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Ecofy: Significant plans for Generative AI & RPA
Shreevar Narayan, Chief Technology Officer at Ecofy, navigates the company's tech initiatives that drive business growth:
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August 2024
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Generative AI Bridges Generalists & Specialists
HP Singh, CMD of Satin Creditcare, shares his perspectives on various aspects of leadership:
3 min |
August 2024
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Being a Responsible AI Leader - 4 Steps
Alok Aggarwal, CEO of Muthoot Homfin, reviews AI impact on leadership and gives guidance on being a responsible AI leader:
5 min |
August 2024
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The CRED Formula: Design for Humans
Creating elegant and enduring structures for unstructured problems — that is design:
3 min |
August 2024
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NBFCs: Diverse Approaches, Single Purpose
At Indian Merchants Chambers' Banking & Finance Conference, several CEOs of NBFCs spoke on the topic 'Digital Lending - Bridging the credit gap & creating a financial landscape that includes everyone'. Edited excerpts:
4 min |
July 2024
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RBI launches PRAVAAH Portal, Retail Direct Mobile App, and FinTech Repository
In a significant move aimed at enhancing the accessibility and efficiency of financial services, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched three major initiatives: the PRAVAAH portal, the Retail Direct Mobile App, and a FinTech Repository. The launch event was officiated by Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the RBI, in the presence of key officials and industry representatives.
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July 2024
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Amplifying learning with gamification & infographics
Anilkumar Satyavarpu, CHRO at Magma HDI General Insurance reveals how the company achieves it learning objectives:
3 min |
July 2024
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Leaps in Automation, Analytics & Integration
InCred Finance manages growing complexity and delivers a tailored customer experience:
3 min |
July 2024
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Al: The new backbone for innovation
Liem Phan, Head L&H Re SEA & India at Swiss Re, highlights important trends and developments in life and health insurance in APAC:
6 min |
July 2024
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DNB Bank uses technology to influence its customers
Says it is technology that helps it to influence its corporate and retail customers, who are in millions:
3 min |
July 2024
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Green IT
Aiming for Net Zero, banks and financial service organizations are focusing on Green IT to substantially cut down energy usage, to switch to renewable energy and to dispose/recycle e-waste safely. Technology leaders from 11 financial organizations across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mauritius and Iran share their Green IT initiatives in this cover story:
10+ min |
July 2024
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Acquire, Expand, Grow... Repeat
Manish Kothari, President & Head of Commercial Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank, reveals various contours of the Sonata Microfinance acquisition:
2 min |
July 2024
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A generalist who specialized each time
Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, deep dives and explains the leadership perspectives on specialization, standardization, innovation, empathy, etc:
6 min |
July 2024
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Repeat business thrives on Personalization & Transparency
Sudev Kumar V, Executive Vice President, Branch Banking, shapes ESAF Small Finance Bank's gold loan strategies with technology and customer-centricity:
3 min |
July 2024
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The day is when brands bring customers to banks
Credit Card-as-a-Service will enable every business to issue a card of its own:
3 min |
June 2024
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Transforming Tech Team from Generalists to Specialists
Gaurav Jalan, CEO of mPokket, dives into cloud data storage and machine learning for smarter lending decisionsm and strategic vendor partnerships, shaping mPokket’s agile tech ecosystem for growth:
3 min |
June 2024
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Metabase, a unique cloud computing experiment by BEA
Hong Kong based Bank of East Asia, takes up a unique initiative in migrating to the cloud:
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June 2024
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Radian Finserv empowers dreams across 5 states
Partha Sengupta, COO at Radian Finserv, reveals the company’s highest standards of service and integrity in all operations & expansion plans:
3 min |
June 2024
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A digital thrust for Islamic Banking
Kuwait Finance House is a totally Shari’a compliant bank that used digital tools to its full capacity:
3 min |
June 2024
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No escape from the law
A woman entrepreneur in Vietnam was sentenced to death recently for causing irreparable loss to a bank:
3 min |
June 2024
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ARDB Computerization to boost agri & rural economy
Agricultural and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) play a vital role in India’s cooperative sector by providing financial services and credit to farmers and rural communities.
4 min |
June 2024
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Digital helps Branches boost Customer-Centricity
Public sector banks in India, long cherished for their reliability and extensive reach, are at a pivotal juncture.
7 min |
June 2024
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Actionable Insights & Data Visualization empowers Belstar field force
Dhanasekaran S, CTO at Belstar Microfinance narrates the needs of the field force and developing a solution that empowers them:
4 min |
June 2024
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Banks gearing up to buy Cyber-insurance
Recent years have seen a concerning uptick in cyber incidents against banks. In 2023, a data breach at Bank of America exposed over 57,000 customer accounts.
4 min |
June 2024
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The Power Punch
Highly trained commandos equipped with hi-tech weapons and backed by a command-and-control center drive are used to recover valuable national assets. Ajay Bansal has seen the same approach work for recovering NPAs in different stages of stress:
3 min |
June 2024
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Quest for Perfectionism
BFSI organizations have an ambitious goal: 100% digitalization. What will deliver this is technology and who will deliver this is IT professionals. IT professionals are on a continuous learning curve and pursuing lofty goals. Do they need the power of perfectionism? Do they have it within? Should they strive for it? 13 IT leaders from varied financial organizations reveal their experiences and thoughtful perspectives about perfectionism. All opinions expressed by the participants are their individual opinions and not necessarily those of the organizations they represent.
10+ min |
June 2024
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Quest for Perfectionism
BFSI organizations have an ambitious goal: 100% digitalization. What will deliver this is technology and who will deliver this is IT professionals. IT professionals are on a continuous learning curve and pursuing lofty goals. Do they need the power of perfectionism? Do they have it within? Should they strive for it? 13 IT leaders from varied financial organizations reveal their experiences and thoughtful perspectives about perfectionism. All opinions expressed by the participants are their individual opinions and not necessarily those of the organizations they represent.
10+ min |
June 2024
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Kamdhenu & Sammrudhi loans top rural customers
Unnayan Bharat Finance Corporation (UBFC) Director & Co-Founder Avneesh Trivedi shares the company's attempts to enhance the rural lending environment & deliver better services to its consumers:
3 min |
September 2023
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It's going to be a 'world' of CBDCs
Practically, every central bank in the world is testing and readying a CBDC system:
8 min |
September 2023
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Training for behavioral & social skills is key
3 CHROs from the top BFSI companies in India open up about their training and motivation programs aimed at enhancing employee effectiveness. The story is divided into 4 parts: (i) functional and behavioral training, (ii) manager to leadership training, (iii) learning-based training, (iv) motivational programs:
9 min |