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Beyond the Bot: Why Interpretation is the New Frontier of Digital Law

The era of "set-and-forget" automation is over. While smart contracts brought precision to simple tasks, they often fail when faced with the messy, contextual nuances of real-world legal disputes. This article explores the shift from deterministic execution to Collaborative Intelligence, where AI doesn't just act, it interprets to understand context, manage exceptions, and uphold the enduring principles of identity and intent in a digital-first world.
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The Onboarding Trap: Is Your "Front Door" Inheriting Systemic Risk?

Enterprise onboarding is often a "hidden edge" where invisible compliance gaps accumulate. This editorial warns that static, rule-based gatekeeping creates a false sense of security. To prevent long-term liability, organizations must replace manual checks with AI-embedded orchestration that contextually validates data and continuously monitors risk, rather than only at the point of entry.

From Chatbots to Agents: Why Meta’s ‘Agentic AI’ Pivot is the New Enterprise Gold Rush?

Meta is moving beyond simple generative AI to focus on Agentic AI, systems that don’t just talk but act by planning and executing multi-step tasks. Following its landmark Multibook deal, the article highlights how Zuckerberg is positioning Meta to dominate the "agent economy." For businesses, this marks a shift from passive AI assistants to autonomous digital workers capable of managing complex workflows, reasoning through obstacles, and integrating deeply into enterprise ecosystems.
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Why B2B Trust is Earned Through "Judgment" Over Visibility?

In an era of digital distrust, B2B marketing has pivoted from loud campaigns to intellectual friction. Melento's CMO Dr. Kartik Nagendra argues that LinkedIn engagement isn't about viral formats, but point-of-view density. By marketing to "internal skeptics", like CFOs and Risk heads, brands must prioritize conviction and restraint over optimism. Instead of chasing leads, the modern strategy uses LinkedIn to quietly remove sales objections before the first call, measuring success through deal velocity rather than simple clicks.

The Technical Debt Trap: Why "Dumb" Automation Is Costing Your Enterprise?

Standard automation is no longer enough; it’s becoming a liability. This ET CIO insight reveals how ignoring AI in workflow orchestration creates "Technical Debt", a cycle of brittle, manual fixes for broken legacy triggers. The solution? Moving toward Agentic Workflows that don't just move data, but understand it.
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The Safety Switch: Why Modern Enterprises Are Creating ‘AI-Free Zones’

As "Agentic AI" moves from experimental toys to autonomous decision-makers, forward-thinking enterprises are drawing a line. This article explores the strategic implementation of AI-Free Zones, designated segments of critical workflows in which human judgment is mandatory, and AI intervention is strictly prohibited. By identifying high-risk "dead ends", organizations are preventing catastrophic errors in sectors like finance, legal, and healthcare.

2026's Brand to Watch: How Melento is Redefining Enterprise Intelligence

Freshly featured in Local Samosa’s ‘Brands to Watch Out for in 2026’, Melento has emerged as a global collaborative intelligence powerhouse. Boasting ₹80 crore in annual revenue and 20% YoY growth, the organization stands out by blending agentic AI with human-in-the-loop oversight to solve the BFSI sector's most complex compliance and contract challenges. As it scales across the Middle East, LATAM, and Spain, Melento is proving that the future of automation is about executing with institutional memory and absolute trust.
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Why is India Inc. Struggling to Turn Upskilling into Productivity?

Despite a massive surge in corporate training, India Inc. is hitting a critical "effectiveness wall." While 69% of organizations have increased their L&D budgets, the actual impact remains stalled, with 62% of companies reporting that these programs reach less than half of their workforce. This has created a "Talent Paradox": high enrollment rates coexist with a severe shortage of deployment-ready professionals, particularly in the mid-career (6-15 years) segment... Why? And what's the solution?

From ROI to ROV: Why Geopolitics is the New C-Suite Priority

As global instability shifts from episodic to the baseline operating environment, the boardroom can no longer treat geopolitical risk as a niche specialist function. "The old playbook was RoI. The new playbook is a return on viability", says Krupesh Bhat. Because risk now flows simultaneously through trade, data localization, and supply chains, organizations must shift from reactive adjustments to a "control tower mindset" that unifies fragmented signals into strategic decisions at the C-suite level.
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India’s AI Governance Moment: Innovation First, Trust by Design

India has released AI Governance Guidelines that favor innovation, trust and collaboration over strict regulation, positioning learning and inclusion ahead of heavy-handed lawmaking. Krupesh Bhat highlights that India’s “light on law, heavy on learning” approach gives developers room to innovate, but warns that traceability, documentation and unified governance will be critical for Indian firms to succeed in global, regulated markets.

