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Kaustuv Ghosh CEO at Nxtgencode
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...
06 January 2025 /ai /inclusion Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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...
29 December 2024 /ai /payments Asia Financial Services
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...
03 November 2024 /ai /startups Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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...
30 October 2024 /payments /inclusion Asia Financial Services
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...
28 July 2024 /wealth /sustainable Artificial Intelligence
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
16 July 2024 /ai /security Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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...
14 July 2024 /ai /payments Asia Financial Services
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...
08 July 2024 /payments /retail Asia Financial Services
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...
02 June 2024 /payments /retail Asia Financial Services
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...
15 May 2024 /retail /inclusion Asia Financial Services
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