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Time of India
06-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AWS India announces Milind Pande as the head of marketing for India and South Asia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has named Milind Pande as the new head of marketing for India and South Asia, a strategic appointment aimed at cementing its foothold in one of the world's most rapidly expanding cloud markets. With over 16 years of experience spanning large enterprises including technology, media and consulting sectors, Pande brings extensive expertise in B2B marketing , strategy and business development to his expanded role. Until recently, he was managing the marketing charter for the Independent Software Vendors cohort of customers for AWS in India. At AWS, Pande will oversee a wide marketing portfolio, cutting across industries and customer maturity including brand positioning, demand generation, thought leadership, and go-to-market strategies across India and South Asia. His appointment comes as India's Cloud and AI transformation accelerates with businesses across sectors increasingly adopting cloud technologies to modernise their operations. In his sixth year at AWS, Pande has served as the chief of staff to the AWS India president, and has been instrumental in building India region's growth programs across sales and marketing functions. His diverse background includes managing technology security and enterprise risk management at Vodafone India, one of the country's largest telecom operators and driving corporate strategy and investor relations at Viacom18, which is a part of JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India. An MBA graduate from the prestigious Indian School of Business with specialisation in strategy and marketing, Pande is known as a frontline operator with a strong analytical bent of mind and strategic outlook, to deliver impact at scale.. Beyond his professional achievements, he is actively involved in climate action initiatives and social impact programs. This leadership appointment underscores AWS's commitment to deepening its engagement with India's diverse technology ecosystem, from emerging startups to large enterprises embarking on their cloud journey. Pande's expertise is expected to play a crucial role in supporting AWS's mission to democratise cloud computing across the region and help businesses leverage technology for growth and innovation.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Caylent Renews Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Deliver Industry-Specific GenAI Solutions
Creation of new industry principal strategists to shape go-to-market strategies and solutions to accelerate customer outcomes NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Caylent, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier Services Partner, today announced a renewed strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with AWS. The agreement expands investment in AI and industry-specific solutions to accelerate enterprise cloud adoption and generative AI (GenAI) enablement across high-growth verticals including: healthcare and life sciences, financial services, media and entertainment, sports, Software as a Service (SaaS) and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), travel and hospitality, energy, automotive and manufacturing, education technology and more. As part of this agreement, Caylent is launching 16 new industry-tailored GenAI solutions and significantly growing its industry and AI-focused teams with the creation of new Industry Principal Strategists. These domain experts understand the unique regulatory, operational, and data challenges of each vertical and will guide customers through complex modernization with tailored roadmaps and measurable outcomes. The first four GenAI solutions launching are: Intelligent Document Processing for Financial Services – Transforms financial documents into actionable insights with AI pipelines that automate intake, extraction, and regulatory compliance. Video Understanding for Media & Entertainment – Transforms video into strategic insights with AI that analyzes visuals, audio, and text to drive personalization, engagement, and monetization. Clinical Trial Design Optimizer – Brings precision and speed to trial design by integrating real-world data, AI insights, and regulatory precedent. Cuts trial execution costs 10-20% and accelerates overall development timelines by 5-10% Clinical Document Writer – Reduces regulatory submission documentation time by 40% and costs by 50% by automating clinical writing with AI-powered quality checks and integrated data sources. "Partnering with Caylent was instrumental in bringing our vision for the Trial Intelligence Coordinator to life. Their deep understanding of clinical research workflows, paired with their AI expertise and deep command of AWS services like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Comprehend Medical, allowed us to build a GenAI co-pilot that transforms how imaging data is accessed, queried, and utilized," said Susan Wood, PhD, CEO at VIDA Diagnostics Inc, "With Caylent's guidance, we are now on a path to a future-ready solution that delivers real-time imaging insights, enhances collaboration across our global research teams, and sets a new bar for improving patient outcomes and therapeutic effectiveness." To expedite AI readiness, Caylent Accelerate™, the company's unique AI-powered delivery approach, unlocks previously impossible transformations and helps companies move faster, reduce costs, and create the IP they need to lead in their industries. Caylent Accelerate automates complex tasks like database migration, code translation, and compliance validation, reducing technical debt and helping enterprises build secure, scalable, AI-ready cloud environments. "As an all-in AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, we're proud to be launching new, purpose-built GenAI solutions across high-growth industries that solve real-world problems," said Caylent President and Chief Revenue Officer Val Henderson. "By adding experienced industry principals and leaders to our team, we are better equipped to guide customers through complex modernization with tailored roadmaps and measurable outcomes. This is just the beginning as we look to expand our smart solution offerings into even more industries in the future." Learn more about each solution at the links below, or visit Caylent at booth #552 at today's AWS Summit New York City. Intelligent Document Processing for Financial Services: Video Understanding for Media & Entertainment: