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Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

Overseas Citizens, Financial Services and Passports-Designing AI Transformation with Matthew Lamons

Overseas citizens are a key consituent from a banking and financial services point of view. They are uniquely reliant on a single credential and travel document-the passport. Matthew Lamons and I have been discussing the importance of the passport and how it’s unique functions deserve a closer look for transformation. The passport is an all-import...

/ai /inclusion Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

Open Banking, AI, Data and the Three-Legged Problem Of Credit (Foreword by Timothy Li, CEO, LendAPI)

Foreword As someone deeply immersed in the intersection of finance, technology, and data, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative potential of innovation in reshaping the credit landscape. At Lend API, we’ve made it our mission to empower lenders and borrowers by leveraging the power of AI and Open Banking to bridge gaps that once seemed ins...

/ai /payments Asia Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

Agents and Customer Engagement

Digital customer engagement has long been a white space. Let us look at how this may become-once again-a revenue driver for brands. Quite a bit is being written about how AI-enabled agents can do everything and the future is “agentified”. The truth is more nuanced. Certainly, the user interfaces that been around for a long time are less than satis...

/ai /startups Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

The Climate Change Challenge for Fintech

There is a new financial inclusion gap and that is due to extreme weather events. Fintech needs to address this, both to fulfil it’s often-stated goals as well as to remain relevant in the face of significant global changes. This requires a repurposing in order to become a deeper, more consequential actor in a rapidly changing world. How do we qu...

/payments /inclusion Asia Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

AI, Sustainability and Supply Chains-The Importance of ASEAN for global investors.

I was pleased to be at the Reuters NEXT APAC Conference in Singapore earlier this month. This piece considers where ASEAN is placed, why it is important for the European Union(EU), the United States and power blocs, and the big ideas that are likely to firm up into actions after this event. I have drawn upon what speakers have said and added my ow...

/wealth /sustainable Artificial Intelligence

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

AI and Emerging Risks to Banking and Financial Services in ASEAN and other frontline markets

Introduction This blog is based on an article co-authored along with Matthew Lamons, CEO of The Intelligence Factory and is an edited version of the same article. As a matter of introduction and context, we work closely together to enable strategic decisioning and risk mitigation through AI. We felt that the current global risk situation requ

/ai /security Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

The Boundaries of Cross-Border Transactions Will Shift-AI and Remittances

Let’s talk about AI and remittances. Despite the enormous size and tremendous importance of the money transfer industry, little is heard about how AI is used or is proposed to be used. There are the usual mentions of Generative AI and some references about future developments. One reason for the paucity in news could simply be that many firms pref...

/ai /payments Asia Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

Macro Uncertainties, Technology and Community Banks-A possible path ahead.

I had an hour-long conversation with my peers at the World Finance Council panel discussion in Singapore recently. While we were talking about ESG and fintech, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to consider a whole-of-ecosystem approach rather than fitting issues within silos. The key challenge in all this is uncertainty. Global supply...

/payments /retail Asia Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

Bringing Change To Rural and Community Banks-Time for Core Banking to be Open

The future of core banking in rural/community banks Rural, thrift and community banks are where large numbers of people and small businesses find access to lending and possible wealth creation. As the Open Banking discussion grows, this segment is important for meaningful financial inclusion in many markets. With it's large population and geopoli...

/payments /retail Asia Financial Services

Kaustuv Ghosh

Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode

Embedding Climate Resilience Into Credit Origination Models for Small Businesses in Southeast Asia

The MSME credit gap in ASEAN remains considerable. But MSMEs may be facing a new enemy. The threat lies in weather patterns and whether we can succeed in keeping the temperature rise at acceptable levels. Event-based vulnerability has always been in evidence anyway. It will just get more accentuated. Core issues, as many practitioners rightly poi...

/retail /inclusion Asia Financial Services

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