Indian central bank-backed NPCI begins blockchain recruitment 🎉

cointelegraph: The National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI), an initiative led by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and 247 Indian banking companies, is on the look out for a seasoned blockchain technologist to head and investigate opportunities for blockchain in current-day payment systems.

NPCI owns and operates the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s home-grown instant payment system that facilitates inter-bank peer-to-peer and person-to-merchant transactions. A recent LinkedIn job posting confirmed NPCI’s ongoing drive to hire a head of blockchain.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned technologist with at least 6 years of experience in developing and implementing blockchain, who will be primarily tasked with identifying “avenues wherever blockchain-driven solutions can be used.”

The senior leadership profile also demands an in-depth technical understanding of multiple blockchain platforms and previous experience working on at least two pilot blockchain projects. UPI’s success in fortifying the Indian payments landscape has garnered interest from other jurisdictions. #crypto2023