Bharat Intelligence Names Anurag Bisoi as CPO to Scale Rural Labour Platform

Mar, 11: Bharat Intelligence, an agritech start up building a formal and dignified marketplace for agricultural labour, has appointed Anurag Bisoi as its Chief Product Officer. The appointment marks a significant step in the company’s journey from early execution to large-scale productisation across rural labour markets.

Anurag joins Bharat Intelligence as a seasoned entrepreneur and product builder. He previously co-founded Animall, one of India’s largest dairy technology platforms, where he led product architecture and growth. Under the founding team’s leadership, Animall scaled to over 10 million downloads, digitising a highly fragmented ecosystem of dairy farmers across the country.

He built products for low-literacy, vernacular-first users operating in informal markets  designing intuitive workflows that drove adoption in some of India’s most underserved regions. The platform went on to raise over ₹200 crore in institutional funding and scale nationwide.

Beyond Animall, Anurag has worked at the intersection of product, infrastructure and emerging technology, consistently focusing on building systems that operate reliably in complex, offline-first environments.

At Bharat Intelligence, Anurag will focus on converting on-ground execution into repeatable, measurable and scalable product infrastructure. As the company expands across districts and crops, it is transitioning from founder-led operations to deeply systemised product architecture — enabling scale without operational chaos.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Azhaan Merchant, said,

“Anurag has built for Bharat at scale. Getting to 10 million downloads in a rural, low-literacy ecosystem is not marketing — it is product clarity. As we scale our labour grid across Maharashtra, we need discipline in product design, distribution mechanics, and user simplicity. Anurag brings exactly that.”

Mr. Gourav Sanghai, added,

“We have proven demand, supply and execution capability, so the next chapter for Bharat Intelligence is about scale. Now we must build durable product layers that allow us to scale to lacs of workers and farmers without friction. Anurag’s experience in marketplace architecture and rural product design will be critical.”

Speaking on his new role, Mr. Anurag Bisoi said,

“India’s rural markets do not need more apps. They need products that work reliably, simply and predictably. Bharat Intelligence is building infrastructure for a workforce that has never been formally organised. The challenge is to create systems that are intuitive and can scale without losing trust.”

With this appointment, Bharat Intelligence reinforces its commitment to building disciplined product systems for India’s offline economy — combining operational depth with scalable architecture to formalise one of the world’s largest informal workforces.

MoldStud: IT Expertise from Moldova for the USA, Europe, and the Middle East

Chișinău, Moldova, Mar 11: The IT sector in Republic of Moldova continues to demonstrate its growing global competitiveness, with companies such as MoldStud delivering advanced software solutions for clients across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Founded in 2019 in Chișinău, the company began with a small team and a clear vision—to build internationally competitive software solutions designed primarily for global markets. Despite entering an already competitive industry, the organization focused on delivering innovative and scalable technology solutions for international clients from the outset.

“Everything started with two clients – one from the USA in the FinTech sector and another from Spain in Healthcare. These were two mature markets with high standards. Initially, we planned to focus mainly on the financial sector, but we quickly realized that success comes from the ability to deliver value across industries,” said Vasile Crudu, CEO and founder of MoldStud.

Growth During Global Disruption

Shortly after its founding, the company faced the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. While many organizations struggled to adapt to remote work models, demand for reliable and well-structured remote development teams increased significantly.

During this period, MoldStud leveraged its expertise in remote collaboration to expand rapidly. The team grew from five specialists in 2019 to 20 professionals in 2020, and continued expanding over the next two years, reaching 84 specialists. The company broadened its expertise across industries including FinTech, Banking, Video Streaming, Real Estate, Small Aviation, and E-commerce.

Organizational Adaptation and Global Portfolio

Operating within a global environment shaped by economic uncertainty and geopolitical challenges, the company has focused on maintaining strong relationships with international clients while optimizing its internal structure. Today, the organization employs 78 specialists and maintains a diversified portfolio spanning North America, Europe, and the Middle East, demonstrating the resilience and competitiveness of Moldova’s IT sector.

