As Ed McLaughlin, President and Chief Technology Officer at Mastercard, puts it: "As one of the key nodes for our technology operations worldwide, the new Pune Tech Hub will collaborate with other hubs around the world to build the revolutionary technologies that shape our world, powering economies to make everyday life happen." Mastercard's projects, like the Community Pass, a financial inclusion platform, and the Payment Passkey Service, a secure online checkout system that integrates biometrics and tokenisation, were piloted in India. The addition of the tech hub brings in more traction to India's goal of becoming "Viksit Bharat" by 2047. Gautam Aggarwal, Mastercard's Division President for South Asia, said, "Our newest Tech Hub in Pune marks a significant milestone, demonstrating Mastercard's focus on growth in this market.