Shaktikanta Das, Bill Gates discuss financial inclusion, microfinance

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday visited the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Mumbai and held talks with Governor Shaktikanta Das, the central bank said on Twitter.

“Mr Bill Gates visited RBI Mumbai today and held wide ranging discussions with Governor Shaktikanta Das,” the RBI said on its official Twitter handle while sharing photographs of the meeting.

“Had an excellent meeting with @BillGates on financial inclusion, payment systems, microfinance and digital lending, etc,” Das said in a tweet.

Gates, a well-known philanthropist, said in his blog GatesNote last week that he would be visiting India to witness first-hand