I hope you've had a good start to the year. I am writing to express my pride in our remarkable progress and rapid advancement.
Upon our launch in October 2024, GFTN embarked on an impact-focused journey to redefine the future of finance. Our vision was to foster connections between technology, policy, and capital, bringing together individuals and building genuine relationships. A year later, this vision has evolved into momentum, propelling us to global expansion across all continents.
Our identity has been defined by three core activities: connections, solutions, and capital. We have also refined our purpose and commenced delivering tangible value to the global financial system. We stand to innovate finance, for everyone.
The finance industry is undergoing unprecedented transformation. Emerging technologies are reshaping the dynamics of money flow, trust establishment, and opportunity distribution. Policymakers and financial leaders now face a complex landscape of evolving risks, fragmented data, and heightened expectations. Our mission is to guide them through this transformative journey by providing our services.
Over the past year, we have enhanced our offerings by focusing on solutions and improving access to capital.
- We launched our AI-powered research engine for digital finance (ALFIN), designed to deliver practical, data-driven intelligence to regulators and industry leaders.
- We expanded our partnership solution suite across payments, pensions, regulation, and digital infrastructure, guided by the question: Does this create measurable, real-world impact?
- Under GFTN Capital, we launched a growth-oriented fund in collaboration with SBI Holdings.
- GFTN announced a strategic alliance with ACCION aimed at mobilizing capital for digital finance and inclusive FinTech companies globally serving the world’s financially underserved communities.
Our collaboration model has progressed well. The partnership with the Government of Odisha, India, has become a blueprint for how public policy, private innovation, and education can deliver real-world scale. Together, we have trained over 250 young students in InsurTech, preparing them for the next generation of financial jobs.
As we step into 2026 and beyond, our priorities will be: scale, depth, meaningful and outcome-oriented partnerships. We are expanding into new markets, deepening engagement with regulators, and advising on national FinTech strategies, including our collaboration with the Central Bank of Uzbekistan on its FinTech Strategy for 2026–2030.
At the forefront, we are embracing the future. Quantum computing is emerging into real-world activities, and our QFINEX initiative is all set to start dialogue and experimentation in this space. Concurrently, we are rolling out new platforms such as FinMonda and GFTN Live Streaming to enhance our customer value proposition and community engagement.
We recognise that the work ahead will not be easy. The global financial system is becoming increasingly fragmented and vulnerable. Cybersecurity, infrastructure resilience, AI-driven workforce disruption, and consumer trust will test our collective resolve.
However, where others perceive risk, we see responsibility and opportunity.
In the coming year, GFTN will be present in more markets, with more partners, addressing and answering the challenging questions that define the financial system of tomorrow. Our goal is simple yet essential: to construct a financial system that is secure, inclusive, and beneficial to all.
Thank you for being a part of this transformative journey.
Sincerely,
Sopnendu Mohanty
Group CEO, GFTN
