2025

Secure Open Finance Platform - Apple Pay Wallet Connected Cards & Pay w/Rewards

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Category

Innovation in Technology - Financial Technology (FinTech)

Client's Name

Country / Region

United States

Everything we do at Discover is with the customer in mind, and we want to ensure every customer interaction is positive, seamless, and most importantly, secure. Open Finance technology platform is designed and built with the same vision. It is one of the innovative internet accessible technology platform built to support Open Finance and Open banking data-in and data-out use cases across financial services including but not limited to Digital Wallet, Fintech companies and other financial service partners.

The platform is built in mind to provide permission-based, customer data sharing technology capability to our internal and external product partners. In major technology innovation and product delivery area, the most important integration was delivering experience in Apple Pay Digital wallet. This was Apple's first open banking integration with any bank in the United States.

Vijay served as expert engineer and architect of the innovative Open Banking platform and Apple Pay integration of Connected Card and Pay with Rewards for millions of Discover Card holders.

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AI-Powered Human Resource Service Excellence: Improving Employee and Customer Experience

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Mahesh Kumar Munagala

Category

Innovation in Technology - Best Artificial Intelligence Technology Innovation

Country / Region

United States

 
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Revolutionizing Data Strategy: Vinay's Leadership in Enterprise Data Warehouse Transformation at Mr. Cooper

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Vinay Kumar Chunduru

Category

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Country / Region

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Sai Vinod Vangavolu

Category

Innovation in Technology - Best Digital Health Technology Innovation

Country / Region

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CSR-TAIWAN Summit Brand Marketing Co., Ltd.

Category

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Country / Region

Taiwan