The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) to jointly enhance cybersecurity and resilience within India’s fast-evolving digital payments landscape.
Under this partnership, NPCI and IDRBT will launch targeted training initiatives tailored for technology and cybersecurity professionals working in the banking and digital payments sector.
These training programmes will focus on essential areas including cybersecurity, system resiliency, and data privacy. A key outcome of the collaboration will be the development of a specialised NPCI-certified payment security certification programme that aligns with both regulatory requirements and emerging industry needs.
In addition, IDRBT will extend its threat intelligence platform, सचेत (IBCART 3.0), to NPCI and its ecosystem partners, further strengthening real-time threat awareness and response capabilities.
Commenting on the MoU, Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO, NPCI, said, “We are happy to partner with IDRBT to advance payment security and cyber resilience across the digital payment ecosystem in India. Strengthening cyber resilience is not just about technology, but also about people and preparedness. Our partnership with IDRBT will enable structured capacity building across the ecosystem through training, certifications and sharing threat intelligence. This collaboration reinforces NPCI’s commitment to proactive risk management and elevating security standards across digital payments.”
Dr. Deepak Kumar, Director at IDRBT, stated that the institution has been pivotal in enabling technological advancement in India’s banking and financial sector, as well as supporting digital public infrastructure.
He said, “This will strengthen the broader payment ecosystem by promoting a culture of security awareness, capability building, and proactive response. The subscription to सचेत (IBCART 3.0) will provide diverse, enriched, and contextualised threat intelligence feeds to organisations working with NPCI, further improving the robustness and resilience of the ecosystem.”
NPCI, established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), has been at the forefront of transforming India’s retail payment systems through innovation and technology.
A not-for-profit company, NPCI operates a wide range of services, including UPI, RuPay, NACH, IMPS, NETC, AePS, and e-RUPI, significantly contributing to India’s digital payments growth and financial inclusion. Its subsidiaries include NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), and NPCI BHIM Services Limited (NBSL).
IDRBT, founded by the RBI in 1996, is dedicated to research, training, and consultancy in banking technology. It has pioneered key banking infrastructure projects such as INFINET, SFMS, NEFT, RTGS, and the Indian Banking Community Cloud.
The institute also operates prominent forums like the CISO, CIO, and CAO forums and runs a flagship postgraduate programme in financial technology, with its next batch beginning in July 2025.
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