<h1>India's Merchant Digitization Summit 2021 Focuses on Empowering Women, Rural Networks, and Responsible Digital Growth in Key Regions.</h1> The Government of India, FICCI, and the Better Than Cash Alliance hosted the Merchant Digitization Summit 2021 to promote responsible digitization in India's North-Eastern and Himalayan regions and Aspirational Districts. The summit emphasized empowering women merchants and integrating rural networks into the digital economy. With India's goal of reaching 1 billion digital transactions daily, challenges like smartphone access and digital literacy were discussed. The summit highlighted the importance of protecting merchants from risks and ensuring fairness in digitization efforts. Representatives from various states and regions participated, agreeing on actions to enhance merchant digitization responsibly.