Clinical Trial Design Optimizer: Clinical Document Writer: About CaylentAs an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, Caylent is shaping the future where AI transforms industries responsibly and with excellence. We help companies build the solutions they need to succeed in today's market while enabling organizational evolution to thrive in a rapidly changing technology landscape. Our AI-enabled delivery methodology combined with our deep AWS experience turns our customers' ideas into impact, faster. Caylent's achievements include being named AWS Migration Consulting Partner of the Year, GenAI Industry Solution Partner of the Year, and Industry Partner of the Year - Financial Services in 2024, Application Modernization Partner of the Year in 2023, AWS Innovation Partner of the Year in 2022, and AWS Rising Star Partner of the Year in 2021. Caylent's services include migrations, modernization, custom software development and generative AI. Learn more at View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Caylent
Mint
13-06-2025
- Business
- Mint
Innovating India's Banking Future: Finnovate Hackathon Paves the Way for Language-Driven Financial Inclusion
The Indian finance and banking sector is experiencing a phenomenal change. Accelerated digitisation, the emergence of fintech start-ups, and increasing customer expectations are revolutionising the way the financial sector works. With this change comes an unprecedented set of challenges—especially in a nation as linguistically and digitally diverse as India. Language remains one of the biggest barriers to financial inclusion for all today. Millions of Indians are struggling to access the banking system effectively due to the dominance of English and limited regional language support on digital channels. At the same time, the industry is being required to make things simpler, more personalised, and automated with document-intensive processes such as lending and KYC. These are not tech gaps—these are inclusion and growth barriers. Enter Finnovate Hackathon, a collaborative initiative designed to address precisely these issues. Finnovate Hackathon is a unique platform for fintech and banking startups and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) where they can innovate, cooperate, and create high-impact ideas to address some of the most pressing issues in the Indian financial ecosystem. Organised by Mint, sponsored by Bhashini, and chaired by Kyndryl, the hackathon aims to encourage experiential, scalable, and technology-based solutions to five key problem statements that are the most urgent operational and customer experience challenges of banks in the current times. The hackathon's themes are rooted in real-world friction points: Breaking Language Barriers: Participants are tasked with leveraging AI-powered translation and conversational interfaces to make banking services accessible in multiple Indian languages. Participants are tasked with leveraging AI-powered translation and conversational interfaces to make banking services accessible in multiple Indian languages. Digital Transformation: Innovators will work on enhancing OCR and multilingual translation capabilities to streamline document processing—a common roadblock in areas like loan applications and onboarding. Innovators will work on enhancing OCR and multilingual translation capabilities to streamline document processing—a common roadblock in areas like loan applications and onboarding. Personalised Customer Experience: Teams are expected to develop multi-lingual virtual assistants that can integrate seamlessly with core banking systems, offering personalised support to users in their preferred language. Teams are expected to develop multi-lingual virtual assistants that can integrate seamlessly with core banking systems, offering personalised support to users in their preferred language. Multilingual Product Promotion & Day-to-Day Activities: Addressing everyday use cases, this problem statement calls for AI-driven solutions that break language barriers in marketing and daily banking interactions. Addressing everyday use cases, this problem statement calls for AI-driven solutions that break language barriers in marketing and daily banking interactions. Unified Lending Interface (ULI): By digitising and applying OCR to loan documents, participants can contribute to a more efficient and user-friendly lending experience. By digitising and applying OCR to loan documents, participants can contribute to a more efficient and user-friendly lending experience. Financial Services LLM: Another challenge involves developing a specialised Large Language Model (LLM) trained on financial terminology, with the potential to revolutionise customer interactions, analytics, and backend operations. Each of these themes reflects the current gaps in India's banking infrastructure—gaps that, if addressed effectively, could unlock the next wave of digital banking growth and financial inclusion. Finnovate isn't your average hackathon open to all developers or students. It specifically invites: Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) operating in the fintech and banking domains. operating in the fintech and banking domains. Startup teams with experience in BFSI. with experience in BFSI. Banking and Financial Institution representatives looking to co-develop solutions. looking to co-develop solutions. Technology Experts specialising in AI, machine learning, and OCR. Participants must form a team of 2 to 4 members. The first registrant becomes the team leader, who then invites others. Importantly, all team members must be employed by a startup or ISV operating in the BFSI space, students and unemployed individuals are not eligible. Cross-company teams are permitted, allowing diverse collaboration across the sector. However, participants must choose one of the problem statements, and that track must remain consistent for all team members. The participants are required to follow a well-defined code of conduct: All the work should be original and done within the hackathon period. Pre-written, third-party, or AI-written code will result in disqualification. Projects should be in on time; late submissions will be at the organisers' discretion. Participants consent to uphold principles of respect and integrity, thereby fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere consistently. The assessment of an individual's employment status may occur at any time, with inconsistencies potentially leading to the disqualification of a team. Such safeguards are designed to maintain the event's professionalism, focus, and adherence to its fundamental