AI-Driven Enterprises: Krupesh Bhat on Going Paperless at Scale

In a CXOToday interview, Krupesh Bhat discusses how AI is helping enterprises go paperless across compliance and onboarding. Krupesh Bhat highlights that AI adoption at the enterprise level is an ecosystem challenge, not just a technology one, requiring alignment across data, workflows and leadership.
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Turning Efficiency into Advantage: AI’s Impact on Fintech Platforms

India’s leading fintech players like PhonePe and Paytm are embedding AI deep into their platforms to drive scale, speed and security. Krupesh Bhat highlights that generative AI is reshaping fintech’s core workflows—from faster verification and underwriting to smarter fraud detection—turning operational efficiency into a strategic advantage.

Who Is Accountable When AI Decides? A Governance Imperative

Krupesh Bhat emphasizes that as AI agents make autonomous decisions at scale, accountability can no longer be unclear or retroactive. He argues that governance must be embedded into AI systems by design, with shared responsibility across humans, technology and institutions. Trust, he notes, will come from explainability, traceability and collaborative intelligence, not blind automation.
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The Enterprise OS of Tomorrow: Krupesh Bhat on Agentic AI and Collaborative Intelligence

Krupesh Bhat highlights that the enterprise OS of tomorrow will be driven by agentic AI, enabling autonomous AI agents to collaborate with humans to manage workflows, decisions and outcomes. He emphasizes that true enterprise value will come from collaborative intelligence built with strong governance and trust at its core.

Human-Centric AI at Scale: Dr. Kartik Nagendraa on Melento’s New Direction

In an exclusive MediaBrief interaction, Dr. Kartik Nagendraa, CMO of Melento, shares how the company’s rebrand reflects its shift from workflow automation to enterprise intelligence powered by Collaborative Intelligence. Dr. Nagendraa emphasizes that human-centric AI is about augmentation, not substitution, where AI agents and low-code platforms work alongside humans to enable contextual decision-making with built-in governance and accountability.
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Melento’s Collaborative Intelligence Platform Debuts in LATAM

CEO Krupesh Bhat leads Melento’s (formerly SignDesk) expansion into Latin America. Partnered with Alcibiades Broce Jaen, CEO of X Financial Reports, Melento will operate in LATAM. India’s Ambassador Dr. Sumit Seth welcomed the initiative of India-LATAM cross-border tech collaboration.

Melento’s (formerly SignDesk) Strategic Partnership with X Financial Reports to Enter LATAM

Melento (formerly SignDesk) is expanding into Latin America through a new partnership with X Financial Reports. The move brings Melento’s AI-driven Collaborative Intelligence Platform to the region, offering faster, more intelligent, and compliant contract management.
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Melento (formerly SignDesk) Expands into Latin America with Collaborative Intelligence Platform

Melento (formerly SignDesk) has officially launched its expansion into Latin America, beginning with Panama and El Salvador. The expansion was catalyzed by CEO Krupesh Bhat’s visit to Panama and the signing of a strategic partnership with X Financial Reports.

Melento (formerly SignDesk) & NeSL Simplify E-Stamping for Faster, Paperless Contracts

Say goodbye to paperwork—Melento (formerly SignDesk) and NeSL's digital e-stamping lets banks, NBFCs, and enterprises execute contracts faster, safer, and 100% online, cutting costs and boosting efficiency across 29+ Indian states.
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Melento (formerly SignDesk) & NeSL Make Paperless Contracts the New Normal

Banks, NBFCs, and enterprises can now execute contracts faster, safer, and fully online—thanks to Melento (formerly SignDesk) and NeSL’s game-changing digital DDE solution rolled out across 29+ states.

The Post-Colleague Era: Will Your Next Teammate Be an AI Agent?

Krupesh Bhat said, "talent is the country's biggest advantage, but only if reskilling is treated as economic infrastructure rather than an HR problem." A provocative new study suggests that by 2027, the concept of a "human colleague" may be obsolete as Agentic AI takes over traditional workplace roles. It challenges leaders to rethink organizational culture and human-AI collaboration before the traditional office dynamic disappears forever.
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Why India Inc. Wants Budget 2026 to Trade "Training" for "Results"?:

As India moves toward its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, Budget 2026 must move past symbolism. Industry experts like Krupesh Bhat emphasize that "Inclusion through Intelligence" is the only way to modernize. Highlighting "India’s biggest AI advantage lies in its workforce - if we treat reskilling as national infrastructure rather than an optional initiative." By combining capital access with AI-driven digital transformation, the budget can finally transform India’s demographic advantage into a globally competitive edge.

