The AI Strategy That's Transforming Financial Service with Joseph Pellissery & Desigan Reddi
June 12, 2025
Is AI going to be relegated to a productivity-efficiency in the banking sector or do the horizons expand into innovation as well? In part two of the series on Bringing Data and AI to Life, host Amy Horowitz, VP of the Data Governance and Data Integration Solution Sales team, Informatica, welcomes back Joseph Pelasari and Desigan Reddi from Wescom Financial, for a further deep-dive on the potential of AI in the banking industry, the practical ways it’s currently driving innovation and what the future holds in terms of AI capabilities and adoption. Tune in for valuable perspectives on implementing AI in regulated environments, avoiding bias in lending decisions, and creating scalable AI solutions that align with strategic objectives.
Is AI going to be relegated to a productivity-efficiency in the banking sector or do the horizons expand into innovation as well? In part two of the series on Bringing Data and AI to Life, host Amy Horowitz, VP of the Data Governance and Data Integration Solution Sales team, Informatica, welcomes back Joseph Pelasari and Desigan Reddi from Wescom Financial, for a further deep-dive on the potential of AI in the banking industry, the practical ways it’s currently driving innovation and what the future holds in terms of AI capabilities and adoption.
What You’ll Learn
- How to leverage AI to cut call centre time by 30 seconds and improve service quality
- The methodology for scaling AI quality control from sampling to analyzing 100% of customer calls
- Why data quality and curation are crucial foundations for successful AI implementation in financial services
- How to achieve first-contact resolution using AI-powered knowledge bases and automated responses
- The framework for expanding AI capabilities into lending and investment services while maintaining regulatory compliance
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Links:
Joseph Pellissery on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpellissery/
Design Reddi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desiganreddi/
Wescom Financial Website: https://www.wescom.org/
Amy Horowitz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyhorowitz
Informatica Website: https://www.informatica.com/
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