NPST Strengthens Board, Appoints Veteran Banker Ram Rastogi As Independent Director 

NPST, a provider of digital banking and payments technology solutions, has announced the appointment of Ram Rastogi as an Additional Director in the Non-Executive Independent category of the company. 

This addition to the board aligns with NPST's ongoing initiative to refresh its leadership, welcoming accomplished professionals with diverse backgrounds and extensive experience in the FinTech sector. Rastogi’s expertise spans various domains, including payments, real-time decision-making, risk management, predictive analysis, and Reg-Tech. 

Rastogi currently serves as the Chairman of the FinTech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE), a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating the interests of consumer lending fintech companies to regulators, media, distribution platforms like the Google Play Store, and other stakeholders. 

Prior to his current role, Rastogi held pivotal positions at the State Bank of India, where he oversaw strategy, business development, ATMs, debit cards, and emerging payment systems. 

Deepak Chand Thakur, Co-Founder and CEO of NPST, said, “NPST is executing an aggressive growth and expansion strategy in the digital payments space. Rastogi’s insights will provide vital guidance in strengthening NPST’s product portfolio, risk and compliance frameworks, and deepening partnerships across the ecosystem, with an aim to drive sustained, long-term industry and investor value.” 

Rastogi said, “NPST, within a short span, has carved a name for itself in the emerging digital payments technology space. The company is on an incredible trajectory centered around innovative, new-generation offerings that serve all entities in the financial value chain.” 

Established in 2013, NPST, a Make in India company, is one of India's leading fintech firms, with a listing on the NSE Small and Medium Exchange. With a primary focus on UPI payments and digital banking solutions, NPST functions as a technology service provider (TSP) and a third-party aggregater provider (TPAP), catering to stakeholders across the financial value chain, including banks, merchant aggregators, merchants, and consumers.