any talk on fintechs is incomplete without talking about UPI,” Modi said, noting that the digital payments platform completed 10 years on August 25.Modi recalled that when he spoke a decade ago about putting banking services “in your fingertips”, many people, including those well informed, thought it was impossible.He said crores of people who were outside the formal banking system 10 years…
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