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DIBD and PNB Sign MoU to Advance Multilingual AI for Inclusive Banking
📅 Published 18 Jul 2026 · July 2026
DIBD and PNB Sign MoU to Advance Multilingual AI for Inclusive Banking
- Who: Digital India BHASHINI Division [DIBD] under Digital India Corporation, MeitY + Punjab National Bank [PNB].
- Signed by: Amitabh Nag [CEO DIBD] and Atish Kumar Rout [CGM Digital, PNB].
- Objective: Collaborate on multilingual AI for inclusive banking via BHASHINI for Seva/Sanchalan initiative.
- Integration: Use BHASHINI's language translation APIs and reference apps - Udyat, Mitra, AppMitra, Pravakta, Bhashadaan into PNB digital banking.
- Significance: Customers access banking in preferred Indian languages, promoting financial inclusion, AI innovation, CX.
- BHASHINI: GoI's AI-powered language translation platform under National Language Translation Mission [NLTM].
- UPSC Relevance: GS3 - Financial Inclusion, AI, Language Technology, Digital India.
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