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Praveen Kumar

As a Practice Leader in Data & AI, Praveen Kumar is at the forefront of driving business and technology transformations, particularly within financial services. He is renowned for his collaborative leadership and ability to influence stakeholders, translating complex data challenges into actionable strategies and roadmaps. Praveen has a distinguished career, including roles at Accenture, RBC, and Rogers, where he consistently delivered cutting-edge, data-driven solutions. His focus is on empowering organizations to build a strong data adoption culture, leading to smarter decisions and fortified compliance.

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2026 Trends Guiding Financial Services Out of AI Pilot Purgatory

Only 11 percent of financial firms report measurable ROI from AI. In 2026 the binding constraint is not model quality. It is the governed data foundation underneath the model. The 2025 AI experiments were necessary. Most of them did not move a balance sheet. Boards funded generative and agentic pilots on the promise of transformation […]

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Modern Data Strategy for Financial Services: From Fragmented Data to Growth

Sixty-six percent of banks still report data quality problems that reach the bottom line. In a market moving at the speed of AI, data strategy has stopped being a technology program and become a growth decision. Financial institutions have spent a decade investing in data. Warehouses, then lakes, then platforms, then dashboards. Yet ask a […]

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The Accountability Gap Quietly Killing AI ROI in Financial Services

Why AI investments underperform in banking and why the fix starts with leadership, not the model.

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