Head Fintechs

At NPCI, youll be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of digital payments in India and beyond. NPCI offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that directly impact millions. We foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and high performance, where every individual is empowered to lead with purpose and deliver with passion. With a strong focus on employee wellbeing, continuous learning, and collaborative success, NPCI is more than just a workplaceits a platform to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful difference.

The opportunity

The Head Fintechs will serve as the strategic leader responsible for driving NPCIs engagement, growth, and influence across Indias fintech landscape. This role will oversee highimpact partnerships with TPAPs, NonBank PPIs, Aggregators, and emerging digital players to strengthen the digital payments ecosystem, accelerate adoption of NPCI products, and unlock new revenue opportunities. The leader will anchor strategic ecosystem initiatives, shape innovation agendas, and ensure seamless operational alignment across fintech integrations.

Job details and Job Responsibilities

Role- Head Fintechs

15+ years of experience

Qualification- BE/B.Tech/Similar Degree + MBA or MBA from institute of repute

Job Location- Mumbai

Strategic Relationship Leadership & Growth Ownership

Provide executive-level leadership in building and sustaining highimpact relationships with key fintechs and ecosystem players, identifying strategic opportunities to expand influence, accelerate adoption, and drive business growth across NPCIs product portfolio.

Fintech Ecosystem Stewardship & Innovation Enablement

Lead and shape NPCIs engagement strategy with fintech organizations, championing collaborative interventions that strengthen innovation, enhance operational robustness, and advance the maturity of Indias digital payments ecosystem.

Ecosystem Trust, Adoption & Revenue Expansion

Foster a trusted, longterm partnership environment with fintech leaders to drive deeper integration and wider adoption of NPCI products and services, directly contributing to revenue expansion and ecosystem value creation.

Strategic Advisory to Fintech Leaders

Act as a senior advisor and ecosystem enablerdriving collaboration among fintechs, aligning their roadmaps with NPCI priorities, and providing strategic guidance to ensure scalable, sustainable, and mutually beneficial outcomes.

B2B/B2C Integrated Offerings & Customer-Centric Innovation

Champion the identification and development of integrated B2B and B2C solutions that create synergy across players, unlock new business models, and deliver superior value and experience to end customers.

Product & Service Excellence Through Continuous Improvement

Drive continuous enhancement of NPCIs products and services by identifying ecosystem needs, evaluating new opportunities and working closely with fintechs to cocreate highimpact improvements that futureproof offerings.

Revenue Leadership Across Fintech Partnerships

Own and steer revenue outcomes from fintech relationships, ensuring structured engagement, performance tracking, and growth-focused strategies that maximize contribution from this highpotential segment.

Key Success Metrics

Driving Product Rollouts & Ecosystem Penetration

Actively involved in endtoend product rollouts, ensuring effective communication channels with ecosystem partners to gather feedback, refine adoption strategies, and drive deeper penetration of UPI features and Credit offerings across the fintech ecosystem.

Ensuring Compliance, Reliability & Trust

Partnering with stakeholders to ensure all integrations meet NPCIs compliance, reliability, and operational trust standards, enabling smooth enablement and secure user experiences.

Strengthening Ecosystem Relationships

Maintaining strong and collaborative relationships with fintechs by balancing ecosystem priorities with NPCIs objectives, ensuring alignment and sustainable growth.

Utilization of AI tools