Weekly Update : 12th September, 2024
Decoding the DNA of success: Insights from Cactus Communications’ CFO Dinesh Modi
In this insightful interview with CFO India, Dinesh Modi, CFO of Cactus Communications, provides a financial lens on the company’s unique position in the global research community. He outlines their diverse revenue streams, from individual researchers to large pharmaceutical companies. He also discusses the company’s pricing models, its proactive approach to risk management, and how it maintains operational efficiency with a remote workforce. Read more
Fitch Ratings to India: Close, but no cigar
Unlike S&P Global, which revised its India sovereign rating outlook from stable to positive in May this year, Fitch Ratings has maintained its outlook at stable, while keeping the rating unchanged at BBB-, the lowest investment grade. However, India’s being at the lowest rung of the investment grade hasn’t prevented foreign portfolio investors from pouring funds into Indian markets and now Indian sovereign debt even figures in the international indices, which too has led to funds flowing into debt markets, bringing down yields. Read more
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Mastering the new frontier: CFOs at the helm of 2024’s business evolution
CFO India recently had the pleasure of engaging in an enlightening conversation with Shailesh Singla, Vice President – Applications, Oracle India. In this discussion, Shailesh delved into the evolving role of the Finance function, which has increasingly become a more strategic and invaluable part of the business. He also shared interesting insights into the CFO’s strategy for 2024 and how technologies like Generative AI are shaping the ‘Future of Finance’. Read more
CFO India, in association with Qlik-AWS, recently hosted two interesting sessions in New Delhi and Mumbai, exploring the transformative power of AI-driven analytics and real-time data visualisation in financial operations. These sessions brought together leading voices in finance and technology, offering CFOs the tools and insights needed to navigate the rapidly evolving business landscape.
The session highlighted the critical role of AI-driven Analytics in leveraging real-time data for finance transformation, overcoming challenges in system integration and data management, and drawing practical insights into AI-powered decision-making in finance.
Please click on the link below to read the session recap.