FinTech Magazine February 2019 | Page 209

A NEW-AGE ECOSYSTEM
USA business model side and the operations side , are driven by innovative technologies and some of our incumbent clients need to adapt to these tech-driven changes .
“ Embracing innovation from the outside – from start-ups and fintech – is essential for them and for companies like us . While these start-ups might be small and may not even meet our threshold of being a client today , in a few years they will be the next unicorns .
“ That ’ s the broad genesis of what we thought about when we set up the new ecosystem . Wipro ’ s part in that is to build a strategic partnership between the established companies and the start-ups . We understand the industry domain ; we focus on technology and can enable organizations as small as a fintech to scale up , leveraging our relationship with the larger financial institutions .”
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The importance of Mahesh ’ s project to Wipro ’ s future vision can be reflected in the fact that , two years ago , he was given his remit from the very top . Working under the guidance of the company ’ s Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director – Abidali Z . Neemuchwala , and with strategic direction from President & Global Head , BFSI – Shaji Farooq , he has built a cluster team made up of key personnel based in Silicon Valley ,
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