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ELLEN FLANNERY, EDITOR
Greetings and a warm welcome to Intelligent Fin. tech. We trust you have had a rejuvenating month, and are eager to delve into this newest edition.
For this month’ s cover, we spoke to Arun Jain, Chairman and Managing Director at Intellect, about the launch of Purple Fabric 3.0, a next-generation, multi-AI platform built to transform the financial services landscape. Designed for enterprise-grade performance, it goes beyond traditional AI by embedding contextual intelligence, digital experts and regulatory governance to deliver scalable, intelligent and compliant business outcomes.
“ Most AI use cases still operate at the task level- automating what humans used to do, but not transforming how businesses grow or compete,” said Jain.
Read the full interview on page 48.
In a world where commerce, communication and collaboration are increasingly taking place online, trust has become the currency of the digital economy. Yet, despite its central role, trust is under siege. Johan Fantenberg, Product and Solution Director, Ping Identity, talks about trust, threats and the role of the digital I. D Find out more on page 17.
More and more, we are seeing the line blur between technology and finance, with CFO roles being hit the hardest. The expectations of CFOs are no longer anchored to just finance but have expanded to innovation as well as digital experience and processing. I ask three experts to share their advice on how to maintain this balance, harnessing innovation whilst staying true to the heart of the CFO’ s role. See what they had to say on page 25.
Maria-Christine Diaz, Senior Business Strategy Manager at Eastnets, explores how ISO 20022 represents more than a messaging upgrade – it’ s a strategic inflexion point for banks. With the SWIFT deadline looming, she urges financial institutions to rethink compliance, infrastructure and customer propositions, and to treat migration not as a one-off project but as a catalyst for broader transformation. Read more on page 32.
We also have a range of‘ Intelligent’ pages, which feature the latest strides in the cloud, security, mobile, software, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence space.
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
Ellen Flannery, Editor
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