HDFC Bank enters technology partnership with Microsoft

India’s largest private bank HDFC Bank has entered into a partnership with Microsoft to begin its digital transformation journey, which includes its application portfolio, data landscape and security.

HDFC Bank will leverage Microsoft Azure to consolidate and modernize its enterprise data landscape through a federated data lake to expand its information management capabilities for cross-enterprise reporting and use artificial intelligence for advanced analytics.

As part of its Future Ready strategy, HDFC Bank is developing in-house IP and is collaborating with various companies including FinTechs to co-create technology IP. In addition, the bank will leverage the low-code and no-code capabilities of Microsoft Power Platform to build application innovation and automation factories. App Factory will enable banks to migrate, modernize and transform their application portfolio.

“Our partnership with Microsoft is part of our technology transformation agenda, by investing in running the bank as well as building the bank of the future. At its core is the ability to deliver a new banking experience that is second to none for our customers. We are doing so by investing in proprietary IP as well as through This type of collaboration is needed to achieve this,” said Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, Head of Information Technology Group and Chief Information Officer, HDFC Bank.

Apollo Hospitals signs MoU with IIT Kanpur

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Apollo Hospitals have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct collaborative research in clinical applications of artificial intelligence and other medical technologies of mutual interest.

This collaboration is a formal recognition of the rapid convergence of healthcare and technology that is changing the practice of medicine. Apollo Research and Innovations (ARI), a division of Apollo Hospitals, has been involved in medical research, innovation, health education, teaching, and clinical deployment of AI for more than two decades.

According to Apollo Hospitals, the collaboration with IIT Kanpur will build on ARI’s foundation and expand the field of research and development in healthcare technology.

Bharti Airtel launches 5G service in Indore

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its 5G service in Indore. Airtel 5G Plus The service will be rolled out to customers in stages as the company continues to build out its network and complete deployments.

Customers with 5G-enabled devices will be able to access high-speed Airtel 5G Plus network for free Until a wider rollout. 5G service It will allow ultra-fast access to HD video streaming, gaming, multiplayer chat, instant photo uploads and more.

Bharti Airtel showcased various use cases of 5G technology. These include 5G-powered holograms, 5G-connected ambulances, and a private 5G network in partnership with Bosch to improve manufacturing productivity.

India Accelerator, ICICI Bank and Infosys Finacle Launch Launchpad

India Accelerator, a seed-stage accelerator program that aims to nurture and co-innovate with India’s startup ecosystem, today announced the launch of i3 Launchpad. It was developed in collaboration with ICICI Bank and Infosys Finacle, which is part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned product subsidiary of Infosys.

The goal of i3 Launchpad is to support a community of entrepreneurs whose mission is to create brands with global reach. It aims to help startups accelerate their success by leveraging guidance, resources and opportunities from Infosys Finacle, ICICI Bank and India Accelerator (IA).

The program is open to startups from all industries and will recruit two cohorts each year with a target of 12-18 startups in each cohort. The first sectors to focus on include fintech, enterprise tech and SaaS, proptech, wealthtech, sustainability and greentech, and insurtech. Founders can participate in remote and in-person group learning sessions.