GFF2025 Goes Live Today: A Bystander’s Tribute to the Spirit of Contribution
Proposing April 11 as Safe ePay
Day to mark UPI’s pilot launch on April 11, 2016, by NPCI with 21 banks,
initiated by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan in Mumbai. This initiative celebrates UPI’s
seamless integration of banking and merchant payments.
April 11 – Declare ‘Safe ePay
Day’,
Yes, April 11 is vacant in the UN
Observance Day calendar
GFF2025
goes live today — celebrating unseen contributors and the quiet joy of purpose,
faith, focus, flow, and fulfilment in fintech.
🌍 GFF2025 Goes Live Today — Faith, Focus, Flow, and
Fulfilment in Fintech
As Global FinTech Fest (GFF) 2025
draws near, excitement runs high across India’s digital finance landscape. From
policy dialogues to startup showcases, GFF continues to symbolize
collaboration, innovation, and inclusion within the fintech ecosystem.
While following the buildup on
LinkedIn, I noticed a few names that appeared frequently in connection with
event updates and team mentions. Whether through visible coordination or
consistent engagement, their presence reflected genuine involvement and enthusiasm.
So, as an observer — and
well-wisher of India’s fintech community — I’d like to extend my best wishes to
four professionals whose names often surface in the GFF narrative:
- Lalita Sunita Narayan Nayak
- Sandeep Jhingran
- Latika Kolnati
- Neha Gadi
This post isn’t official — just a
personal note of appreciation for their visible contributions toward what
promises to be another memorable edition of GFF.
🌟 Lalita Sunita Narayan Nayak
A familiar presence in GFF
conversations, Lalita brings marketing clarity and creative energy to the RuPay
narrative — helping align India’s payment identity with the festival’s
youthful, forward-looking tone.
🔗 Sandeep Jhingran
Sandeep’s quiet precision and
fintech depth often surface in GFF collaborations and panels. His steady hand
reflects the operational and strategic discipline that keeps large-scale events
running seamlessly.
🧩 Latika Kolnati
At the intersection of
organization and outreach, Latika plays a visible role in GFF’s partnership and
engagement ecosystem. Her coordination helps the event feel both professional
and approachable — a space where collaboration thrives.
🚀 Neha Gadi
Driving marketing and
partnerships at IAMAI, Neha brings the connective energy that bridges teams,
brands, and audiences. Her work behind GFF’s communication rhythm reflects
thoughtful storytelling and precise execution.
🔄 What We See Isn’t
Always the Whole Story
It’s easy, especially on social
media, to equate visibility with value — to assume that the people we see
tagged most often are the ones driving everything behind the scenes. But that’s
rarely the full picture.
Large-scale events like GFF
2025 are living ecosystems. They thrive on coordination, collaboration, and
countless invisible acts of diligence. For every post that celebrates a speaker
or organizer, there are dozens of quiet contributors — teams ensuring the venue
is ready, sessions stay on time, speakers are briefed, partners are informed,
and data flows smoothly from screen to stage.
Behind the hashtags and press
releases are the unsung — the ones who handle the late-night revisions, the
cross-checks, the approvals, and the ever-moving puzzle pieces that make a
global festival feel effortless. Their work rarely trends, but it is what
sustains the rhythm of success.
Visibility ≠ Value. And absence
from public tags ≠ absence of contribution.
This isn’t a correction — it’s a
reminder. Because every visible name stands on the foundation built by many
others who choose impact over recognition.
To all who are quietly working
behind the scenes — logistics teams, volunteers, finance leads, creative
coordinators, tech partners, and support staff — thank you. Your
precision is the invisible scaffolding that holds up every keynote, every
launch, every conversation that unfolds on stage.
💬 From a Bystander, With Respect
I write this not as an insider,
but as someone who has watched fintech evolve with admiration — for its people,
its discipline, and its community spirit.
GFF 2025 is more
than a three-day event. It’s a testament to what happens when vision,
collaboration, and consistency align.
To Lalita, Sandeep, Latika,
and Neha, and to the hundreds of others across cities and departments who
make this festival possible — may this year’s edition be seamless,
inclusive, and inspiring.
May it reaffirm India’s role as a global fintech thought leader.
And may it remind everyone — seen and unseen — that impact, not visibility, is
the true measure of contribution. 🌐✨
⚖️ Disclaimer
This article is written purely as
an independent note of appreciation.
The author has no official
affiliation with GFF or its organizers. All views expressed are personal and
intended in goodwill.
💳 Nayakanti Prashant
Citizen Advocate – Safe ePay Day (Proposed)
Celebrating “The Joy of Safe ePayments” — every April 11.
🌿💳🧠🌍Appeal for Safe ePay Day 🌟
## Call to Action
I urge governments, financial institutions, businesses, and
communities worldwide to join hands in declaring April 11 as **Safe ePay Day**.
Let’s celebrate UPI’s milestone by making **Safe ePay Day** a
global movement for secure, innovative fintech.
Together, we can build a future where financial access is
universal, and every e-payment is safe—starting with **Safe ePay Day** in 2026.
No Vada Pav,
not even one bite,
Till SafeePay Day takes off in flight.
Quirky vow with a Mumbai flair—
Announce the date, and I’ll be there!
📌
References
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P. (2025, September 7). September 07 — National Buy a Book Day and April 11
— Safe ePay Day: Building Trust, One Page and One Payment at a Time.
Medium.
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P. (2025, August 13). 218th Lalbagh Flower Show via RV Road Interchange!
Innovation in Banking.
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