objectives. As a global leader in mission-critical enterprise technology services, Kyndryl is no stranger to complexity. In India, Kyndryl supports major BFSI institutions—including both small finance and large-scale banks—on their digital transformation journeys. Their involvement in Finnovate reflects a strong belief in building agile, inclusive, and customer-centric solutions through collaboration. The term "Kyndryl" summarises this spirit, "Kyn" for affiliation and kinship, and "-dryl" borrowed from tendrils, thus reminding one of new growth. Finnovate is an extension of these principles; it is a program designed to foster new ideas, encourage closer affiliation of fintech with traditional systems, and spur growth of the banking ecosystem in a direction that includes everyone. India's financial sector is at a crossroads. On one hand, we have cutting-edge AI and digital capabilities; on the other, we have fundamental issues of accessibility, language, and outdated manual processes. Competitions like the Finnovate Hackathon are not just competitions but drivers of change. They bring together the industry's best minds to break through barriers and solve challenges that have far-reaching real-world consequences. With its cutting-edge focus on multilingual solutions, document digitisation, and smart customer service, Finnovate has the potential to be a trendsetter for a more inclusive and smart banking experience—one in which language, accessibility, and innovation harmonise with each other.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Merchant Focus Appoints Travis Jordan as President to Lead Embedded Payments Strategy
PORTLAND, Maine, June 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merchant Focus, a leading provider of secure, customized payment processing solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Jordan as its new President. This strategic move strengthens the company's leadership team as it accelerates growth in embedded payments, with a focus on serving the evolving needs of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Travis Jordan brings more than a decade of experience in the payments industry, including leadership roles at Merchant Focus as Vice President and Business Development Manager. His expertise spans embedded payments, dual pricing, and high-risk merchant services. In recognition of his industry impact, Travis was recently named a 2025 ETA Forty Under 40 award recipient at TRANSACT 2025. "Travis will be instrumental in driving innovation and growth at Merchant Focus," said John Waldron, CEO of Merchant Focus. "His deep expertise and client-first mindset make him the ideal leader to guide our next phase of expansion." As President, Travis will focus on expanding the company's embedded payment capabilities to deliver seamless, integrated experiences for software platforms and their users. His vision includes leveraging technology to simplify payment workflows, enhance security, and develop flexible, scalable solutions tailored to a range of industries. "I'm honored to take on this role," said Travis Jordan. "Our mission is to empower businesses through innovative, easy-to-integrate payment solutions that help them grow and adapt in a fast-paced, tech-driven world." Merchant Focus has supported businesses of all sizes for more than 20 years, offering a full suite of payment processing tools including mobile, online, contactless, and POS systems—all backed by best-in-class security and dedicated support. About Merchant Focus Founded in 2004, Merchant Focus is a privately held financial services company headquartered in Portland, Maine. The company specializes in fast, secure credit card processing with a focus on tailored solutions for software platforms, eCommerce, and in-store transactions. Merchant Focus combines cutting-edge technology with personalized service to help businesses thrive in an increasingly digital economy. For more information, visit or inquiries@ View source version on Contacts Media Contact: John Waldron1-800-895-4085 Ext 11
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Merchant Focus Appoints Travis Jordan as President to Lead Embedded Payments Strategy
PORTLAND, Maine, June 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merchant Focus, a leading provider of secure, customized payment processing solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Jordan as its new President. This strategic move strengthens the company's leadership team as it accelerates growth in embedded payments, with a focus on serving the evolving needs of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Travis Jordan brings more than a decade of experience in the payments industry, including leadership roles at Merchant Focus as Vice President and Business Development Manager. His expertise spans embedded payments, dual pricing, and high-risk merchant services. In recognition of his industry impact, Travis was recently named a 2025 ETA Forty Under 40 award recipient at TRANSACT 2025. "Travis will be instrumental in driving innovation and growth at Merchant Focus," said John Waldron, CEO of Merchant Focus. "His deep expertise and client-first mindset make him the ideal leader to guide our next phase of expansion." As President, Travis will focus on expanding the company's embedded payment capabilities to deliver seamless, integrated experiences for software platforms and their users. His vision includes leveraging technology to simplify payment workflows, enhance security, and develop flexible, scalable solutions tailored to a range of industries. "I'm honored to take on this role," said Travis Jordan. "Our mission is to empower businesses through innovative, easy-to-integrate payment solutions that help them grow and adapt in a fast-paced, tech-driven world." Merchant Focus has supported businesses of all sizes for more than 20 years, offering a full suite of payment processing tools including mobile, online, contactless, and POS systems—all backed by best-in-class security and dedicated support. About Merchant Focus Founded in 2004, Merchant Focus is a privately held financial services company headquartered in Portland, Maine. The company specializes in fast, secure credit card processing with a focus on tailored solutions for software platforms, eCommerce, and in-store transactions. Merchant Focus combines cutting-edge technology with personalized service to help businesses thrive in an increasingly digital economy. For more information, visit or inquiries@ View source version on Contacts Media Contact: John Waldron1-800-895-4085 Ext 11 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
