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Indus Insights, a leading provider of Machine Learning and Data Science services, announced today that it is expanding its US presence by opening a delivery center in Los Angeles. The Company also announced that Rajit Kavindran – a seasoned financial services & analytics executive – is joining its management ranks. Rajit is joining Indus Insights as a Senior Director and will be leading the Company’s US offices.

Indus Insights has been experiencing phenomenal growth, both in terms of its Clientele and the size of its Data Scientist team. The Company has a track record of creating value for its Clients by combining sophisticated Machine Learning techniques with a deep expertise in the financial services sector. Some of America’s most innovative fintech firms, credit card issuers, and alternate lenders have chosen Indus Insights as their Data Science partner. The Company’s India operations were recently in the news for being the largest start-up recruiter at some of the most renowned engineering colleges in the country. The opening up of US based delivery centers is another step in the rapid growth of the Company.

“We are operating at the intersection of two big revolutions – FinTech and Machine Learning,” said Saurabh Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of Indus Insights. “There is a profound change happening to how the financial needs of consumers & small businesses are met. At the same time, the use of Machine Learning and large volumes of data is allowing firms to offer competitive products to more customers and with a better customer experience. These changes are leading to an increasing demand for our services. In order to add even more value to our Clients and further support their innovation agenda, we are opening offices closer to our Clients and building our team in the US. I am delighted to welcome Rajit to lead our US operations. I have known Rajit for more than a decade and have immense faith in his expertise of the sector, his drive towards tangible value creation, and his alignment with our culture & ethics. I also take great joy in announcing the opening of our first US delivery office in LA in May, with a second office coming up on the East Coast soon.”

“I am excited to join Indus Insights and be part of the growth journey at the company” added Rajit Kavindran, “In the last few years I have watched Indus Insights grow from a startup to a leading provider of advanced analytics services to clients in the financial services space. Joining Saurabh and the team at Indus is a great opportunity, and I look forward to utilizing my experience in the next growth phase at Indus as we serve our growing clientele and building the US offices.”

Rajit Kavindran has nearly twenty years of experience in financial services and analytics. Before joining Indus Insights, he was the head of Credit & Product Analytics at Fundation – a small-business focused fintech firm in the US. Before that, he had taken a variety of roles in financial services and analytics sectors in the US and India, at companies such as Capital One, Dell, dunnhumby, and others.

About Indus Insights
Indus Insights is a Data Science, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics services organization. Indus Insights develops sophisticated predictive models, designs machine learning algorithms, and creates data-driven business strategies for its Clients, while acting as their extended Data Sciences team. The company’s focus is the financial services sector, where it assists clients in customer acquisition, credit risk & fraud management, customer management, and operations. The firm’s clientele is spread across the US, Australia, UK, and other countries, and includes some of the world’s largest banks, fintech companies, credit unions, specialty lenders, and insurance firms. Indus has offices in Los Angeles, CA (US), Wilmington, DE (US) and in Gurgaon/Delhi NCR (India). More information on the company is available at http://www.indusinsights.com.

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Indus Insights, a leading provider of Machine Learning, Data Science and Advanced Analytics services, recently hosted a session on Data Science & Machine Learning for the participants of The University of Chicago Booth School of Business – Accelerated Development Program (ADP). The deep-dive session was part of a week-long India Immersion module for the participants, and their industry interaction was kicked off by Indus Insights.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business runs an Accelerated Development Program with three academic in-class modules in Hong Kong, London, and Chicago, and one field immersion module in New Delhi, India. The program is designed for senior-level executives looking to develop their general management perspectives. The 2018 group comprised of 60 participants with an average work experience of about 18 years, based in India as well as in Europe, USA, South America, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

The four-hour session was led by Saurabh Sharma, the CEO of Indus Insights. Saurabh, himself an alumnus of Chicago Booth, spoke about his entrepreneurial journey and how his corporate experience led to the conception of Indus Insights. During his address, he emphasized the value data has in the industry today and how organizations are increasingly looking towards Data & AI to build more profitable businesses. The session also included a hands-on exercise wherein students worked in groups to address a business opportunity using Data Science & Predictive Modeling. It concluded with an insightful Q&A session between the audience and the Indus Insights management team.

