GFF 2025 Night Fest: Fintech Friendships and Mumbai Evenings That Spark Ideas
GFF 2025 Night Fest: Opportunities to Network, Showcase, and
Celebrate Innovation
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’,
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Observance Day calendar
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10th Birthday -April 11 2026 –
GFF 2025 Night Fest: Why After-Hours Networking Matters More Than Ever
GFF 2025 Night Fest turns
Mumbai’s fintech evenings into unforgettable connections — here’s how to gain
access and make the most of it.
🌃 GFF 2025 Night Fest: Where Fintech Meets After-Hours
Connections
Not every connection is made in a
boardroom. Some of the best fintech partnerships begin with a casual chat at
the bar — or a shared laugh over street-style appetizers at Bandra Kurla
Complex. That’s exactly what GFF Night Fest 2025 celebrates: the art of
meaningful networking, Mumbai-style.
After setting benchmarks in
global collaboration, Global Fintech Fest 2025 (GFF 2025) returns to
Mumbai’s Jio World Centre from October 7–9, bringing together
policymakers, industry leaders, startups, and innovators under one roof. Yet,
what’s quietly stealing the spotlight this year isn’t just what happens during
the day — but what unfolds after.
Introducing the GFF
Night Fest — a curated series of exclusive,
invite-only evening gatherings hosted by leading fintech brands such as M2P,
BRISKPE, Utimaco, Startup Policy Forum, and GetePay. Each evening blends
hospitality, music, and spontaneous networking in some of Mumbai’s most stylish
venues.
For founders, fintech
professionals, and delegates alike, Night Fest is more than a side event — it’s
where introductions turn into collaborations, and where the next big idea may
begin over a casual conversation rather than a conference mic.
🌇 The
Rise of After-Hours Networking
When the formal sessions wrap up
and the panels wind down, something interesting happens in global conferences —
the real networking often just begins. The coffee chats turn into dinner
conversations, name tags give way to first-name familiarity, and the
professional tone softens into genuine curiosity.
Across the world — from Singapore
Fintech Festival to Money20/20 in Amsterdam — the idea of “after-hours”
networking has evolved into an essential part of the experience. It’s where
founders, investors, and policy thinkers meet without scripts, often
discovering shared visions that might never surface inside auditoriums.
The Global Fintech Fest (GFF) has
recognized that pulse perfectly. Its Night Fest series captures the energy
of Mumbai evenings — a blend of business ambition and Indian warmth. It’s
not just about cocktails or music; it’s about enabling those unfiltered,
human connections that power the fintech ecosystem long after the fest
concludes.
“Innovation needs daylight
discussions, but it thrives in moonlight conversations.” 🌙
🌃 What’s
New This Year at GFF 2025 Night Fest
If the day sessions of Global
Fintech Fest 2025 are about insight and intellect, the nights are about
energy and exchange. This year’s Night Fest lineup takes that spirit to
new heights — spreading across Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) with
multiple hosts, curated atmospheres, and a clear common thread: connection
beyond convention.
Each evening of the Fest (October
7–8) unfolds in a different mood, with leading fintech companies bringing their
own style of hospitality and storytelling.
🍸 BRISKPE
After Hours – October 7, Capital SOCIAL, BKC
Where fintech innovators swap
suits for casual ease. BRISKPE After Hours sets the tone with an upbeat
vibe, great food, and signature drinks — an ideal space to unwind and spark
unexpected ideas. The venue’s name says it all: Social Capital.
Conversations here tend to outlast the music.
☕ Utimaco After
Dark – October 7, SodaBottleOpenerWala, BKC
Equal parts nostalgic and modern,
Utimaco After Dark invites delegates to leave boardrooms behind and step
into a setting known for vintage Bombay charm. Over good food and candid
conversation, attendees find common ground — security, trust, and the evolving
future of fintech infrastructure.
🥂 M2P
Night Fest – October 8, Capital SOCIAL, BKC
The M2P gathering blends
creativity with conversation. Designed as an invite-only event, it’s the
ideal space for meaningful one-on-one exchanges among fintech leaders. Expect
laughter, shared insights, and the kind of relaxed dialogue that often seeds
future collaborations.
🗣️ Startup Policy Forum Night – October 8,
SodaBottleOpenerWala, BKC
When policymakers and founders
share a table, the tone of conversation shifts — candid, honest, and full of
possibility. Hosted by the Startup Policy Forum (SPF), this evening is a
bridge-builder — connecting disruptive ideas with policy frameworks in a
relaxed yet thoughtful environment.
🎶 GetePay
Night Fest – October 8, Taftoon, BKC
Taftoon — with its upscale
ambiance and curated Indian fare — hosts GetePay’s signature night,
where Bollywood charisma meets fintech charm. With Sanjay Dutt making a
special appearance, this event promises to blend stardom with serious
networking — proof that celebration and strategy can share the same table.