Scaling the Summit: Will Budget 2026 Unlock India’s Next Tech Decade?

India’s tech leaders are shifting their focus from survival to "population-scale" growth, but structural hurdles remain. This analysis highlights how the industry is looking to the 2026 Union Budget to bridge the gap between innovation and implementation. By calling for streamlined R&D incentives, simplified tax regimes for startups, and robust funding for digital infrastructure, the tech sector is signaling that the right policy tailwinds could transform India into a leading product & deep-tech powerhouse.
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Budget 2026: Will India Trade Generic AI Growth for "Sovereign Intelligence"?

As India approaches Budget 2026, tech leaders are moving beyond simple tax-break requests to demand a high-octane AI roadmap. This article highlights the push for decentralized AI infrastructure, clear ethical frameworks, and "AI equity" to ensure SMEs aren't left behind. The consensus is clear: for India to lead globally, the government must shift from being a passive regulator to an active architect of sovereign AI compute, fueling a $135 billion opportunity while safeguarding data privacy and domestic innovation.

From AI-Capable to AI-Defining: Why Budget 2026 is India’s ‘Strategic Fork’?

India is moving past the era of sandbox experiments into a high-stakes "signaling of seriousness." As Melento CEO Krupesh Bhat highlights, Budget 2026 marks a rare strategic turning point: will India remain a consumer of global tech, or become the architect of how AI is built and governed? To win, the industry needs predictable regulation and outcomes-based incentives that move AI into full-scale production. This is a roadmap for India to transition from a large market to a global AI powerhouse.
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The Productivity Mirage: Is Your AI Scaling Inefficiency or Solving It?

Automation sounds interesting, but grafting high-speed AI onto old habits only creates "faster" chaos. This Mint insight argues that the real productivity prize, estimated at trillions globally, won't come from tools alone, but from Collaborative Intelligence. By shifting from simple automation to orchestration, enterprises can turn AI from a "faster worker" into a strategic teammate. To win, leaders must stop measuring "tasks automated" and start building systems where data, machine execution, and human judgment are woven into a single, high-trust fabric.

The 2026 CLM Pivot: Why the Next Era of Contracts is "Agentic" and Autonomous?

The 2026 Melento-Forrester report signals the end of static contract management and the birth of "Agentic CLM." Moving beyond basic automation, the next era focuses on AI agents that proactively manage obligations, mitigate geopolitical risks, and self-correct workflows in real-time. For enterprises, the message is clear: survival now depends on shifting from "systems of record" to "systems of intelligence" that unify deep legal reasoning with autonomous execution.
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The 2026 CLM Revolution: Is Your Contract Strategy Intelligent or Just Digital?

The "paper-to-digital" era is over. According to the groundbreaking Melento x Forrester 2026 Insight Report, the next frontier of Contract Lifecycle Management is defined by Intelligent Orchestration. Moving beyond simple storage, the report highlights a shift toward data-driven systems that treat contracts as dynamic enterprise assets. By leveraging AI to automate complex negotiations and risk analysis, forward-thinking organizations are transforming legal bottlenecks into strategic engines for growth, compliance, and cross-functional efficiency.

Melento & Forrester Reveal the 2026 Blueprint for "Intelligent" CLM?

The 2026 Strategic Insight Report by Melento and Forrester officially signals the end of the "Static Contract" era. The report defines the next generation of Contract Lifecycle Management as Intelligent, Data-Driven, and Enterprise-Wide. By shifting from simple document storage to a unified data layer, organizations are now using CLM to drive proactive risk mitigation and strategic value. For the modern C-suite, this means transforming contracts from passive legal files into "live" business assets that fuel growth and ensure total compliance across the global enterprise.
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Beyond the Dotted Line: How Melento and Forrester are Turning Contracts into Revenue Engines

A contract shouldn't be a "dead" document filed away in a cabinet; it’s a goldmine of untapped data. This feature highlights how Melento and Forrester are redefining CLM by shifting focus from simple storage to Strategic Intelligence. By using AI to unlock deep insights into risk, compliance, and revenue leakage, Melento transforms contracts from administrative hurdles into proactive business tools that protect margins and accelerate growth.

Moving from Document Storage to Intelligent Data Engines

landmark 2026 report by Melento and Forrester declares the end of "passive" contract management. The next era of CLM is defined by Intelligent Orchestration, where contracts are no longer static files but dynamic data assets that drive enterprise-wide decisions. By moving beyond simple repositories to AI-powered, data-driven systems, organizations can now automate complex risk analysis and governance at scale, transforming legal departments from cost centers into strategic engines of business growth.
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Melento & Forrester Redefine the Era of "Intelligent" Contracting

Melento and Forrester have released a strategic 2026 insight report, signaling the end of passive document storage and the rise of Data-Driven Contracting. The report defines the next era of CLM as a shift toward "enterprise-wide intelligence," in which contracts serve as dynamic data assets rather than static files.

