Infosys founder Narayana Murthy visits GIFT City; interacts with students, officials at offshore campuses of Australian universities, school
Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy visited Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on Friday and met officials and students of Australian universities and a school, which have opened offshore campuses there.
Murthy's visit comes a day after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the International Financial Services Centre (IFSCA) at GIFT City on Thursday where she held review meetings with union secretaries, RBI officials and also met representatives of 21 institutions, including insurance, banking, funds, finance companies, capital markets, ship and aircraft leasing firms.
As Murthy interacted with students of Jamnabai Narsee School, Deakin University, and the University of Wollongong, he encouraged them to dream big, work hard, and strive for excellence in all their pursuits, inspiring the next generation of leaders and innovators.
Murthy also held a detailed meeting with GIFT City chairman Dr Hasmukh Adhia; Managing Director and Group CEO of GIFT City, Tapan Ray; and Chairman of IFSCA, K Rajaraman.
As per the statement, Murthy emphasised the need to create an environment that 'fosters innovation, and deepening collaboration between academia and industry to support GIFT City's long-term growth as a fintech powerhouse'.
Infosys inaugurated a development centre in GIFT City earlier this month that will offer a state-of-the-art hybrid working environment for over 1,000 employees, a statement said. It will function as a key techfin hub, delivering advanced digital solutions for global BFSI (Banking, Financial Service and Insurance) clients. Its services will span critical domains, including digital banking, regulatory affairs, trade finance, capital markets, cards and payments, as well as risk and compliance management.
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