Why Work With Us
Experienced financial services professional of 20+ years experience with doctorate in AI & risk management. Managed $500 million plus P&L and advised 15 banks
Award winning academician with access to university level research with lead analyst associated with two top universities. Book being published by Oxford
Delivered significant results in real life projects with 9 successful payment system migrations, 3000 job roles centralization, and $210 million of transformation related saves..
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Your success partners from business strategy to operations
In today's financial landscape, banking institutions must leverage AI and data solutions to remain competitive. Our business consulting services provide tailored strategies that yield valuable financial insights, enabling organizations to make informed decisions. Through comprehensive research, we assist clients in navigating complex market challenges and uncovering new opportunities.
Highlights - Key projects
Scaling AI & generating AI dividend
Scaling AI & generating AI dividend
Scaling AI & generating AI dividend
Advised financial services on the real AI use cases, and build a path to benefit realization
Transformation
Scaling AI & generating AI dividend
Scaling AI & generating AI dividend
Successfully led transformation projects with $50 million banking services transformation projects
Platform standardization
Scaling AI & generating AI dividend
Build new capabilities & businesses
Successfully migrated 9 countries to a standard payments platform
Build new capabilities & businesses
Build new capabilities & businesses
Build new capabilities & businesses
Launched country and city businesses. Program managed innovations for revenue growth and frictionless experience
Advisor
Build new capabilities & businesses
Go to market strategy
Advised financial services on risk management, operational efficiency, technology strategy, and inclusion
Go to market strategy
Build new capabilities & businesses
Go to market strategy
Devised go to market strategy and partnered in account based marketing. Helped banks and technology vendors scale buisness
Highlighted events
Dr Ashish Kakar - Business Today BBC
Dr Ashish Kakar - Business Today BBC
Advised financial services in the banking sector on real AI and data solutions use cases, while building a path to benefit realization through effective business consulting and financial insights derived from research.
Dr Ashish Kakar -Channel News Asia
Dr Ashish Kakar - Business Today BBC
Successfully led transformation projects in the banking sector, including a $50 million initiative that integrated AI and data solutions, enhancing business consulting and providing valuable financial insights through comprehensive research.
Dr Ashish Kakar - House of Lords
Successfully migrated 9 countries to a standard payments platform, leveraging AI and data solutions to enhance financial insights in the banking sector and improve overall efficiency through business consulting and research.
Dr Ashish Kakar at TechWeek
Launched country and city businesses leveraging AI and data solutions. Managed programs that drive innovations in banking for revenue growth and a frictionless experience, alongside providing business consulting and financial insights through comprehensive research.
Keynote at apidays Singapore
With Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Chairman
Advised financial services on risk management, operational efficiency, and technology strategy while integrating AI and data solutions to enhance banking operations and provide valuable financial insights through research and business consulting.
With Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Chairman
With Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Chairman
Developed a go-to-market strategy and collaborated on account-based marketing to offer AI and data solutions. Supported banks and technology vendors in scaling their businesses by providing valuable financial insights and research through effective business consulting.
Our specialization
Our end to end insights to action approach includes
Primary research
Solution consulting
Product launch
Got to market & account based marketing
Business design
AI solutioning
Research Specialization
Primary & Expert research
Advised financial services in the banking sector on real AI and data solutions use cases, while building a path to benefit realization through effective business consulting and financial insights derived from research.
Macroeconomic trends
Successfully led transformation projects in the banking sector, including a $50 million initiative that integrated AI and data solutions, enhancing business consulting and providing valuable financial insights through comprehensive research.
Real life AI
Successfully migrated 9 countries to a standard payments platform, leveraging AI and data solutions to enhance financial insights in the banking sector and improve overall efficiency through business consulting and research.
Operations optimization
Our research on risk and efficiency, enhanced by AI and data solutions, focuses on expected trends that will maximize your profits in the banking sector. We address various risks, including financial crime, cybersecurity, and investment risk. Additionally, our business consulting services cover operations such as origination, transaction, servicing, and collection, providing valuable financial insights.
Inclusion
Driving financial inclusion through microfinance, SME lending, and the gig economy is essential for modern banking. Our research includes alternative credit models, focusing on defining these models and implementing risk-based decisioning. We leverage AI and data solutions to provide valuable financial insights, supporting business consulting efforts in this evolving financial landscape.
Green finance
The taxonomy for Phase 3 assessment involves detailed accounting and reporting, which can be enhanced through AI and data solutions. These innovations are crucial for banking and business consulting, providing deeper financial insights and supporting comprehensive research.
Main publications
AI & Data
Regulating Trust: Responsible AI and data solutions pathways for Asian financial services. This initiative explores how banking institutions can leverage AI and data solutions to enhance their operations. By integrating business consulting and financial insights, we can drive effective research that supports the responsible use of AI in the banking sector.
Green finance
Live on the NUS website, you can explore a range of AI and data solutions specifically designed for the banking sector. Our offerings include business consulting services that deliver valuable financial insights and comprehensive research to enhance your decision-making.
Smart Cities
In 2026, we were honored as a Thinkers 360 winner for our excellence in AI and data solutions tailored for the banking sector. Our business consulting services deliver invaluable financial insights backed by thorough research.
Focus on re skilling workforce. Main courses taught
Innovation as a process
Teaching EMBA and full time MBA classes Innovation strategy with a view that innovation is a strategy that can be learned
AI for financial services
Teaching AI for financial services as a part of a global top 10 university. Course includes case studies, and operationalization of AI capabilities
Sustainability
Teaching green taxonomy, scope 3 calculation, and use of AI to enable sustainable financing
Market recognition
Book proposal accepted by Oxford
Book proposal accepted by Oxford
Book proposal accepted by Oxford
Also the best thesis award, 3 chapters in a book, and other publications
Government recognitions
Book proposal accepted by Oxford
Book proposal accepted by Oxford
Singapore government startup grant & featured in French MOE publication
Other awards
Book proposal accepted by Oxford
Other awards
Numerous employer and market awards