Exito Media Concepts is set to host the 37th Edition BFSI IT Summit Mumbai 2026 on 6 August 2026 at Aurika by Lemon Tree Hotels, near Mumbai International Airport. As India's financial capital, Mumbai serves as the ideal backdrop for this flagship gathering, bringing together over 150 senior technology, cybersecurity, and innovation leaders from across the nation's banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sectors.
India’s BFSI ecosystem is undergoing a dramatic digital evolution. With digital payments currently accounting for 99.8% of retail transaction volumes and the nation's digital payments market projected to reach $10 trillion by 2026, technology has become the core driver of India’s economic infrastructure.
As financial institutions face evolving consumer demands, heightened cybersecurity threats, and increasing regulatory oversight from governing bodies like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), building resilient and secure digital architecture is paramount.
Under the central theme "The BFSI Renaissance: Intelligence, Integrity & Innovation," this executive conference offers a strategic platform for leaders to address cloud adoption, generative AI deployment, API-first architecture, and enterprise cyber resilience.
What to Expect: High-Level Networking & Innovation Recognition
The BFSI IT Summit is an exclusive, by-invitation-only, in-person event tailored for decision-makers shaping the future of Indian fintech and traditional banking. Running from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM IST, the schedule is designed to facilitate knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer engagement.
Key Event Features:
Keynote Presentations & Fireside Chats: Direct insights from regulatory experts, technology pioneers, and top-tier financial executives.
Executive Panel Discussions: Collaborative debates addressing modernizing legacy systems, managing vendor risk, and cloud sovereignty.
Technology Showcases & Case Studies: Real-world demonstrations of frontier technologies deployed in production environments.
BFSI Innovation Awards: A dedicated ceremony celebrating groundbreaking organizations and leaders driving digital transformation, customer-centric excellence, and technological resilience across the sector.
Industry Collaboration: Partnering with FACE SRO
To further bridge the gap between regulatory frameworks, traditional institutions, and fast-growing fintech ventures, the summit proudly welcomes the FinTech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE) as the official FinTech SRO Partner.
As a Self-Regulatory Organization representing India’s digital lending ecosystem, FACE is dedicated to fostering consumer protection, ethical innovation, and collaborative governance. This strategic partnership reinforces the summit’s commitment to driving sustainable growth across India's digital financial services landscape. To learn more about FACE, visit faceofindia.org.
Featured Speaker Lineup
The 37th Edition brings together a distinguished faculty of enterprise leaders, regulatory heads, and technology strategists, including:
Kinjal Shah – Chief Technology Officer, Yes Securities Ltd
Giridhar Rangavajalla – CISO – South Asia and India, Standard Chartered India
N Ramesh – Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications
Melwyn Rebeiro – Head – GRC (India), CISO & Data Protection Officer, Julius Baer
Amar Kaul – Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO), Barclays
Nirajkumar Chhangani – Vice President, NSE Clearing
Lovekesh Thakur – Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Satish Kumar Uppalapati – Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Vaibhav Sonavane – Chief Information Security Officer, CSB Bank
Abhijit Dey – Senior Vice President – Product Lead AI and API Banking, Axis Bank
Anand Iyer – Group Chief Technology Officer, ICRA Ltd.
Ashton D’Cruz – Executive Director, NatWest Markets
Robin Bakshi – Director - Cyber Security, TIAA
Kunal Tawde – Chief Technology Officer, Edelweiss Asset Management Limited
Strategic Agenda: Core Themes Driving the Summit
The agenda focuses directly on the primary technical challenges and strategic priorities facing Indian financial institutions:
Architecting India’s BFSI for 2030: Unpacking API-first designs, seamless India Stack integration, regulatory-first engineering, and sustainable digital infrastructure.
Deploying Agentic AI in BFSI: Establishing AI-ready infrastructure, model governance, explainability, compliance protocols, and core platform integration.
AI in Production (Lessons Learned): Practical takeaways from live AI implementations, covering data quality management, drift mitigation, and regulatory audit readiness.
Cloud Architecture & Vendor Risk: Evaluating multi-cloud execution, data localization policies, FinOps practices, and vendor concentration risks in strictly regulated spaces.
Cyber Incident Response Strategies: Preparing IT and security teams to proactively detect, contain, and remediate cyber threats while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Core Modernization ("Re-platforming the Engine While Flying the Plane"): Upgrading legacy core banking, policy administration, and capital market trading engines without service disruption.
About the Host: Exito Media Concepts
Exito is a globally recognized B2B event producer and media company with over 16 years of expertise. Delivering more than 240 specialized conferences globally every year across cybersecurity, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and finance, Exito creates business platforms designed to accelerate tech adoption, foster strategic partnerships, and deliver measurable enterprise value. The BFSI IT Summit stands as one of Exito's flagship global event series.
Event Highlights: BFSI IT Summit Mumbai 2026 at a Glance
Event name: 37th Edition BFSI IT Summit Mumbai 2026
Date & time: 6 August 2026 | 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM IST
Venue: Aurika by Lemon Tree Hotels, Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India
Organizer: Exito Media Concepts
Official FinTech SRO partner: FinTech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE)
Attendee profile: 150+ CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, and technology decision-makers across banking, financial services, insurance, and fintech
Theme: "The BFSI Renaissance: Intelligence, Integrity & Innovation"
