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Suresh Shankar on the impact of Web 3.0 and Metaverse

Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Team Crayon Data. Date: 8 August, 2022 Source: Al-Bayan Headline : “Web 3.0” paves the way for “Metaverse” to set up virtual worlds for brands Key message: “Metaverse” and AI are still in the experimental stage. Recently, AI has become more advanced and widespread with various economic applications. This is also possible with “Web 3.0” and “Metaverse” in the future. Web 3.0 and the Metaverse are the current talk of the tech town. Apart from combining multiple applications and concepts such as AI and blockchain, they are also data-heavy. In an article in Al-Bayan, Crayon Data’s ... Read More
The secret ingredient for a successful career with Vijay Rajagopal

Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Susanna Myrtle Lazarus. “Where do you want to be five years down the line in your career?” It’s a question we’re often asked as part of our career progression chats and interviews. However, Vijay Rajagopal does not see the merit in this query. According to him, “There’s a misconception that a career path should be structured. But I think it’s important to dispel the myth that everything has to fall in place, in order, at a set time.” The Head of Sales & Business Development, Amazon Pay (Offline), Vijay recently joined the Crayon team for a ... Read More
Humanizing Tech in the age of AI with So-Young Kang
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Sruthi Ravishankar. The way humans communicate is in bite sized pieces. So-Young Kang believes that we’ve been practicing micro learning for 1000s of years now. Our most recent guest on Slaves to the Algo says, “It’s the neuroscience of learning. There’s the behavior design component of it. But there are decades of research around how humans learn and maximize our potential. And it’s not through long form one way communication.” So-Young is a pioneer and serial entrepreneur constantly looking at new ways of solving big challenges. Her latest challenge is focused on how to maximize human potential ... Read More
The transition to Cloud has now become a reality: Vidhyashankar Sriram in ELETS BFSI
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Team Crayon Data. Date: June 16, 2022 Source: ELETS BFSI As customers increasingly move towards cloud technology, the need for SaaS products is on the rise. The core banking systems are becoming defunct and chipping away at the edges, with technology evolving, especially around payments. Picking it as a service brings down the risk of funding the wrong projects. This also poses a scenario where tech could move from edge to core on the functioning of the bank, to understand the challenges that the traditional banks are currently facing. Nidhi Shail Kujur of Elets News Network ... Read More
bigdata-madesimple.com is now Slaves to the Algo!
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Team Crayon Data. With effect from June 10, 2022, the website bigdata-madesimple.com will move to a new domain. Crayon Data’s corporate website, crayondata.com, will host the content as part of their new AI community, Slaves to the Algo (STTA). For the past 9 years, Big Data Made Simple (BDMS) has been a leading tech portal in the Big Data, Data Analytics, BI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science space. Powered by Singapore-based big data start-up Crayon Data, it was launched in 2013 with a vision to build a global community and to create a one-stop ... Read More
A social-tech entrepreneur’s playbook with Lucia Gallardo
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Sruthi Ravishankar. How can we encourage women in tech to play a more active part in this industry? Our most recent guest on Slaves to the Algo, Lucia Gallardo, says, “I don’t think there are too many men in tech, I just think there aren’t enough women in tech. It’s just a matter of like making sure that your opportunities are presented in a way that make [women] feel like they can belong at your company.” Lucia joins Suresh for the second time on Slaves to the Algo podcast. In the first part, she talks about ... Read More
Kenny Lee joins Crayon Data as Vice President, Finance
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Sruthi Ravishankar. Kenny Lee has joined Crayon Data as Vice President of Finance. Kenny comes with 13+ years of experience in driving financial and operational excellence in diverse industries from telecommunications to fintech in the Southeast Asia market. He started his career at Emerson Process Management. He also worked with Singapore Technologies Telemedia, Bitmap, and StarHub. In his most recent role, Kenny was the regional CFO for Southeast Asia at OneConnect Financial Technology. He is a firm believer in finance business partnering and that finance can be an enabler of business growth. His areas of expertise ... Read More
Tech and Innovation for Social Good with Lucia Gallardo
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Sruthi Ravishankar. How do we innovate with technology to solve a nation’s crisis? Can we redirect tech to solving a social cause? Lucia Gallardo tells us how! Our most recent guest on Slaves to the Algo says, “When I discovered technology, it was always going to be a tool. So, when I started my company, it was all about how do we take the DNA of these technologies and build solutions around them in a way that democratizes not just accessing this technology, but in a way that is highly inclusive of the access and the ... Read More
Eight reasons to join the Crayon Box
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Leela Vasudevan. What do I say when a potential Crayon asks, “What makes your employer different from the rest?” As a Talent Ambassador at Crayon Data, such questions get me super excited. Here are my go-to points: We have a team with 10+ decades of collective industry expertise. Together, we bring out the best possible solutions to any challenge we face.Our love for technology drive us. And a passion for constantly developing our skills and knowledge across the board. Speak to any Crayon even for 10 minutes, and you’ll walk away from the conversation having learnt ... Read More
Nagesh Jaladi joins Crayon Data as Vice President, Merchant Solutions
Feed: Crayon Data. Author: Sruthi Ravishankar. Nagesh Jaladi has joined Crayon Data to lead and drive maya.ai Bazaar – the merchant solutions platform. Nagesh comes with 15+ years of experience across Mastercard, Google and AT Kearney. An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, he has a keen interest in applying advanced analytics to build partnerships and generate client value. In his previous stint before joining Crayon, Nagesh was Head of Merchant Solutions (Partnerships and Business Development) APAC at Mastercard. He has experience across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions, working with clients across digital, retail, telco, ... Read More
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