The Tech Factor - A Purple Quarter Podcast
The Tech Factor by Roopa Kumar – A Purple Quarter Podcast brings you straight into the minds of the brightest tech leaders shaping today’s digital landscape. We chat with innovators and decision-makers from startups and enterprises to explore the evolving world of technology, leadership, and disruption.
Join us as we host industry pioneers like Varun Dua (Founder & CEO, ACKO), Aruna Rajan (Director, Google), Dale Vaz (ex-CTO, Swiggy), Rahul Chari (Founder & CTO, PhonePe), Jyoti Ahuja (Engineering Leader, Microsoft), Pradeep Desai (Group CTO, DP World), Abhinav Yajurvedi (ex-Group CTPO, PharmEasy), and many more, as they share their journeys, challenges, and insights.
Backed by Purple Quarter, a leading CTO search firm that has mapped over 15,000+ tech leaders globally, the podcast is a window into the experiences of those driving technological change. With a clientele spanning Walmart, DP World, UiPath, Swiggy, Razorpay, BrowserStack, InMobi, ACKO, PharmEasy, Urban Company, Clari, and beyond, Purple Quarter is at the forefront of tech leadership hiring.
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The Tech Factor - A Purple Quarter Podcast
S5 E6 | Hemant Adarkar on Risks of AI in Data Leakage, CBDC, Rise of Crypto & more
Introducing our guest on this episode of The Tech Factor— Hemant Adarkar, Technology Advisor & Public Interest Director. A trained nuclear physicist turned tech advisor at multiple banks, stock exchanges, brokers, and insurance companies; Hemant traces the fascinating journey of the BFSI domain – from the initial days of paper ledgers to the cutting-edge world of cryptocurrency.
Did you know Hemant was one of the very first users of email in India? He takes us back to the 1970s and tracks the monumental shifts in banking over the last fifty years, including the rise of core banking solutions, mobile banking, AI/ML, and blockchain. He tackles critical issues such as data security and the risks of AI in data leakage, and addresses India's challenges with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), emphasizing significant infrastructure and privacy concerns.