Date: March 13, 2024 Source: Financial Times Guess who has Crayon in their name and made it to Financial Times' list of High-Growth companies in the APAC region - It's us, Crayon Data! How do we do it? The mantra is "A great product coupled with great talent will not...
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Aarti Ramakrishnan on the StrongHer list of 100 global women trailblazers 2024
Source: StrongHer Success and recognition are inevitable for those with an insatiable hunger to achieve. StrongHer Ventures, a venture capital firm with a focus on financing women-led projects, has published a list of 100 Women Trailblazers who embody this trait. And...
Crayon Data handles data with art
Date: April 4, 2024 Source: The Business Times When talent meets hard work, success is inevitable. MORE than a decade ago, Suresh Shankar saw the potential of Big Data, and observed that companies had a growing interest in harnessing such data for their business...
Karunakaran Neelakandan on Indian Startup Times’ list of visionaries at the helm of Artificial Intelligence
Date: March 29, 2024 Source: Indian Startup Times "Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality", said the American author Warren Bennis. If there's someone who epitomizes this quote best, it'd certainly be Karunakaran Neelakandan, our VP of...
Natural Language Processing Market Propelled by Rising Adoption of Chatbots and Need for Efficient Data Processing
Date: March 12, 2024 Source: WhaTech In this age of AI, NLP (Natural Language Processing) is one of the most-sought after capabilities by enterprises. With their to ability to efficiently analyze unstructured data, their popularity is not just a trend, but is here to...
A one-size-fits-all solution is unlikely to apply to hybrid work
Date: September 12, 2023 Source: Deccan Herald Many companies have embraced hybrid work as the most viable work arrangement to even out the pros and cons. Though children have been herded back to schools for in-person learning, the world of work has continued to...
More Singapore start-ups scale up in India – the gateway to Asia, Europe
Date: August 27, 2023 Source: The Straits Times BENGALURU/CHENNAI – More Singapore start-ups are setting up offices in India to scale up their technology in a large and diverse market that is fast becoming a gateway to Asia and Europe. From satellite mapping and...
Why AI safety is important and how the UAE is committing to it
Date: August 1, 2023 Source: Wired In this Op-Ed by Suresh V Shankar, CEO of Crayon Data, discusses how the Frontier Model Forum's mission resonates with the UAE's vision for AI development. Generative AI – the current big thing everyone talks about. Globally,...
Crayon Data to benchmark personalized experiences empowered by generative AI models
Date: July 14, 2023 Source: Gulf News Crayon Data’s R&D turns to GenAI to enhance personalized experiences for enterprises Crayon Data, a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data company headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Asia, the Middle East,...
AI can personalize the customer experience in financial services
Date: June 30, 2023 Source: Verdict AI is playing a larger role as customers are increasingly expecting more personalized experiences and customer-centric innovations from businesses. Financial institutions have been leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to develop...
crayondata.com transitions to crayondata.ai
Singapore/Chennai, June 2023 Crayon Data, a leading artificial intelligence and big data company...
Not using AI could be an existential threat for companies
Date: 7 June, 2023 Source: Vulcan Post “Data is the new oil” – the famous quote by British mathematician Clive Humby has resonated well over the years. Today, trillion-dollar companies such as Google and Amazon serve up perfect examples of just how valuable data can...
Layoffs should be the last resort, not first
Date: 6 June, 2023 Source: Tech in Asia Dire times do not call for dire actions; they call for creative solutions. This reimagination is what sets Crayon Data apart from the rest. In his interview with Tech in Asia, our founder and CEO Suresh Shankar shares how the...
Crayon Data and TBO.com partner to bring personalized travel experiences to the banking industry
Through this partnership, financial institutions can tailor relevant travel experiences to their customers. Singapore/Chennai Apr 2023: Crayon Data, a leading artificial intelligence and big data company headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Asia, the Middle...
AI-Driven Data as a Service(DaaS): Why data is creating a banking revolution
Date: 12-May-2023 Source: GEC Media Key Takeaways 86% of customers say they would pay a premium to brands that offer a fabulous experience 92% of analytics professionals say their firms need to increase their use of external data sources Only 28% of banks can...
AI-first banking is a mindset, not a technology
Date: May 3, 2023 Source: The Asian Banker In the age of relevance, irrelevant notifications are a major turn-off. How can banks leverage the power of AI to dial up their business? That's what Suresh Shankar, our founder and CEO is here to speak about. Surging...
Innovation and tech for gender equality
Date: 27-Apr-2023 Source: The Times of India How much talk of gender equality is too much? My answer - it deserves all the attention it gets and more. Despite this topic topping the charts, we are at least 286 years away from achieving this, based on a recent report...
