Create 2025-05-02-NPCI.md

Author: Kara Sowles Deloss

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+title: 'Open Source Friday India with NPCI's Vishal Kanvaty'
+metaTitle: 'Open Source Friday India with NPCI's Vishal Kanvaty'
+metaDesc: 'Open Source Friday India with NPCI's Vishal Kanvaty'
+date: '05/02'
+UTCStartTime: '10:30'
+UTCEndTime: '11:30'
+type: 'meetup'
+language: 'English'
+location: 'Virtual'
+userName: 'GitHub'
+userLink: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERBaSFWzcyM'
+linkUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERBaSFWzcyM'
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+What happens when open source powers one of the world’s largest digital ecosystems? Join us for a special Open Source Friday livestream from India as Karan M V from GitHub chats with Mr. Vishal Kanvaty, Chief Technology Officer at the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) — the org powering UPI, India’s real-time digital payments platform used by hundreds of millions of people.
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+In this conversation, we’ll explore:
+- How open source technologies are shaping national-scale platforms
+- NPCI’s open source journey and governance approach
+- Falcon — NPCI’s first open source project
+- Insights for developers building for public digital infrastructure
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+Tune in for a rare, inside look at open source adoption at massive scale — and how developers can play a role in building the future.
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