Moving from “Digital Filing Cabinets” to Intelligent Enterprise Engines

The 2026 Melento-Forrester insight report signals the end of passive contract management. By prioritizing AI-led insights and enterprise-wide integration, organizations can finally bridge the gap between legal intent and operational execution, transforming CLM into a high-velocity engine for growth and proactive risk management.
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From Data Silos to Decisions: How Melento CLM is Revolutionizing Enterprise Search

Contracts have always been the backbone of commercial relationships,” said Krupesh Bhat, CEO of Melento. “What we are witnessing now is a fundamental shift: CLM is no longer a legal tool - it’s an enterprise decision platform. By combining Forrester’s research with real market signals, this paper helps leaders understand how to leverage intelligence, not just automation, to unlock growth, manage risk, and drive alignment across functions.

Melento and Forrester Reveal the "Intelligence Era" of CLM

A new 2026 strategic report from Melento and Forrester declares that Contract Lifecycle Management has officially evolved from a "legal repository" into an enterprise decision system. As organizations move toward the Intelligence Era, contracts are being transformed into actionable data assets that drive real-time decisions on risk, finance, and revenue.
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Melento and Forrester Release Strategic 2026 CLM Insight Report Defining next era of CLM

As Krupesh Bhat, CEO of Melento, notes: "CLM is no longer a legal tool -- it’s an enterprise decision platform." By shifting from simple automation to collaborative intelligence, Melento is enabling leaders to unlock cross-functional growth and strategic governance across the entire global enterprise.

The Intelligence Era as Melento & Forrester Redefine CLM as the New Enterprise Decision System

Contract Lifecycle Management is evolving from a passive document repository into a high-stakes enterprise decision platform. In a landmark 2026 report, Melento and Forrester reveal that the future of contracting belongs to "Collaborative Intelligence", where AI moves beyond simple automation to drive real-time risk, revenue, and compliance insights.
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Why Melento and Forrester are Redefining CLM as an Enterprise Decision System?

Contract Lifecycle Management is officially moving beyond "the digital filing cabinet. For leaders in 2026, the goal is no longer just to store contracts but to use AI-driven insights to unlock growth, mitigate cross-functional risk, and automate real-time obligation tracking.

Melento and Forrester define the 2026 Roadmap for Strategic CLM

Contract Management is evolving from a passive "filing cabinet" into an enterprise decision system. This strategic report reveals that by 2026, leading organizations will stop viewing CLM as just a legal tool and start treating contracts as actionable intelligence. By integrating AI-driven insights with cross-functional governance, Melento and Forrester outline how modern platforms now drive real-time decisions.
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How the Budget Reimagines AI as an Enterprise Multiplier?

The latest Union Budget marks a shift from viewing AI as a standalone tech trend to a cross-sector growth engine. By prioritizing infrastructure, data sovereignty, and specialized skill development, the government is incentivizing enterprises to move beyond "pilot projects" into large-scale implementation. For business leaders, it’s a clear mandate to integrate AI into the core of manufacturing, agriculture, and services to unlock a new era of national productivity.

How Krupesh Bhat is Engineering the "Agentic" Future at Melento?

In this Brief26 feature, Melento Founder Krupesh Bhat outlines a radical shift from basic automation to Agentic Workflows. The future belongs to "Collaborative Intelligence," where AI agents reason, decide, and execute within enterprise systems. By embedding AI directly into the orchestration layer, Melento is helping organizations move beyond fragmented tools to a unified, audit-ready architecture that eliminates operational friction and builds institutional trust.
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Melento (formerly SignDesk) Partners with NeSL to Launch Digital Document Execution

Melento (formerly SignDesk) teams up with NeSL to deliver a secure, regulator-compliant Digital Document Execution solution, enabling banks and enterprises to automate, digitize, and legally enforce contracts across 29+ Indian states, cutting costs and boosting efficiency.
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Digital Stamping

To mark the release of a new and improved version of Melento’s (formerly SignDesk) digital stamping solution, Business Standard, a leading business newspaper, published an article heralding digital stamping and Melento’s role in the stamping out of fraud in India.

