New Delhi, May 18 -- The Reserve Bank of India appointed Gunveer Singh as executive director with immediate effect, assigning him charge of the Department of Payment and Settlement Systems.

Prior to his elevation, Singh was serving as chief general manager in charge of the same department, where he oversaw the regulation and development of India's payments infrastructure. He brings over three decades of experience at the central bank across payment and settlement systems, banking and non-banking supervision, risk monitoring, and government banking.

Singh has also served internationally as a payment systems expert at the Central Bank of Oman, giving him exposure to cross-border payment frameworks and regulatory practices. The RBI said hi...