{"id":279533,"date":"2026-06-23T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief-press-insider\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:20:13","slug":"axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief-press-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief-press-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Axis Bank names Dubashi as AI chief &#8211; PRESS Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressinsider.com\/news\/axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief\/\">Axis Bank names Dubashi as AI chief &#8211; PRESS Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressinsider.com\/news\/axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief\/\">https:\/\/pressinsider.com\/news\/axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-23 10:19:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"pressinsider.com\">pressinsider.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axis Bank Ltd has hired former McKinsey and Co. partner Namrata Dubashi as its artificial intelligence officer, creating a senior role to push AI deeper into the bank\u2019s operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dubashi joined Axis Bank last week after 17 years at McKinsey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a LinkedIn post, she said she had joined the bank\u2019s leadership team to \u201cspearhead AI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She will report to Subrat Mohanty, Executive Director for Banking Operations and Transformation, Mint reported, citing the bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role gives Axis Bank a dedicated AI leader at a time when lenders are trying to move the technology beyond pilots and isolated use cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mint reported that Dubashi will lead a team of about 50 executives working on AI across the bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axis Bank said the focus will be on building capabilities in talent, tools and infrastructure, so that AI becomes part of every business and function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe focus is on developing and scaling capabilities across talent, tools and infrastructure, so that AI becomes part of the DNA of every business and function,\u201d the bank told Mint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The appointment comes as Indian banks use AI for customer service, fraud detection, risk management, underwriting and process automation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axis Bank already uses AI in customer-facing tools such as AHA!, its virtual banking assistant, and has worked with SWIFT India on an AI pilot to detect payment fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressinsider.com\/news\/axis-bank-names-dubashi-as-ai-chief\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axis Bank names Dubashi as AI chief &#8211; 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