By Princewill Ekwujuru
Artificial intelligence (AI) will remain a frontrunner in the digital transformation process for financial Services Industry (FSI).
The imperative, urgency of financial inclusion — NIBBS
Regional General Manager, North, West, East, Central Africa, Levant & Pakistan, Microsoft, Ibrahim Youssry, made this statement while delivering a paper on AI in Africa- a joint project between Microsoft and Access Partnership in Lagos.
He said that no industry will be left untouched by this digital journey, but one sector that is seeing the fastest and most fundamental effects is the FSI.
Youssry stated that FSI players shall be dramatically disrupted by the power of AI – both internally (in the ways they operate) and externally (in terms of dealing with clients and customers).
“Within the next decade, Africa’s objective is to ensure that the next 100 million Africans are financially included. With new technology like cloud…
