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Shailendra Prajapati

Shailendra Prajapati Associate AI Engineer at Compunnel Inc.

Green FinOps: Using AI to Optimize Cloud Costs and Reduce Carbon Footprint

The Convergence of FinOps and Sustainability As financial institutions increasingly migrate to cloud infrastructures, escalating operational costs and environmental concerns have become critical challenges. Traditional FinOps approaches often struggle to address the dual mandate of cost efficiency and sustainability. Today, AI-driven strategies ar...

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Shailendra Prajapati

Shailendra Prajapati Associate AI Engineer at Compunnel Inc.

How AI-Driven Model Selection is Revolutionizing Risk Assessment in Banking

Introduction: The New Frontier of Risk Management The global banking sector is navigating unprecedented challenges volatile markets, evolving regulatory demands, and increasing customer expectations for speed and accuracy. Traditional risk assessment models rely on static historical data and struggle to keep pace with modern financial complexities...

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Shailendra Prajapati

Shailendra Prajapati Associate AI Engineer at Compunnel Inc.

Green FinOps: How AI is Driving Cost-Efficient and Sustainable Cloud Operations in Finance

Global financial institutions now allocate over 58% of IT budgets to cloud services, driven by digital transformation and AI adoption. In Q2 2024 alone, cloud infrastructure spending surged 19% year-on-year to $78.2 billion, with banking and finance accounting for 20% of enterprise cloud expenditure. However, this growth comes at a cost: data cent...

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Abhishek Bhasin

Abhishek Bhasin Founder at Data for Inclusion

AI agents are coming to transform small business lending

Imagine a small business owner logs into their online banking portal to figure out their cash position -- a constant struggle for a large majority of them. A chat bot pops up, asks a few questions. After some responses, the business is approved for a working capital loan, and a few minutes later, the money shows up in their account. A dream come t...

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Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

Can Africa Play a Vital Role in the Future of Carbon Markets?

The global momentum behind carbon markets has created a unique opportunity for Africa to lead on sustainable development while addressing the climate crisis. At a pivotal panel discussion, held during COP29 in Azerbaijan, hosted by SECDEX Group, alongside ZERO13 and Seychelles’ Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment, leading expe...

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Darren Cran

Darren Cran CEO at AccountsIQ

3 ways accounting software streamlines financial management for Private Equity firms

With approximately £250 billion actively invested in UK companies, Private Equity plays a critical role in supporting businesses. Yet, managing the financial complexity of diverse portfolios can be a major challenge. Private Equity finance teams must consolidate accounts across multiple funds and SPVs, a task far more intricate than standard conso...

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Taxation Implications on Unlisted Share Investments

Unlisted shares, acquired through brokers or directly from sellers in unlisted markets, are not subject to Securities Transaction Tax (STT) since they are not traded on listed stock exchanges. The taxation of these shares is determined based on the holding period, and the rules differ from those applicable to listed securities. If you do not compl...

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Katherine Chan

Katherine Chan CEO at Juice

From Ignored to Empowered: Fintech’s Answer to SME Challenges

After spending over 15 years in banking, I witnessed the ongoing challenges SMEs face when seeking funding. Traditional high street banks often fail to meet the needs of these businesses, especially digital-first and B2C companies, leaving them unable to secure the capital needed to scale. This persistent gap in funding, which amounts to £22b in t...

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Janine Grainger

Janine Grainger CEO at Easy Crypto

Bitcoin: What’s Trump got to do with it?

Decrypt’s 2024 story of the year was ‘How crypto money changes American politics’ and it’s all about how crypto executives “revolutionised how corporations spend on elections”. Now, Ripple is gifting Donald Trump’s inaugural fund (which pays for his official swearing-in ceremony and lavish parties to follow) $5 million worth of XRP; while Coinba

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FinTech Disruption: Commonwealth Nations Are Shaping the Future of Finance

A silent revolution is brewing across the Commonwealth. It isn't coming from Wall Street or London’s financial district—it’s rising from Nairobi’s street vendors, Lagos’ bustling tech hubs, and the remote islands of The Bahamas. These nations are rewriting the rulebook on finance, not by tweaking old systems but by daring to build new ones from th...

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