P. Vasudevan

Executive Director – Reserve Bank of India

Mr. Vasudevan is responsible for handling all activities relating to FinTechs and Corporate Strategy for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Prior to this, he was in-charge of the Department of Payment and Settlement Systems.

A career central banker with over three decades of experience, he has also been extensively involved in matters relating to the supervision of banks and non-banking financial companies. He has also led and successfully implemented many large payment system initiatives and projects in the country.

He has represented the Reserve Bank on various international fora, including the Committee for Payments & Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the SAARC Payments Council (SPC), the SEACEN Payments Group, the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Regulatory Oversight Committee.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and is a Fellow of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has a Master’s Degree in Finance and Certifications in Information Systems Audit (CISA), Information Security Management (CISM) and FinTech (National University of Singapore). He is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) and an alumnus of the Wharton School.

He was awarded the ‘CMA Icon of 2023’ by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He figures in the ‘Top 50 Indian Digital Finance Influencers 2024’ curated by The Digital Fifth, a digital and fintech consulting company.