Export-Oriented Business Model

From its inception, MoldStud was designed as a globally oriented company. Currently, approximately 98.5% of its business is export-focused, with only about 1.5% of revenue generated from the domestic Moldovan market.

The company’s client portfolio is geographically distributed as follows:

• ~50% USA and Canada

• 40% Europe

• 10% Middle East

Services are delivered to clients in countries including the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Romania, and the United Arab Emirates. This global presence is supported by internationally recognized certifications and industry standards, particularly important for sectors such as fintech and healthcare where data security and operational quality are critical.

Expanding Visibility in the Nordic Region

A significant milestone in MoldStud’s international development has been its participation in the TechStep Sweden initiative and attendance at TechArena, one of the most influential technology events in the Nordic region.

With support from the Invest Moldova Agency, the company gained exposure to Sweden’s technology ecosystem and new opportunities for partnerships and networking. Although MoldStud had previously collaborated with Swedish partners, participation in TechStep Sweden significantly strengthened its brand visibility and market positioning.

Moldova’s Growing IT Export Sector

The growth of MoldStud reflects the broader expansion of Moldova’s technology industry. In the first nine months of 2025, service exports accounted for over 47% of the country’s total exports of goods and services, marking a 15.5% increase compared to 2024 and nearly tripling since 2020.

IT services alone recorded 23.2% growth, reaching approximately $600 million, with more than 88% of the sector’s output directed toward international markets.

The IT industry contributes 7.1% to Moldova’s GDP and employs over 30,000 professionals. A key driver of this growth has been the Moldova Innovation & Technology Park (MITP), which offers a competitive 7% single tax regime guaranteed until 2035, along with benefits such as virtual office services and IT visas that support international companies and professionals.

Future Strategy

Looking ahead, MoldStud plans to further strengthen its presence in North America and Europe, with a strategic focus on the Nordic region, particularly Sweden. The company is also prioritizing the integration of Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies into both internal workflows and client solutions to remain competitive in global markets.

“Our duty is to make the future possible, not to predict it,” added Crudu.

As MoldStud continues its expansion, the company’s journey highlights Moldova’s growing capability to deliver high-value IT services and compete successfully in some of the world’s most advanced technology markets.

One Inc Appoints Fintech Transformation Leader Bryan Thompson as New CTO

Fintech and SaaS veteran with more than 30 years of experience to lead company’s technology initiatives

FOLSOM, Calif. — March 11 — One Inc, the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, today announced the appointment of fintech transformation leader Bryan Thompson as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With deep payments expertise, Thompson will lead the vision, strategy, and development of One Inc’s technology. He will oversee the company’s global IT roadmap, innovation initiatives, and enterprise security.

Bryan is an expert in fintech and SaaS transformations, with more than 30 years of experience building high-performing organizations focused on innovation and operational excellence. He has a proven track record in technology development, security, and large-scale platform modernization. Across enterprise and startup environments, Thompson has led financial services and SaaS companies through acquisitions, integrations, and major change initiatives. He has also built data and AI platforms that accelerate growth while improving customer experience, efficiency, and reliability.

Prior to joining One Inc, he served as CTO of professional business platform 8am (formerly AffiniPay), where he helped drive rapid SaaS growth and navigated multiple strategic acquisitions. He also served as CTO at Heartland Payment Systems, where he modernized merchant services for businesses across key sectors. Earlier in his career at EDS, Thompson built expertise in high-volume transaction processing—experience that aligns with One Inc’s mission to process complex insurance payments securely, reliably, and at scale.

“We’re pleased to welcome Bryan to our growing team of Onesters as we advance our mission to create a unified digital payments network that connects the insurance ecosystem,” said Ian Drysdale, CEO at One Inc. “Bryan’s track record leading technology development, engineering, security, and infrastructure will be critical as we build new capabilities that allow carriers to operate more efficiently and deliver on the promise of insurance.”

