NITI Aayog, Mastercard release report on Connected Commerce May 10, 2021 × It identifies challenges in accelerating digital financial inclusion and provides recommendations to make digital services accessible to all citizens. NITI Aayog and Mastercard have jointly released a report highlighting key elements of a roadmap India can follow to achieve the next level of digital transformation in the next three years. This report titled ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’ identifies challenges in accelerating digital financial inclusion in India and provides recommendations for making digital services accessible to its 1.3 billion citizens. The report was released by NITI Aayog’s Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, CEO Amitabh Kant, Ajit Pai, Distinguished Expert and Head, Economics and Finance Cell, and Ravi Aurora, Senior Vice President and Group Head, Global Community Relations, Mastercard.