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Business Today Banking & Economy Summit and BT Best Banks Awards celebrates the theme, Indian Banking: Bigger. Bolder. Boundless
Mumbai: The prestigious annual Business Today Banking & Economy Summit and BT Best Banks Awards will be held in Gandhinagar’s GIFT City on Friday, 22 March 2024. The theme for the event this year is ‘Indian Banking: Bigger. Bolder. Boundless,’ and it will feature an impressive line-up of influential figures, thought leaders, and experts from the financial industry who will deliberate on pressing issues such as the state of the Indian economy, the modern financial lending landscape, and a blueprint for a global financial hotspot, among others.
Union minister for road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari is the chief guest at the event, while chief minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel is the guest of honour. Industry stalwarts such as HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan will also attend. The line-up for the summit includes names such as the 16th Finance Commission of India chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya; NSE MD & CEO – Ashishkumar Chauhan; J P Morgan senior country officer India and vice chairman Asia Pacific Kaustubh Kulkarni; Ujjivan Small Finance Bank MD & CEO Ittira Davis; The Karur Vysya Bank, MD & CEO – B. Ramesh Babu; Tata Capital digital head Shallu Kaushik; Lendingkart co-founder & CEO Harshvardhan Lunia; Perfios Software Solutions CEO Sabyasachi Goswami; Bank of Maharashtra ED Asheesh Pandey; KPMG in India, partner and head – financial services advisory – Sanjay Doshi; International Financial Services Centres Authority, chairperson Kalyanaraman Rajaraman GMDC, MD – Roopwant Singh; author, speaker, and influencer – Chetan Bhagat.
A special issue of Business Today on India’s Best Banks will be released at the event, followed by the highly anticipated presentation ceremony of the BT Best Banks Awards. The 28th edition of the BT-KPMG Best Banks and NBFCs Survey identified those institutions that weathered all storms in 2022-23, innovated both in products and services, nurtured talent and leveraged the strengths of fintech or technology partners to prepare for the future. There are 16 award categories across banking, NBFCs, and the fintech space. While six of them are quantitative awards based on a rigorous evaluation of the financial performance of banks and NBFCs for FY23, the other 10 categories were decided by a high-profile jury headed by Anand Kumar Sinha, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The other members of the jury were NSE, MD & CEO – Ashishkumar Chauhan; Avendus co-founder & executive vice chairman Ranu Vohra; Arcil MD & CEO Pallav Mohapatra; ICICI Bank former ED N.S. Kannan; and CMS Info Systems executive vice chairman & CEO Rajiv Kaul.
Amidst global economic challenges marked by high volatility in the financial markets, disruptions in supply chains, and inflationary pressures, the Indian economy stands resilient, albeit not immune. The Business Today Banking & Economy Summit aims to address the key trends and issues shaping the banking and financial sector, providing a platform for policymakers, regulators, industry executives, and innovators to exchange ideas and chart the course forward.
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Swiggy sees record orders during India vs New Zealand T20 final
Chicken biryani tops match-day menu as fans order 7,500 times per minute at peak.
MUMBAI: India’s T20 final didn’t just break stumps, it broke Swiggy’s delivery records, proving cricket fans celebrate victories with plates, not just flags. Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform, reported a sharp spike in food orders during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. On 8 March 2026, overall orders rose 23.2 per cent year-on-year compared with the same date in 2025, driven by fans turning living rooms into mini stadiums complete with match-day feasts.
Key highlights from the evening:
- Orders during peak match hours (7–10 pm) were 2.1 times higher than pre-match levels.
- The highest order rate hit 7,500 orders per minute at 19:45.
- Chicken biryani reigned supreme as the most-ordered dish, followed by masala dosa, chicken fried rice, garlic breadsticks and paneer butter masala.
While metros such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad led volumes, the cricketing fever spread nationwide. Among emerging cities, Thiruvananthapuram, Surat and Rajkot recorded the strongest order growth. Smaller markets including Shillong, Agartala and Port Blair also showed significant appetite, underlining the expanding footprint of quick-commerce food delivery across India.
The surge reflects a growing trend of pairing major sporting events with doorstep delivery, turning big matches into shared, convenient celebrations. In a night where every boundary mattered, Swiggy proved the real MVP might just be the delivery partner who kept the snacks and the vibes flowing without missing a single wicket.
