Akbar Ali — CEO
I turned 12+ years of retail-banking expertise—spanning assets, liabilities, risk and CX—into two award-winning AI ventures. 2017: Co-founded AADRILA Technologies with two friends to eliminate digital-onboarding risk for banks & fintechs. • Incubated at IIM Lucknow-EIC | Winner – ET MSME Awards 2023 “Top-Performing MSME (Small)” • AI/ML SaaS stack now authenticates 30 M+ documents/year for marquee BFSI clients. 2023: Launched Headlyne.ai to rescue news from information overload. • GenAI engine distils global headlines into 60-word, bias-free briefs. • Headlyne mobile app honoured with Google’s “Best App of 2024 – Personal Growth”. • Junior Mode: safe, curated news environment that builds early media literacy. Always building at the intersection of finance, risk and responsible AI.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech entrepreneur with deep expertise in AI-driven banking solutions.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 22 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Ai/ml
- Digital Transformation
- Marketplace Development
- Financial Services
- Retail Banking
- Team Leadership
- Sales Management
- Customer Service
- Banking Operations
Career Highlights
- 12+ years of retail banking expertise.
- Co-founded two award-winning AI ventures.
- Developed innovative solutions for digital onboarding.
Work Experience
Headlyne_app
Founder & CEO (2 yrs 6 mos)
Aadrila Technologies Private Limited
Co-Founder aadrila.com| Digital KYC| Insurance Underwriting| (8 yrs)
Shakman eservices Pvt. Ltd.
Co-founder at gullakh.com (1 yr 11 mos)
IDBI Bank
Assistant General Manager (4 yrs 9 mos)
Manager (5 yrs 10 mos)
ICICI Bank
Senior Officer (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Unity Management college, Lucknow
ISC at Christ Church College Lucknow
ICSE at City Montessori School