Archive · 18 Sep 2026
GIFT City Climbs Into Global Top 40 Financial Centres
GIFT City is a finance and technology hub in Gandhinagar, India.
A new global report placed it 37th among 115 financial centres.
That is nine places higher than its previous rank of 46th.
GIFT City is also one of the 15 best financial centres in the Asia-Pacific region in this ranking.
It is the only Indian centre in that group.
It ranked ahead of Mumbai and Delhi in the latest list.
Its financial-technology ranking also improved, reaching 26th worldwide.
The report measured things such as skilled workers, technology, rules, innovation and access to money.
GIFT City rose nine places to 37th in the 40th Global Financial Centres Index, up from 46th.
It became the only Indian financial centre among the Asia-Pacific region’s top 15.
GIFT City ranked ahead of Mumbai at 49th and Delhi at 56th.
Its global FinTech ranking improved to 26th from 29th in the previous edition.
The index assessed 115 financial centres using factors including talent, regulation, finance access and ICT infrastructure.
- Who
- GIFT City, also known as Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, along with Mumbai and Delhi in the comparative rankings.
- What
- GIFT City advanced to 37th globally, entered the Asia-Pacific top 15 and improved its FinTech ranking to 26th.
- When
- In the 40th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index, released on Thursday; the report was compiled after the conflict in the Middle East began.
- Where
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Why
- The ranking reflects assessments of financial technology, innovation support, access to finance, skilled talent, regulation and ICT infrastructure.
- Latest global ranking
- 37th in GFCI 40
- Previous global ranking
- 46th in GFCI 39
- Overall improvement
- Up nine places
- Asia-Pacific standing
- Among the region’s top 15 financial centres
- Indian representation
- The only Indian centre in the Asia-Pacific top 15
- FinTech ranking
- 26th globally, up from 29th
- Other Indian rankings
- Mumbai ranked 49th and Delhi ranked 56th
