NPCI wins Golden Peacock Award for BHIM UPI
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award for the year 2018 for its revolutionary product Bharat Interface for Money – Unified Payments Interface (BHIM UPI). The award was conferred at the presentation ceremony in Dubai on April 13 by His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Hon'ble Cabinet Member & Minister of Tolerance, Govt. of UAE to Mr. Vishal Anand Kanvaty, Senior Vice President – Innovation & Product, NPCI and UPI team members. Also seen on the dais Lt. Gen. J. S. Ahluwalia, PVSM (Retd.), President, Institute Of Directors, India in Dubai. The Awards Jury that selected the winners was chaired by Justice (Dr.) Arijit Pasayat, former Judge, Supreme Court of India.
NPCI wins ‘Employer Branding Best Practices 2018 – Talent Attraction’ award.
NPCI won Employer Branding Best Practices 2018 award for Talent Attraction. NPCI’s Human Resource vertical had conducted a pan-India series of financial literacy campaigns under its ‘Campus Connect’ initiative. The objective was to create awareness about significance of having a less-cash society. It also served the purpose of pre-placement talk at the campuses before NPCI visits the institute for campus hiring. The financial literacy workshops was initiated in August 2017 to integrate digital payments in campuses across the country. Reputed management institutes of Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai & Delhi had hosted over 3,500 students from about 45 universities where students were familiarised with financial products like Bharat Interface for Money - Unified Payments Interface (BHIM UPI). Besides, they were encouraged to participate in ‘NPCI Ideathon’ - brainstorming sessions for presenting fresh ideas to improvise on BHIM UPI Apps. NPCI received over 250 ideas of which few could be implemented. This initiative has enhanced perception about NPCI among students as a preferred place to work. It also led to the increase in number of quality applicants who wish to work with NPCI.
Mint-SAP felicitates MD & CEO with Digitalist Award
Mint and SAP had organised a programme which was aimed at identifying and recognizing business leaders who have demonstrated significant business or social impact through digital innovation. The event was designed to enable senior business leaders to discover the keys to digital leadership and also get 360 degree perspectives on digital transformation from the shop floor to the front office. Mr. Bharat Panchal, SVP – Risk Management received Digitalist Award on behalf of our MD & CEO, Mr. Dilip Asbe. Mr. Panchal also participated at a panel discussion based on the theme ‘Leading with Digital’ at the event held on April 19 in Mumbai.
