Economy
Central Bank of India Launches Bharat Connect for Business Platform
The Hindu59m
THE BRIEF
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Central Bank of India has launched Bharat Connect for Business, a digital B2B payments platform developed in partnership with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.
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The public sector lender becomes the first bank in its category to offer the platform, which integrates invoicing, payments, collections, and settlements onto a single interface.
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The initiative was unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 to simplify transactions and improve operational efficiency for MSMEs and other commercial enterprises.