Where the future of finance meets innovation.
IIT Bombay will be part of the Global FinTech Fest 2026 conversation, with Dr. Rajappa Tadepalli, CEO of ASPIRE – IITB Research Park Foundation, speaking on the intersection of research, technology and industry collaboration.
The technologies shaping what comes next.
Global FinTech Fest brings the financial ecosystem together to examine technologies, ideas and collaborations with the potential to transform the future of finance.
Agentic AI
Moving from assisted automation towards intelligent systems capable of acting on complex financial workflows.
Tokenisation
Exploring programmable value, digital assets and new models for ownership and financial infrastructure.
Quantum
Looking ahead to technologies that could reshape computation, optimisation and financial security.
Research becomes powerful when it connects with the real world.
IIT Bombay brings deep research capabilities, technological expertise and a strong innovation ecosystem. ASPIRE helps create pathways for meaningful industry–academia collaboration.
Research
Multidisciplinary research and technical expertise across emerging technologies relevant to financial innovation.
Industry
Connecting organisations with academic expertise, research capabilities and technology-led problem solving.
Innovation
Building pathways for startups, researchers, students and industry to turn ideas into meaningful impact.
Dr. Rajappa Tadepalli
CEO · ASPIRE – IITB Research Park Foundation
At GFF 2026, Dr. Rajappa Tadepalli will bring perspectives from the intersection of research, technology and industry collaboration to a forum focused on the next generation of financial innovation.
“The future of finance is shaped when research, technology and industry come together.”
Discover IITB FinEdge.
The conversation around the future of finance does not stop at the conference floor. IITB FinEdge brings academia, industry, startups, investors and students together around FinEdge research, innovation and collaboration.
Explore the FinEdge storyKeynotes
Perspectives from industry and academia on the technologies and opportunities shaping financial services.
Panels
Focused conversations spanning banking, insurance and capital markets.
Innovation
Hackathons, startup pitches, research posters and technology demonstrations.
Collaboration
New pathways connecting IIT Bombay's research strengths with industry challenges and opportunities.
Where ideas meet people.
Snapshots and showcases from IIT Bombay's premier FinEdge events, student innovation, and industry pavilions.
Global conversations spark ideas.
IIT Bombay turns ideas into possibilities.
From the Global FinTech stage to a research and innovation ecosystem built for collaboration, discover where the conversation can go next.