On his experience of addressing the group, Saurabh said, “AI and Machine Learning are topics that are rapidly moving from Tech Discussion Boards to Corporate Boardrooms. Organizations need to think about these techniques as key strategic priorities, and CXOs need to be exposed to such approaches & use cases. Given this background, it was an absolute joy to address this highly qualified group of business leaders. In true University of Chicago spirit, the conversation was very engaging and the group was very keen to expand their knowledge. I am thankful to Chicago Booth and their partners, Northwest Executive Education, for inviting Indus Insights to lead the session.”

Eugenia Patriniche, the Director of Executive Education (EMEA region) for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business added, “Chicago Booth has been working with analytics for several decades and we consider that learning how to translate the insight derived from data into business decision-making is essential in our increasingly analytical world. Indus Insights offered our participants the opportunity to learn first-hand how analytics are used in various industries. We are impressed by the strengths of the Chicago Booth alumni community in India. Saurabh has provided a leading example of how the Accelerated Development program can benefit from his knowledge and experience, to make this program a unique learning experience where theory and practice blend.”

Meena Wehrs, Associate Dean of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business added, “We are pleased Chicago Booth alumnus, Saurabh Sharma, the CEO of Indus Insights, was able to lead a session and address executives from our Accelerated Development Program. Saurabh’s entrepreneurial journey is relatable to many of our participants, and his ability to apply machine learning insight into corporate decision-making, allows our participants to be a step ahead of the competition.”

About Indus Insights
Indus Insights is a Data Science, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics services organization. Indus Insights develops sophisticated predictive models, designs machine learning algorithms, and creates data-driven business strategies for its Clients, while acting as their extended Data Sciences team. The company’s focus is the financial services sector, where it assists clients in customer acquisition, credit risk & fraud management, customer management, and operations. The firm’s clientele is spread across the US, Australia, UK, and other countries, and includes some of the world’s largest banks, fintech companies, credit unions, specialty lenders, and insurance firms. Indus Insights has offices in Wilmington, DE (US) and in Gurgaon/Delhi NCR (India). More information on the company is available at http://www.indusinsights.com.

About The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world, having produced leaders who have shaped the world of business since 1898. Among Chicago Booth’s renowned faculty are nine Nobel Prize winners, and its graduates include dozens of notable business leaders across the U.S. and worldwide.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the university’s core values that shape its distinctive intellectual culture. Its rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into effective and respected business leaders who are prepared to meet the challenges of today’s business environment. For more information, please visit http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

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The CEO of Indus Insights, Saurabh Sharma, was recently invited to share his views and insights about the Fintech industry at the World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference in New Delhi, India. The conference is a bi-annual conference organized in different countries across the globe. The 11^th edition of the conference was held in New Delhi between the 23^rd and 25^th September 2018 and was attended by nearly 250 delegates from over 60 countries. Saurabh was invited as a panelist to discuss the future of financial services, fintech, and credit reporting in a digital world. The panel was chaired by Vineet Saxena, who is the Global Head of Retail Credit Control Services for HSBC. Also included in the panel was David Neenan, who is the President of TransUnion International.

Saurabh’s conversation was specifically focused on the Fintech industry, wherein he shared his views on the rapidly growing sector. He explained the various types of businesses that fall under the “Fintech” umbrella, emphasized that the sector is no longer a fringe area, and shared some key statistics to drive the point. Saurabh also updated the audience with recent trends in the sector and discussed key innovation areas. The panel involved an insightful conversation between the panelists and thought-provoking Q&A with the audience members.

About Indus Insights

Indus Insights is a Data Science, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics services organization. Indus Insights develops sophisticated predictive models, designs machine learning algorithms, and creates data-driven business strategies, while acting as its Client’s extended Data Sciences team. The company’s focus is the financial services sector, where it assists clients in customer acquisition, credit risk & fraud management, customer management, and operations. The firm’s clientele is spread across the US, Australia, UK, and other countries, and includes some of the world’s largest banks, fintech companies, credit unions, specialty lenders, and insurance firms. Indus has offices in Wilmington, DE (US) and in Gurgaon/Delhi NCR (India).

The Press Release can be found here.

