Tag: Transforming
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Trailblazing Women Transforming India’s Startup Landscape in 2025
Vineeta Singh, founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics, redefined inclusivity in India’s $20 billion beauty market in 2025, with her brand achieving a INR 1,640 crore ($195 million) valuation after a Series D funding round contributing to its total $96.3 million raised. As a Shark Tank judge, Singh invested in several women-led pitches this year,…
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GIFT City: Transforming into a Global Finance Hub with $100 Billion in Assets
HSBC, with EY India, has launched the compendium on the GIFT City, which is rapidly evolving into one of India’s most vibrant financial and business hubs. The compendium serves as an essential resource for both global and domestic firms, offering a comprehensive overview of the financial services ecosystem at GIFT City, IFSC. It also highlights…
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Transforming Trade Finance and Risk Management with AI: Advancements Beyond Pilot Programs
AI is shifting from hype to genuine potential in trade finance, promising to change how banks manage data, assess risk and deliver their services. In this roundtable, experts from Barclays and EY discuss the rise of agentic AI, and how the technology could streamline document handling, improve fraud detection and help banks focus on real…
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Transforming Childhood: The Impact of AI
Christmas stockings may contain more surprises than usual this year, as children open presents that can talk back. Toymakers in China have declared 2025 the year of artificial intelligence (AI) and are producing robots and teddies that can teach, play and tell stories. Older children, meanwhile, are glued to viral AI videos and AI-enhanced games.…
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Innovation Through Inclusion: Transforming Finance
Credit: Carlos Reyes Author: Alejandro Valenzuela, Chairman, Banco Azteca and Azteca Servicios Financieros In global finance, the word ‘innovation’ often evokes digital platforms, premium services or algorithmic models. Yet the most transformative advances in banking are not technological in isolation. They are structural: designing products, processes and systems that expand access, resilience and trust. This…