Insurance is a big talking this month , with our cover story featuring Yashish Dahiya , Chairman and CEO of PB Fintech Limited – an Indian-based insurance and lending platform , leveraging the power of technology , data and innovation .

Dahiya is the Chairman and CEO of PB Fintech Limited . He has a strong belief that customers in India need more financial coverage for death , disease and disability and the long-term profitability of the insurance industry depends upon how well the industry is focused on these three . With that , he has built Policybazaar . com into a 3,500-crore plus insurance marketplace within a short span of 12 years .

On page 48 , Dahiya speaks to us about Policybazaar – a subsidiary of PB Fintech Limited – the company ’ s main challenges , its investments in technology and how that is being used within the insurance sector .

Tax is also a dominant theme in this issue . On page 29 , we forecast the future and analyse upcoming trends in tax technology . Here , Russell Gammon , Chief Solutions Officer at Tax Systems , argues there ’ s no time like the present to consider future tax needs . Additionally , Rackspace Technology details , on page 32 , how it has been helping Konest Soluciones – an Authorised Certification Provider in Mexico – manage tax risks through the company ’ s robust , dedicated infrastructure .

Blockchain , as always , remains a popular topic . Off The Books , on page 60 , sits down with Dr Naveen Singh , Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Inery , a Layer-1 blockchain , and asks him about the company , his leadership philosophy , the blockchain market and the importance of businesses adopting a decentralised database management solution .

Finally , on page 63 , Ekta Puthran , MEA Lead – Collaboration , Barco , takes a look at how the financial sector is adapting to a hybrid work approach as a flexible office environment can better align employee needs and business goals .

We also have a range of ‘ intelligent ’ pages , which feature the latest in the cloud , security , mobile , software , blockchain and Artificial Intelligence .

I hope you enjoy this issue and if you would like to contribute to any future editions then please do not hesitate to contact me

Catherine Darwen , Editor

We dive deeper into the FinTech space on page 17 and look hard at the recent discussions that these institutions have been facing . Mike Peplow , CEO at Paynetics , explores whether FinTechs can truly be used as a force for good and how .

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