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Galaxy Surfactants Appoints Ex-Lupin Digital Head Narendra Saini as Chief Digital Officer

Narendra Saini said his focus as the company’s first chief digital officer will be on advancing Galaxy Surfactants' digital agenda in line with its Vision 2030 and strengthening digital capabilities across the organisation.

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Galaxy Surfactants Appoints Ex-Lupin Digital Head Narendra Saini as Chief Digital Officer Narendra Saini said his focus as the company’s first chief digital officer will be on advancing Galaxy Surfactants’ digital agenda in line with its Vision 2030 and strengthening digital capabilities across the organisation.

India's AI Moment is Real: Seize It or Lose It

Setting aside the news cycle chatter about traffic woes and robotic dog controversies, the recent Impact Summit was a significant milestone for . India pulled off the first major AI summit in the Global South, drew global headliners, and delivered the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, signalling India's intent that positions India at the center of the global AI governance conversation.

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India's AI Moment is Real: Seize It or Lose It India’s hosting of the Impact AI Summit underscored its growing role in shaping global discussions on artificial intelligence governance.

HDFC ERGO Q3FY26 Profit Surges 168 Percent; CTO Says Technology Played a Key Role

The surge in profitability reflects the cumulative impact of the efforts in the area of robust underwriting practices, data-driven actuarial insights, demographic alignment, and advanced technology enablement, says Sriram Naganathan, President & Chief Technology Officer (CTO), HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited.

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HDFC ERGO Q3FY26 Profit Surges 168 Percent; CTO Says Technology Played a Key Role The surge in profitability reflects the cumulative impact of the efforts in the area of robust underwriting practices, data-driven actuarial insights, demographic alignment, and advanced technology enablement, says Sriram Naganathan, President & Chief Technology Officer (CTO), HDFC ERGO GI.

SBI Digital Banking Head Nitin Chugh Exits as Contract Ends, Declines to Reveal Next Role

State Bank of India (SBI) said that Deputy Managing Director and Head (Digital Banking & Transformation) Nitin Chugh has left the bank following the end of his contract. Chugh did not disclose his next role. He joined in March 2022.

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SBI Digital Banking Head Nitin Chugh Exits as Contract Ends, Declines to Reveal Next Role At SBI, Chugh was responsible for driving customer acquisition through digital channels and for defining and implementing digital strategies.

AI in 2026: Why Sovereignty, Governance and Hybrid Cloud Will Define the Next Enterprise Shift

Rishi Aurora, Managing Partner, IBM Consulting India & South Asia, discusses how is moving from experimentation to enterprise-scale ex*****on, reshaping large business models across diverse industries.

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AI in 2026: Why Sovereignty, Governance and Hybrid Cloud Will Define the Next Enterprise Shift Rishi Aurora, Managing Partner, IBM Consulting India & South Asia, discusses how AI is moving from experimentation to enterprise-scale ex*****on, reshaping large business models across diverse industries.

Aditya Birla Capital CTO Ramesh Narayanaswamy Steps Down After Three-Year Tenure

Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Management Personnel (SMP) of Aditya Birla Capital, tendered his resignation to pursue opportunities outside the company. His resignation has been accepted by the Company effective from February 28 2026.

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Aditya Birla Capital CTO Ramesh Narayanaswamy Steps Down After Three-Year Tenure Thanking the management and the board of directors, CTO Narayanaswamy tendered his resignation in a letter dated February 23, 2026. He joined the company in December 2022 and was responsible for technology transformation across businesses at Aditya Birla Capital.

Banks Are Collaborating on AI Tool to Spot Suspicious Accounts

Money mules have become a main way fraudsters move stolen money. They often recruit students, gig workers, and financially stressed individuals to open or misuse their bank accounts.

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Banks Are Collaborating on AI Tool to Spot Suspicious Accounts Money mules have become a main way fraudsters move stolen money. They often recruit students, gig workers, and financially stressed individuals to open or misuse their bank accounts.

India’s Cloud Push Helps CIOs, but Unchecked Developer Usage Can Inflate Costs: Nutanix CTO

Daryush Ashjari, CTO (APJ), Nutanix, cautions CIOs that if operational and development teams are given full liberty, additional capabilities can significantly increase cloud spending.

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India’s Cloud Push Helps CIOs, but Unchecked Developer Usage Can Inflate Costs: Nutanix CTO Daryush Ashjari, CTO (APJ), Nutanix, cautions CIOs that if operational and development teams are given full liberty, additional capabilities can significantly increase cloud spending.

Training People for Technology: The Missing Lever in Financial Services’ AI Transformation

In a mid-sized lending branch in central , a newly introduced credit assessment system began generating risk scores in seconds, a process that earlier took hours of manual file review. On the first day of rollout, the branch credit officer reviewed the system output, paused, and recalculated the case manually — not because the model was wrong, but because trust had not yet been built.

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Training People for Technology: The Missing Lever in Financial Services’ AI Transformation Enterprise adoption of AI is accelerating across sectors, increasing demand for digitally adaptable teams. This reinforces the importance of structured skilling, not just at leadership levels but across operational roles.

Cloud Sovereignty’s 3 Cs: Control, Compliance, Continuity

India’s digital economy is expanding at a scale that only a few nations have witnessed. However, alongside this rise comes a deeper realization- Data is more than just an enabler of services; it is an instrument of national trust.

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Cloud Sovereignty’s 3 Cs: Control, Compliance, Continuity India’s digital future will be shaped by how responsibly data is handled, additionally defining whether businesses retain trust, meet expectations, and stay resilient.

IndusInd Bank’s Upgraded UPI Platform To Deliver Faster Recovery Time, Higher Scalability

IndusInd Bank announced that its digital banking channels are now live on the Next-gen processing platform. Christened UPI 6.0, the platform is a 6th generation upgrade built by Mindgate Solutions, on cloud-ready architecture which offers a real-time payments stack. The processing platform is now live for both Issuer and Acquirer services on the cloud. This upgrade delivers 30% faster recovery time (RTO) and provides up to 75% higher scalability headroom with the current infrastructure.

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IndusInd Bank’s Upgraded UPI Platform To Deliver Faster Recovery Time, Higher Scalability The processing platform is now live for both Issuer and Acquirer services on the cloud. This upgrade delivers 30 percent faster recovery time (RTO) and provides up to 75 percent higher scalability headroom with the current infrastructure.

IT Integration Lifts Allcargo Logistics Margins to 30 percent

The yield-enhancement initiatives, on the back of the integration between various businesses, drove gross margin improvement to 30 percent. The Express Division also recorded the highest ever monthly revenue in December 2025. FE FUTECH speaks with Sanjay Khiyani , CIO, Allcargo Logistics.

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IT Integration Lifts Allcargo Logistics Margins to 30 percent Technology integration across business divisions not only improved gross margins to 30 percent but also resulted in highest ever monthly revenue in December 2025.