The BRICS+ DPI Architecture: Designing the Digital Backbone of the Global South

The BRICS+ DPI Architecture is a high-impact strategic intelligence brief that examines how Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is emerging as the most practical and transformative pillar of cooperation within an expanding BRICS+ framework. As global trade, payments, and public service delivery become increasingly digital, fragmented systems and Western-centric platforms are proving costly, exclusionary, and strategically risky.

This report unpacks how interoperable payment systems, digital identity frameworks, and public digital platforms can strengthen South–South connectivity while preserving national digital sovereignty. Drawing from diverse BRICS experiences—from real-time payment systems and digital IDs to platform-based service delivery—it outlines why interoperability, not uniformity, is the key to scalable cooperation. The analysis highlights how modular DPI cooperation can reduce transaction costs, improve financial inclusion, support MSMEs, and enhance cross-border mobility for citizens and businesses.

Through scenario-based assessments and targeted policy recommendations, the brief explains why DPI is one of the few areas where BRICS+ can deliver tangible outcomes without ideological alignment. For policymakers, fintech leaders, investors, and geopolitical analysts, this digital product reveals how digital trust and infrastructure will quietly shape the next phase of multipolar governance.

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