Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Active Intelligence Pte Ltd, a fintech company based in Singapore with its research and development center in Bengaluru, India.123 His LinkedIn username is futureofbanking.1

Professional Background

Ravi Shankar has an extensive background in banking and financial technology:

1. Banking Experience: He was a Group Executive Vice President at YES BANK from August 2004 to November 2009.13 Prior to that, he worked as VP & Head of Non-Branch Delivery Channels at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. for 8 years and as a Manager at HDFC Bank for a year.1

2. Entrepreneurship: In addition to co-founding Active Intelligence in March 2016, Shankar is also a co-founder of Nevales Networks Pvt Ltd. since January 2010.1

Active Intelligence Pte Ltd

Active Intelligence, also known as Active.ai, was founded by Ravi Shankar along with Shankar Narayanan and Parikshit Paspulati in 2016.3 The company focuses on artificial intelligence in the financial sector:

• Vision: To become the AI SaaS platform for Financial Services.1
• Technology: The company uses natural language processing and machine intelligence to enable banks to interact with customers through messaging and voice.3
• Products:
  • Morfeus: A middleware engine for banks to engage with customers via mobile, chat, or voice-enabled IoT devices.3
  • Triniti: An AI engine for natural language processing and generation in financial institutions.3

Acquisition

On June 15, 2022, Active Intelligence Pte Ltd was acquired by Gupshup Inc.1

Ravi Shankar's expertise lies in startups, technology for the future, and M-Commerce.1 He holds an MBA from the Institute of Management Development and Research.2