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Couchonomics with Arjun

A podcast dedicated to dissecting the seismic shifts reshaping the global financial system. This season, we journey beyond the MENA region, focusing on Saudi Arabia and exploring the innovations transforming commerce and society today.

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Arjun's expertise covers a broad range of areas including Fintech, Payments, Digital Assets, Embedded Finance, Application of Emerging Technologies, and the Emergence of New Business Models within the Financial Services Sector in the MEA region and globally.

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Ep 96. How NPCI became a dominant and credible network with Ritesh Shukla

October 07, 2024 • Arjun Singh • Season 3 • Episode 27

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has broken records yet again, processing over 15 billion transactions in September alone—setting the global standard for faster payments.

In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, we dive into the incredible success of UPI with Ritesh Shukla, CEO of NPCI International. Ritesh shares insights on how he's taking India's groundbreaking digital payments system to the world stage.

Beyond UPI, we explore:

🛋️ Key trends reshaping the payments industry

🛋️ The evolution of faster payments

🛋️ The GCC’s rapid adoption of digital payments

🛋️ The rise of CBDCs

🛋️ NPCI’s game-changing collaborations with fintechs

This is a must-listen for anyone interested in payments, the rise of national payment infrastructure, how NPCI is pushing boundaries in payments both in India and worldwide, and much more.

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