New Delhi, May 27 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the role of fintech innovation in the growth of digital public infrastructure in the country and the easing of access to financial services for small businesses during a visit to Pine Labs, a fintech firm based in Noida.

Underscoring the growing role of fintech in the digital transformation of the economy, the minister reviewed innovations in prepaid instruments and digital tools supporting the delivery of welfare schemes, according to a series of posts on the social media platform 'X' by the minister's office.

"We want every State to speed up on digitisation. We are also helping them in expediting it. While giving the 50-year interest-free loans to States for capital ...