PhonePe, India’s leading digital payments platform, successfully hosted its Payment Gateway knowledge summit in Hyderabad, combining two flagship events – Confluence and Connect 2024. The summit, aimed at empowering SMEs and educating partners, brought together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and technology experts for a day of learning and networking.
PhonePe PG Confluence, designed for web developers, IT solution strategists, and ERP consultants, provided insights into the PhonePe PG Partner Program. Participants learned about product offerings and how to build and earn through this rewarding affiliate program.
PhonePe PG Connect 2024 focused on e-commerce and D2C brands, offering business owners the opportunity to engage with PhonePe leaders and learn about the PhonePe Payment Gateway. The event hosted over 50 e-commerce and D2C brand owners, including Srideep Kesavan, CEO of Heritage Foods.
Ankit Gaur, Head of PhonePe’s Payment Gateway & Online Merchants, commented on the event’s success and said: “By combining Confluence and Connect, we’ve created a unique platform that fosters cross-industry collaboration and knowledge sharing. This format allows us to address the needs of both our partners and merchants, while also gaining valuable insights to enhance our products and services. The enthusiastic participation we’ve seen in Hyderabad, a city rapidly emerging as a startup powerhouse with quality resources, reaffirms our commitment to empowering SMEs and supporting India’s digital growth story.”
Speaking at Connect, Srideep Kesavan, CEO, Heritage Foods said, “Today’s businesses have multiple resources at hand to become successful. While each business problem may have a unique solution, it is extremely essential to understand what their consumers want. Legacy businesses today are heavily using data to understand customer needs. Events like Connect play an important role for growing businesses to understand the intersection at which their businesses function, and align themselves with upcoming trends.”
The summit highlighted Hyderabad’s growing importance in India’s startup ecosystem, which now boasts over 4,300 tech startups. It also provided a platform for businesses to learn about PhonePe’s innovative payment solutions and also network with industry peers.