🌅 Bonus:
Scapia Sundowner with Shankar Mahadevan
For those chasing a more musical
twilight, the Scapia Sundowner promises melody, rhythm, and networking
by the glow of Mumbai’s skyline — a gentle reminder that fintech too can hum in
harmony.
In total, these evenings redefine
what a global fintech festival can be — less about formalities, more about shared
energy. Whether you’re a startup founder, investor, or policy professional,
GFF Night Fest 2025 offers not just a schedule, but a series of
unforgettable stories waiting to be lived.
💼 How to Gain Access to GFF 2025
Night Fest
If you’re already planning your itinerary
for Global Fintech Fest 2025, you’ll quickly realize that getting
into the Night Fest isn’t just about showing up — it’s about being seen as
part of the ecosystem. Think of it as the extension of the main conference’s
spirit, not a separate party.
Here’s how to do it right.
✅ Step 1: Register as a Delegate
Everything begins with your GFF
delegate pass — Silver or Gold.
Registration is open on the official
site. Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation and your delegate
credentials. These aren’t only for the conference halls; they’re your ticket to
networking sessions, lounges, and the all-important Night Fest eligibility
list.
Tip: The
earlier you register, the more time you have to express interest in specific
evening events — many hosts finalize guest lists well before October.
🌐 Step 2: Visit the Night Fest
Page
Head to the Night Fest section
on the official website.
Each event — BRISKPE, M2P, Utimaco, Startup Policy Forum, GetePay — has
its own listing with a small but vital button: “Express Your Interest”
or “Request for Invite.”
Click through, fill the brief form, and mention your role, company, and what
draws you to that particular evening.
Pro move: Don’t
limit yourself to one. Express interest in two or three that align with your
fintech focus; it improves your chances of being shortlisted for at least one.
✉️ Step 3: Reach Out Personally
Once you’ve expressed interest,
back it up with a short email.
Send a polite note to registration@globalfintechfest.com
or directly to the Night Fest host if a contact is listed (for example, Utimaco
or M2P).
Briefly introduce yourself, mention that you’re a registered delegate, and
express genuine enthusiasm for attending their evening.
A few thoughtful lines go a long
way. Organizers appreciate seeing real people behind the names — and that’s
often what gets an invitation noticed.
⏰ Step 4: Be Timely
Most Night Fest events mention limited seats.
Translation: once the slots are gone, they’re gone.
The invite windows usually open a week or two before the Fest, but responding
early shows initiative and helps the organizers plan capacities smoothly.
If you’re flying in from outside
Mumbai, align your arrival to include both the main conference and the evening
sessions — these two nights could be where your best introductions happen.
🔄 Step 5: Follow Up and Confirm
If you don’t hear back within a few days, a courteous
follow-up is absolutely fine.
Mention when you filled the interest form and restate your delegate ID or pass
confirmation number.
Once accepted, watch for an email with event details,
dress code (often “smart casual”), and security instructions for BKC venues.
Keep that email handy — it’s your
digital invite at the door.
💬 Pro Tip: Prepare for the
Conversations, Not Just the Cocktails
The Night Fest crowd isn’t about
small talk. Everyone you meet — from startup founders to bank CTOs — is there
with curiosity.
Do a quick scan of attending companies on the GFF app, note two or three people
you’d genuinely like to connect with, and let serendipity do the rest.
As one returning delegate put it
last year, “The panels told me what fintech is doing; the Night Fest told me
who’s actually doing it.”
🌙 Where Fintech Futures Are Born After Hours
At its heart, Global Fintech
Fest has always been about connections — between technology and people,
between policy and innovation, between vision and execution. But as every
seasoned delegate will tell you, it’s the unplanned conversations that
often spark the most meaningful collaborations.
The Night Fest is where
those sparks catch fire. It’s the side of fintech that doesn’t appear on panel
slides — the one that thrives in shared laughter, spontaneous introductions,
and the quiet conviction that tomorrow’s big ideas often begin as casual
evening chats.
Whether it’s discussing digital
payment security over fusion appetisers at Taftoon, or trading startup stories
at Social Capital, the setting might change — but the theme remains constant: connection
over competition.
For founders, innovators, or even
first-time delegates, GFF 2025 Night Fest is more than an event. It’s an
invitation to experience fintech not just as an industry, but as a living,
breathing community. One that learns by day — and truly connects by night.
When the lights go low at Jio World Centre, the fintech world
doesn’t fade — it glows.
Because innovation might begin on stage, but trust and collaboration are built
after hours.
⚠️ Disclaimer
Information in this post is based
on publicly available details from the Global Fintech Fest official website as
of early October 2025.
Delegates are strongly advised to
verify event access, registration requirements, and “Night Fest” invitations
through official GFF communication channels and email contacts before planning
attendance.
## 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!
📌
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