Financial Crime in a Digital Age — Why Banks Need a Holistic Approach

Melento's (formerly SignDesk) Co-Founder spoke to Biometric update about Banks can no longer adequately deal with threats of cybercrime on a case-by-case basis, due to the sheer volume of threats and explained about how Melento helps control financial fraud.
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Digital Signatures in COVID-19

Krupesh Bhat, Melento (Formerly SignDesk)’s founder, spoke to Money Control about how Melento is helping businesses sign & execute contracts digitally, and how an increasing number of businesses are looking for a digital contracting product.

End-to-end Loan Digitization

Melento's (formerly SignDesk) co-founder Ashok Kadsur spoke to iBS intelligence about how Melento's products enabled digitized loans which helped banks and NBFCs support businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Priority Lending for Start-ups

With RBI including start-ups in the priority sector lending group, Melento's (formerly SignDesk) co-founder Ashok Kadsur spoke to Business Standard about how young start-ups with fresh ideas need better financial backing.

Increased Demand for Digitization

Melento's (formerly SignDesk) founder Krupesh Bhat spoke to The Week about how IT companies are seeing a rising interest in their digitized solutions in the wake of COVID-19 and how Melento is responding to this growing demand.
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Innovation in RegTech

Melento (formerly SignDesk) was featured in the Economic Times in an article about how legal tech startups such as Melento are revolutionising RegTech with innovative use of technology.

Melento (formerly SignDesk) Announces Strategic Expansion into Latin America

Melento (formerly SignDesk) introduces its AI-native Collaborative Intelligence Platform across LATAM. Melento aims to expand into Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico, delivering intelligent contract workflows to accelerate business growth.
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Sector-wide Automation

Krupesh Bhat, Melento's (formerly SignDesk) founder, spoke to the Hindu about how businesses in healthcare, FMCG, education, and cosmetics are digitizing their workflows with Melento’s solutions.
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Chinese Cyber-attacks on Indian
Institutions

In the wake of numerous cyber-attacks, Melento's (formerly SignDesk) co-founder Ashok Kadsur spoke to the Economic Times about how the Chinese are targeting India’s IT and banking sector.

Safeguarding from Hackers

Melento's (formerly SignDesk) founder Krupesh Bhat spoke to Times Now about the steps that businesses and the common man can take to protect themselves against cyber-attacks.
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Cryptocurrency Boom

The Week spoke to Melento's (formerly SignDesk) co-founder Ashok Kadsur about the lockdown-fuelled boom in cryptocurrency trading and how it might pan out given the looming ban on crypto trading.

How AI & ML Enables Process Automation in Digital Onboarding

By combining the pattern detection & decision-making capabilities of well-trained AI, businesses can apply AI & ML models to detect fraud, improve customer experience & boost process automation.
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Make Legal Documentation
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Two days before the Melento (formerly SignDesk) website launch, Deccan Herald published an article about LegalDesk.com making legal documentation procedures easy. Similarly, Melento is a faster way of signing documents online within minutes from anywhere, at any time.
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Now, Get Legal and Professional Help in a
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The Economic Times reported on Melento's (formerly SignDesk) quick and efficient system for drafting legal documents online and instantly eSigning documents.
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Entrepreneur India magazine announced the company as a hassle-free legal documentation service provider in India.
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Melento Rolls Out Digitised E-Stamping Solution Across India
Krupesh Bhat, the founder of Melento (formerly SignDesk) - Stamping is so ubiquitous in activities such as taking loans, and executing contracts that people take for granted how inconvenient the physical stamping process is. I’m glad to say that digital stamping has actually helped people in this respect.
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Tech In Asia, a media event publisher and job platform, published an article on Melento (formerly SignDesk) quoting it as an exemplary figure for setting an example of India leading the world as a tech infrastructure platform
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Improving Accessibility in Contactless Banking Using Video KYC

Krupesh Bhat, Founder of Melento (formerly SignDesk) - speaks about Contactless Banking and the Melento part in paperless banking documentation.

Blockchain based KYC - The Future of Verification

Insights from market-oriented research has shown that DLTs such as blockchain can help with the elimination of inefficiencies and duplication in KYC processes.
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The Future of
Onboarding

Melento's (formerly SignDesk) co-founder Ashok Kadsur spoke to Money control about how Melento uses AI & ML to expedite and automate onboarding to make it faster and safer.

Govt. Should Create Public, Digital
Infrastructure: Nandan Nilekani

Melento (formerly SignDesk) featured in Business Standard on its launch on August 3, 2016. Launched by former UIDAI Chief, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, explained how the government creates a legal infrastructure and private bodies build on it with innovative solutions for more efficient use.
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Aadhaar-linked Digital Signature
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The leading Indian daily newspaper covered Melento's (formerly SignDesk) Aadhaar based eSign service on its online platform a day after its launch.

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