“Philanthropist and co-chair of Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates, who is currently in India for a visit, while interacting with villagers at a Delhi village used digital payment app Patym to make a purchase at a kirana or a local store.  In a video tweet shared by Gates Foundation India, the 58-year-old billionaire can be seen holding a plastic bottle of mineral water in one hand and holding her phone in the other hand to scan Paytm’s QR code for payment at a shop in Garhi village of Delhi. French Gates, whose institution Gates Foundation has been actively working in India for years in the field of health and education, was in Garhi village to interact with the India Post Payments Bank customers and its elderly women pensioners. There is no doubt that India has been actively working on digital payment mediums, which has paved the way for extensive financial inclusion in the country. This was evident when foreign dignitaries visiting India used digital payment apps, like Paytm, to purchase things in the local markets and villages.   Earlier this week, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also used Paytm to shop for traditional clothes in Chandni Chowk.”