“Through their relentless dedication to the insurance industry, One Inc has built a reputation for delivering revolutionary solutions that enable a traditional industry to meet the rapidly evolving expectations of today’s policyholders,” added Thompson. “I look forward to working with Ian and the entire team at One Inc to build on this momentum, as carriers adopt technologies that improve operational efficiency and deliver modern, seamless experiences for policyholders.”

Rackspace and Uniphore Announce Strategic Partnership

San Antonio, TX, March 10, 2026 — Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading hybrid multicloud and AI solutions company, today announced a strategic partnership with Uniphore, the Business AI leader backed by NVIDIA and AMD, to deliver the industry’s first Infrastructure-to-Agents architecture, offered as an outcomes-based service. The partnership reflects a shared ambition to unlock $100 million in enterprise AI deployments as customers move from AI experimentation to production at scale, without sacrificing governance, security, or control. This is especially relevant for regulated industries where choice, security and sovereignty are non-negotiable requirements.

Operationalizing AI in production remains a challenge due to the complexity of choices across the stack. By integrating Uniphore’s Business AI Cloud with Rackspace’s private cloud infrastructure, Rackspace will deliver a full-stack secure and governed AI private cloud that includes: advanced inferencing capable of running on both NVIDIA and AMD compute architectures; Data Preparation-as-a-Service; fine-tuned Small Language Models (SLMs)-as-a-Service; and industry-specific AI agents-as-a-Service.

“For the first time, enterprises in regulated industries do not have to choose between moving fast on AI and maintaining the governance and control their business requires. Rackspace is taking on that accountability,” said Gajen Kandiah, CEO of Rackspace Technology.  “We are not just providing infrastructure, we are committing to outcomes, and that changes the nature of the relationship between a technology partner and an enterprise customer.” For enterprises, the conversation has shifted from choosing between GPUs and CPUs, or open versus proprietary Large Language Models (LLMs), to driving measurable business outcomes.

Through this partnership, Rackspace brings deep expertise operating private clouds and optimizing public environments, backed by forward-deployed engineers. These forward-deployed engineers, embedded directly in customer environments, are trained on the Uniphore platform and accountable for delivering measurable outcomes from day one. The architecture is designed to extend across hybrid and public cloud environments, ensuring that enterprises with mixed deployment models can access the same governed, outcomes-based AI stack without compromise. The result is an end-to-end governed operating model delivering an outcomes-based service with control, accountability and measurable results.

“Business AI Cloud adoption is seeing exponential growth globally due to its sovereign and open architecture and what enterprises are telling us is that they need business outcomes. Rackspace’s adoption of Uniphore’s Business AI Cloud allows our customers to access all five layers of our offering spanning Inferencing, Data, Knowledge, Model, and Agents, on Rackspace’s secure and governed enterprise AI private cloud. For customers looking for sovereign AI solutions, this is a game changer,” said Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-founder of Uniphore.

Rackspace has over 20,000 mid-market and enterprise customers spanning industries such as healthcare, financial services, insurance and others. Additionally, Uniphore will move select enterprise inferencing workloads to Rackspace’s private cloud to deliver a Sovereign AI offering.

“This Rackspace–Uniphore deal packs real punch for organizations struggling to get beyond AI pilot mode”, said David Cushman, Executive Research Leader, HFS Research. “It couples Uniphore’s ‘get-you-going-fast’ AI platform with a Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE)-style delivery model and governed private cloud, that gets you to value fast, but with control. That’s something most mid-market organizations simply don’t have and will be particularly welcome in regulated industries.”

“While the drive to scale AI across enterprise systems is high, many organizations find their progress stalled by the dual challenges of technical complexity and regulatory compliance,” said Brian Jones, Chief Information Officer of Valley Medical Center. “It is a significant milestone to see Rackspace and Uniphore join forces. This partnership can be a game changer for organizations in highly regulated sectors, providing a robust framework to scale AI and extract tangible value from complex data landscapes.”

