Built for the Nation - Lessons from Building India’s Digital Backbone

As digital public infrastructure becomes the foundation of modern financial systems, the ability to design and operate at national scale is no longer optional. In this keynote, Rakesh Dosi, Chief Product & Business Officer at Protean, reflects on the lessons from building India’s digital backbone. He explores how trust, interoperability, and resilience are embedded into large-scale financial platforms, and what these principles mean for financial institutions, policymakers, and fintech leaders building the next generation of digital financial services.