According to the Daily Planet, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is recruiting a blockchain technology expert whose responsibilities include leading and studying opportunities for blockchain applications in current payment systems. NPCI was established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and 247 Indian banking companies. NPCI owns and operates the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India's own instant payment system that facilitates peer-to-peer and person-to-merchant transactions between banks.