Nandan Nilekani’s vision for asset tokenisation in India

“Now it’s very clear that tokenisation, the time has arrived,” declared Nandan Nilekani at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF 2026). Nandan Nilekani, one of the chief architects behind Aadhaar, said this in the context of how RBI and SEBI are approaching tokenisation. For instance, at GFF 2026: Land : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the state government would pass a law to tokenise land.