Indus Insights appoints industry veteran as Global Head of Partnerships and Alliances

Indus Insights today announced that it has appointed Sanjiv Kapur as the Global Head of Partnerships & Alliances. In his role, Sanjiv will focus on forging & nurturing mutually beneficial relationships between the company and other B2B organizations servicing clients in the financial services vertical.

Sanjiv has decades of experience in the outsourced services sector, working with global clients in retail banking, insurance, investment banking & wealth management verticals. Until recently he was a Senior Vice President with Xerox Business Services and served on the board of Xerox Services (India). Prior to that, Sanjiv played a pivotal role as one of the founding members of Patni BPO, helping build the firm from scratch and scaling it up to a become a global business with hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenues. Patni BPO was later acquired by iGATE and the combined entity was ultimately acquired by Capgemini.

“We are seeing a rapid increase in the uses of machine learning, advanced analytics, and predictive modeling techniques. The BFSI sector continues to be a large consumer of these services – whether it be in digital customer experience, credit risk underwriting, cross-sell & up-sell, or other functional areas”, said Saurabh Sharma, CEO of Indus Insights. “We believe that there is a strong opportunity for specialized firms such as ours to work together with ITOs, BPOs, software product companies, and similar firms, with the goal of providing a comprehensive suite of products & services to end clients. I am excited to have Sanjiv lead the charge on this initiative at Indus Insights. Sanjiv is an industry veteran, with a tremendous track record of building & scaling service-oriented companies and developing long-term customer relationships. I look forward to working with him to add value to our partners, to our end clients, and to Indus Insights.”

Sanjiv added, “Indus Insights has been delivering amazing value to financial services clients. The company has a commendable & expanding roster of clients in the US, Australia, India & other geographies, and its capabilities in banking, lending, and payments are truly world-class. I am excited to join Indus Insights and be a part of the growth journey of the company.”

The Press Release can be found here: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb14252072.htm

Indus Insights CEO Saurabh Sharma’s article on P2P lending is now available on CrowdFundBeat, an online publication that examines the world of finance and alternative investment. Sharma’s article, P2P Lending and Big Data : Banking on the Non-Banks, examines how data analytics is driving the explosive growth seen in the P2P lending space and how data is being used in new and innovative ways to identify worthy borrowers and minimize risk.

Indus Insights CEO Saurabh Sharma sat down with Brinda Kirshnan, contributor to IBM developerWorks blog, to discuss plans and prospects for the company in 2015 and the nature of Indus’ relationship with IBM. You can read the entire Q&A here.

Indus Insight’s CEO Saruabh Sharma’s latest blog post is now live at CIO.com – Analyzing Analytics. This month’s post, Big Data – The Anti-Second Screen, looks the hype surrounding Big Data and outlines how the data analytics community can avoid becoming the next Second Screen, a relatively short-lived fad that failed to produce demonstrable business-enhancing results.

Indus CEO Saurabh Sharma has today published a new post on Analyzing Analytics, a blog looking at all things related to data analytics within CIO Magazine. The post, To Make or Buy: Considerations When Kicking Off a Data Analytics Program, offers advice to companies who are at the outset of building a data analytics program and trying to decide whether to develop an internal team or outsource to an external resource.

India – February 12, 2015 – Indus Insights, a leading Big Data consulting firm, today announced that Founder and CEO Saurabh Sharma will once again represent the company by participating in the invite-only Customer Experience Exchange for Financial Services, hosted by IQPC Exchange. The event, held in London, brings together pre-qualified solution providers and financial services organizations in a private, face-to-face setting to explore mutually beneficial business and partnership opportunities.

This is Indus’s second time participating in an IQPC event. The company was invited initially based on its successful track record of providing data analytics solutions that demonstrably help financial services companies better utilize data to improve overall business performance.

The Exchange, which consists of conference and networking sessions, will be held at the Hilton Syon Park in London on February 23-24.

Analyzing Analytics, a new blog penned by Indus Insights CEO and founder Saurabh Sharma within CIO Magazine, has now launched. The blog explores insights and identifies trends in the world of Big Data analytics. The first post, Data and Science Don’t Necessarily Make a Good Data Scientist, looks at the fierce demand for data scientists and offers companies advice as to how to sift through candidates to find great ones.