Unlocking Vietnam’s digital future with data and AI
Date: March 2023 Source: EIN News “Despite 93% of the Vietnamese population having at least one banking app, 71% of the apps underperform at utilizing customer data. Data and AI platforms aim to transform raw data into consumable outcomes. In addition, algorithms aim...
Crayon Data and Visa partner to power AI-led personal digital storefronts for issuers
By partnering with Visa, Crayon Data will provide Personalized Lifestyle Marketplace platform for issuers. Singapore/Chennai February 2023 – Crayon Data, a leading artificial intelligence and big data company headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Asia, Middle...
Crayon Data bags the Mint Startup ICON Awards for SaaS
Singapore/Chennai Mar 23: Crayon Data wins the Mint Startup Icon Awards in the category ‘SaaS’. This award upholds our vision of simplifying the world’s choices by unlocking the power of data. The second edition of Mint Startup ICON Awards 2023 was an opportunity...
How will AI reshape recruitment and job search?
When we posed this, along with a few other questions to Suresh V Shankar Founder and CEO of Crayon Data and President of the Pan IIM alumni association in Singapore, instead of just giving us his own take, he started by asking the same questions to ChatGPT, the latest...
CXaaS: Advanced strategy for revenue acceleration
In today’s attention economy, customers are spoilt for choice. Everybody wants a Spotify/Netflix-like experience with businesses. Did you know that 32 per cent of customers would walk away from a brand after just one negative experience? As the saying goes, fool me...
Aarti Ramakrishnan on the StrongHer list of 100 global women trailblazers 2023
Success and recognition are inevitable for those with an insatiable hunger to achieve. StrongHer Ventures, a venture capital firm with a focus on financing women-led projects, has published a list of 100 Women Trailblazers who embody this trait. And featured on the...
Crayon Data Redefined: Experience the new
The story of Crayon's website and brand refresh For over a decade, Crayon Data has been at the heart of the personalization revolution. During this time, we've created data and AI-led customer experiences that increased engagement and revenue for clients. But in late...
Crayon Data and Redington Partner to Accelerate Africa’s Fast-Growing Fintech Landscape
A partnership with Redington aims to boost the fintech and digital transformation landscape in Africa. Singapore/Dubai February 2023 – Crayon Data, a leading artificial intelligence and big data company headquartered in Singapore with a presence in India and UAE, has...
How Big Data works in marketing: Vidhyashankar Sriram on Transformarketing podcast
“To us, transactions are the best communicator of who you are as a customer” Vidhyashankar Sriram, our VP of Client Solutions, joins Prashant Malkani on the podcast #Transformarketing. In this interaction, they talk about what Big Data is, it’s scope in marketing, and...
What’s ahead for 2023
Source: CXO Today and ITVoice Date: Dec 22, 2022 As a wrap up for 2022, industry experts across IT , tech, AI, SaaS, BFSI, Fintech, Hospitality, Travel & Retail gather to give their views on the tech landscape for 2023. Here's what Vidhyashankar Sriram, VP, Client...
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of the ‘beautiful game’
Source: AP Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer...
Big Data and AI in 2023
Source: The Times of India Date: 12-Dec-2022 Author: Vidhyashankar Sriram Buzzwords like Big Data and AI have been in vogue for a few years now and 2023 looks no different. As we get richer in hindsight with larger deployments across industries, it is now evident more...
Crayon Data at the E50 Awards
Source: The Business Times Date: 9-Dec-2022 It was a night of uninhibited celebration and merrymaking at this year’s Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards, with the annual ceremony returning as a full-scale event for the first time since the pandemic. Over 760 business leaders...
Interaction with Aarti Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder & COO, Crayon Data
Source: DQ Channels Date: 9-Sep-2022 Aarti Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder and COO, Crayon Data talks about her role in her organisation. Are Women in Tech the game changers in Talent acquisition? Aarti Ramakrishnan - Yes, I agree that hiring women in tech can be a game...
Decoding a Jungle Ventures-backed SaaS firm’s profitability
Date:22-Nov-2022 Source: Tech In Asia In a recent interview with Collin Furtado from Tech In Asia, Suresh Shankar, Founder & CEO of Crayon Data walks us through the firm's sustained approach for profitability and success. “We entrepreneurs say this to each other,...
The women building and shaping India
Date: 19-Nov-2022 Source: Mint In a list of Top 100 Women building and shaping India, Aarti Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder & COO, Crayon Data was featured here along with inspiring women leaders making strides in various fields. India is finally becoming a nation that...
How Crayon Data is helping banks offer ‘relevant experience’ to customers
Date: 18-Nov-2022 Source: The Hindu Business Line Crayon Data’s proprietary AI platform, ‘maya.ai,’ can help create personalised experiences to for millions of customers in just one go. Wondering why your credit card company is still sending you pizza discount offers...
