The India International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), working with market infrastructure institutions in GIFT IFSC, hosted the second Global Securities Markets Conclave (GSMC 2.0) at GIFT City on 26–27 February 2026 under the theme of cross-border investment in the age of artificial intelligence. The event brought together over 500 participants and was positioned as a forum for policy discussion alongside announcements of regulatory and ecosystem developments for GIFT IFSC. Key announcements centred on strengthening international market connectivity. The Taiwan Stock Exchange signed memoranda of understanding with India International Exchange (India INX) and NSE International Exchange (NSE IX), AFRINEX (Mauritius) signed an MoU with India INX, and the Colombo Stock Exchange signed an MoU with NSE IX. The Cyprus Stock Exchange also announced arrangements with NSE IX to facilitate dual listings, while IFSCA also announced the operationalisation of the first KYC Registration Agency in the IFSC. Capacity-building initiatives included certification programmes developed jointly by IFSCA and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), an elective paper on IFSCA Regulations in the CS Professional Course, and expanded institutional training through the IFSCA Academy. The conclave’s agenda covered AI-driven market surveillance and algorithmic oversight, the debate on 24×7 trading and high-frequency trading, use of distributed ledger technology as market infrastructure, evolving AI risk frameworks and supervisory capacity, climate finance, digital gold and bullion depository receipts, and Project ACE to develop a commodity trading ecosystem in GIFT IFSC.

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