Davos 2024: experts hail India’s digital public infrastructure for reducing inequality

A group of global experts has hailed India’s robust digital public infrastructure, especially the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in reducing inequality. At a panel discussion this week at the Davos Innovation Week, hosted by World Innovation Economics, the experts discussed how UPI and overall digital public infrastructure have scaled new heights in India.

The panel comprised Sanjeev Sanyal (economic advisor to prime minister Narendra Modi), Phillip Weights (Swiss banking leader), Efi Pylarinou (Swiss fintech influencer) and Ashok Ranadive (Ex-Indian Navy, Ex-Google, entrepreneur and investor).