Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- Global Fintech Fest 2026 is expected to draw about 500 investors this year, compared with more than 350 who attended the last edition, organizers said on Thursday.

"The expectation as far as investors is 500," said G. Padmanabhan, member of the GFF 2026 advisory council and former executive director of the Reserve Bank of India. He was speaking at the pre-event conference of the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF).

GFF is organized by the Payments Council of India, the National Payments Corporation of India and the Fintech Convergence Council, and will run from 8 to 11 September.

The event will bring delegates from more than 70 countries, over 700 speakers, more than 400 conference sessions, over 1,000 s...