Dr. N. Rajendran, Ph.D., is a distinguished expert in computer science specializing in Payments, Market Infrastructure, and Banking Systems with over 25 years of proven leadership in the industry. With a track record of excellence in technical leadership, cybersecurity, and strategic management, he has played a pivotal role in shaping cutting-edge technologies. He was the founding member of India’s Digital Infrastructure Institutions (DPI), such as the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and the Indian Financial Technology Allied Services (IFTAS). Dr. Rajendran has extensive experience in building payments and financial services institutions, products, platforms, technology, information security infrastructure, policies, and ecosystems.

As the former Chief Technology Officer of NPCI, he spearheaded the implementation of transformative systems like UPI and RuPay, revolutionizing digital payments in India. Transformed India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy as the chief architect in creating and implementing ground-breaking systems the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) which is rapidly increasing its footprint in digital payments revolution across Globe.
Dr. Rajendran's contributions to the National Financial Switch, Immediate Payments System (IMPS), National Automated Clearing House (NACH), and Aadhar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) have been instrumental in India's digital transformation. Currently, Dr.N.Rajendran is working as Chief Digital Officer at Multi Commodity Exchange of India, He has led the team to successfully migrated the complex Exchange and Clearing platform to a new Exchange and Clearing platform in a big bang approach. Prior to joining the Multi Commodity Exchange of India, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS). During his tenure at IFTAS, the RTGS was made live 24x7 on all days.