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Winning with AI in BFSI | AWS’s Vijay Rajagopal on Scaling AI | AI Adventures Ep 5

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AI in BFSI is no longer experimental. It’s operational.

In this episode of AI Adventures, we sit down with Vijay Rajagopal, Country Head – BFSI at AWS, to break down what it actually takes to scale AI inside regulated financial institutions.

This conversation goes beyond hype — into infrastructure, governance, and real deployment challenges.

💡 What you’ll learn:• Why data — not models — is becoming the real differentiator

• How banks can move from POC to production AI systems 

• The role of governance, explainability, and compliance in BFSI AI 

• Why voice AI could become the next distribution layer in banking 

• The rise of agentic AI in underwriting, servicing, and risk 

• How CFOs are thinking about AI costs, tokens, and ROI 

• Why India is uniquely positioned to lead AI at scale

🧠 Key Insight:

• POCs aren’t the problem — staying in POCs is

• Voice AI could become the biggest distribution layer in banking

• Agents without accountability create risk — Vijay Rajagopal (AWS)

If you're a: 

• Banking or BFSI leader 

• Fintech founder 

• Chief Data / AI Officer 

• AI architect working in regulated systems

This episode is built for you.

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