Praveena Rai, chief operating officer of the National Payments Corporation of India, is playing a crucial role in developing India's digital infrastructure
Praveena Rai, 54, has significantly contributed in shaping India’s digital payments landscape. In her current role as National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) chief operating officer, she is responsible for promoting the growth of NPCI’s products and introducing new use cases for its flagship products such as UPI and RuPay. The veteran banker, with over three decades of experience, joined NPCI in 2019 after professional stints at Citi Bank, HSBC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
(This story appears in the 22 March, 2024 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)