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National Payments Corporation of India chief Dilip Asbe joins Swift board

IN · 2026-10-08

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Key takeaway

NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe joins Swift's new 15-member supervisory board as independent director, alongside executives from J.P. Morgan, HSBC, Bank of America, MUFG and Standard Chartered

  1. Step 1 · The triggerNPCI CEO Asbe gains a seat on Swift's supervisory board, giving India direct influence over cross-border payment messaging standards
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onNPCI International accelerates UPI/RuPay interoperability negotiations with Swift-member banks in target markets
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onforeign banks and payment aggregators integrate UPI acceptance into their merchant-acquiring stacks
  4. Step 4 · Knock-onIndian exporters and fintechs face lower friction and cost in receiving foreign payments
  5. Step 5 · Reaches youthe Indian SME's working-capital cycle tightens as settlement shifts from T+2 SWIFT wires to near-real-time UPI, and customer-acquisition cost falls for export-facing businesses

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Source: livemint.com

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