SHIFT · APAC
Standard Chartered appoints chief technology and operations officer for India and South Asia
Standard Chartered named Kavita Kulkami as CTO for India and South Asia. The appointment signals organizational restructuring to elevate technology and ops decision-making closer to regional business units in a key growth market.
WHY IT MATTERS
Indicates large global banks are decentralizing AI/tech governance to regional heads; will likely accelerate India-specific AI use-case development (payments, KYC, collections) outside central tech control.
Source: Finextra · 2026-07-28