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: Breaking all stereotypes
Date: 18-Nov-2022 Source: Times of India November 19 is recalled for Women Entrepreneur's Day. Times Techies, a page for all tech news in the Times of India celebrates Women Entrepreneurs who are leading the tech industry with their ambition, innovation and...
Decoding Data: The new marketing gene
“What’s happening is your first party data is going to become the critical raw material for you to understand your customer. And this is a gene, a muscle that we need to build,” says Suresh Shankar. Crayon Data’s founder and CEO Suresh Shankar joins...
Crayon Data predicts USD 1 Bn market value for personalization in UAE
Source: Al-Bayan and Emarat Al Youm Date: 19-Oct-22 Suresh Shankar, Founder and CEO of Crayon Data was recently featured in 2 leading Arabic newspapers. He talks about the industry potential and the market value of personalization in UAE. Al Bayan Headline...
Startup: Growth engine of new India
Source: Times TechBuzz Date: 17-Oct-2022 Contributors Girish Singhania, CEO, EduBridge Omer Basith, Co-Founder & CEO at Virtual Forest Pratyush Roy, VP, Go-to Market, Crayon Data Prateek Dwivedi, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, 5ire ...
WFH, WFO or Hybrid? How are employers responding to the post-WFH scenario
Source: The Indian Express Date: 10-Oct-2022 Amid the second Covid wave last year, Abhi* (name changed on request), an IT consultant, got to know that his daughter is suffering from abdominal cancer. “It was a very tough time for me and my family. Luckily, we...
HR Tech for Remote Work
Source: Economic Times HR World Date: 28-Sep-2022 The article explores tools and technologies that worked best for companies during remote work. Naveen S Pillai, Vice President - Human Resources, Crayon Data, says, “Before the...
Data-Based BI Helps Identify Wastage of Resources and Streamlining of Processes
Source: Arabian Reseller Date: 22-Sep-22 Suresh Shankar, the Founder and CEO of Crayon Data, and Santiago Duro, the VP of Program Management at Crayon Data, speak about how BI is critical for driving efficiency and making informed decisions on the go How has the need...
Suresh Shankar on the future of Metaverse in Dubai
Date: 12 September 2022 Source: Al-Bayan Headline: Dubai's ambition in the Metaverse is supported by real projects Key Message: Suresh Shankar says, "Dubai is one of the leading knowledge economies of the world, which puts the country in an enviable position to...
Crayon Data bets big on India and Asia
Source: The New Indian Express Date: 9-Sep-2022 Singapore-based Big Data start-up Crayon Data helps companies personalize their digital platforms for end users, to increase engagement and in turn revenue, similar to what tech companies use for recommendations. ...
Suresh Shankar on how the Metaverse can shape businesses in UAE
Date: 7 Sep 2022 Source: Khaleej Times Headline "Metaverse, Big Data to shape future of businesses in UAE" Singapore based big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup, Crayon Data is expanding its footprint in the region as it caters to some top brands in the...
Suresh Shankar on the impact of Web 3.0 and Metaverse
Date: 8 August, 2022 Source: Al-Bayan Headline : "Web 3.0" paves the way for "Metaverse" to set up virtual worlds for brands Key message: "Metaverse" and AI are still in the experimental stage. Recently, AI has become more advanced and widespread with...
The transition to Cloud has now become a reality: Vidhyashankar Sriram in ELETS BFSI
Date: June 16, 2022 Source: ELETS BFSI As customers increasingly move towards cloud technology, the need for SaaS products is on the rise. The core banking systems are becoming defunct and chipping away at the edges, with technology evolving, especially around...
bigdata-madesimple.com is now Slaves to the Algo!
With effect from June 10, 2022, the website bigdata-madesimple.com will move to a new domain. Crayon Data’s corporate website, crayondata.ai, will host the content as part of their new AI community, Slaves to the Algo (STTA). For the past 9 years, Big Data...
Crayon Data is a top Data Science research company in Chennai
Date: 29 March, 2022 Source: Analytics Insight Analytics Insight lists Crayon as a top data science research company in Chennai. Here's what they had to say: Data Science in Chennai has been established as a central emergent scientific field and pattern of driving...
Crayon Data is a top Southeast Asia software company and startup
Date: March 16, 2022 Source: BestStartUp.Asia This article showcases our top picks for the best Southeast Asia-based software companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the software industry, but are all exceptional...
Crayon Data is a top data science and Big Data startup in Singapore
Singapore has been at the forefront of digital transformation for decades. With the adoption of digital strategies at speed, a survey by the AI Journal finds that 74% executives anticipate that AI will deliver more efficient business processes. They also...