AI in Financial Services w/ Sigmoid

AI in Financial Services w/ Sigmoid

From AFSA Extra Credit Podcast by American Financial Services Association

January 15, 2026 · 21 min · Season 5 · Episode 1

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of AI in financial services, focusing on lending and insights from Ravi Bajagur of Sigmoid.

Happy New Year! The AFSA Extra Credit Podcast is back with fresh perspectives, best practices and great conversations with consumer credit industry leaders In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, Dan Bucherer chats with Ravi Bajagur from Sigmoid to discuss the role of AI in the financial services sector, particularly in lending. They explore the differences between traditional machine learning and AI, the importance of data quality, risk analysis, and the future of AI applications in lending. Ravi shares insights on how Sigmoid is helping lenders streamline processes and ensure security and explainability in AI models. Speaker Ravi Bajagur, Global Head, Financial Services, Sigmoid Host Dan Bucherer, Senior Director, Member Services & Engagement, AFSA ----------------------------- Don't forget to follow AFSA on Twitter @AFSA_DC and @AFSA_SGA and on Linkedin. The blog at afsaonline.org is also a great resource for the most up-to-date news. If you've got questions or you'd like to suggest a guest, please shoot us an email at membership@afsamail.org or tweet at us.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Bucherer

Guest: Ravi Bajagur

Topics covered

  • AI in financial services
  • lending
  • machine learning
  • data quality
  • risk analysis
  • AI applications

Keywords

  • AI
  • financial services
  • lending
  • machine learning
  • data quality
  • risk analysis
  • Sigmoid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sigmoid, American Financial Services Association

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