For customers, this partnership will deliver:

• From AI pilot to production at scale: Most enterprises are stuck running AI experiments that never make it to production. This partnership delivers a unified, governed environment spanning infrastructure all the way to agents, enabling the path from pilot to production to be measured in weeks, rather than years.
• Data that is ready for AI: Most enterprises have data, but not in a form that AI can use. Uniphore’s data agents accelerate modernization, so enterprise data is structured, clean, and ready to power real workflows, without a multi-year transformation program standing in the way.
• Industry-specific AI that teams can easily deploy: Pre-packaged solutions built on SLMs and agentic workflows provide business teams with a faster path to automation, with governance built in from the start.
• The right compute at the right cost: Enterprises no longer have to over-provision or lock into a single architecture. Rackspace optimizes CPU and GPU environments, enabling each workload to run efficiently.

Amidst Global Conflicts Disrupting Supply Chains, Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal Urges India to Unlock Its Natural Resources

India must unlock its vast natural resource potential and give entrepreneurs the freedom to build scale if the country wants to achieve energy and mineral self-reliance, says Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal, warning that geopolitical conflicts are exposing India’s vulnerability to raw material imports.

“It is painful to see India face the adverse consequences of a war we have nothing to do with,” Agarwal said, referring to global disruptions that impact commodity prices and supply chains. “We import nearly 90% of our oil, 95% of our copper and 99.5% of our gold, despite the fact that Mother Earth has given India one of the best geologies.”

Drawing from over four decades in the minerals, metals and oil industry, Agarwal argued that India’s natural resources, if developed efficiently, could dramatically reduce import dependence while creating jobs, industries and exports.

Recounting his own entrepreneurial journey, Agarwal said he arrived in Mumbai from Bihar at the age of 19 and built Vedanta from scratch. Over the years, the company acquired major assets including Hindustan Zinc, BALCO, the oil and gas business of Cairn India, and Sesa Goa Iron Ore, with the aim of significantly expanding production.

According to Agarwal, Vedanta’s operational turnaround of some of these assets demonstrates what private enterprise can achieve. “We increased zinc production ten times and aluminium twenty times. As a result, more than 1,000 companies have emerged around these value chains,” he said, adding that Vedanta has contributed ₹4.5 lakh crore to the national exchequer in the last decade.

Agarwal also outlined ambitious targets for the future. In oil and gas, the company aims to produce one million barrels per day, while in iron ore he envisions production of 100 million tonnes, equivalent to roughly a third of India’s current output.

He emphasised that India needs globally competitive mining champions. “Vedanta should be for India what Rio Tinto and BHP are for Australia or Vale for Brazil. And there should be many more Vedantas,” he said.

However, Agarwal stressed that policy reforms and a change in regulatory mindset are critical for the sector to flourish. He called for simpler regulations, greater trust in businesses and a shift towards self-certification and audit-based oversight rather than prolonged approvals and litigation.

“The system must stop creating hurdles. Businesses need recognition and respect, and the benefit of doubt should go to entrepreneurs,” he said.

Highlighting past missed opportunities, Agarwal cited the example of Rio Tinto exiting a diamond project in Madhya Pradesh due to regulatory complexities, saying India lost the chance to become a global diamond production hub.

Agarwal also reflected on a personal tragedy his family faced this year, sharing that he drew strength from words of encouragement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who urged him to stay strong and continue contributing to India’s development.

Invoking the values passed down by his grandparents, Agarwal said wealth must ultimately serve society. He added that developing India’s natural resource sector can play a pivotal role in job creation, women’s empowerment and nation-building.

“This sector has contributed the maximum revenue to the exchequer globally,” he said. “If we unlock its full potential, it will help India become a developed nation. Let us make India and Indians proud.”

Federal Bank extends support to NEST International Academy and Research Centre

Representing NEST International Academy and Research Centre, Mr. Muhammed Younus T K, General Secretary, Mr. Abdulla K, Chairman, and Mr. Basheer T P, Treasurer, were present at the event along with the staff and students of the institution.