The Transformative Role of AI in Finance: Embracing Strategic Partnerships

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been revolutionizing the financial services sector for several years. However, as digital adoption accelerates, the key to deriving real value from AI lies in selecting the right partners for specialized applications. This critical choice can either simplify operations or add unnecessary complexity to financial systems.

According to McKinsey, despite the broad availability of AI tools, most organizations have yet to fully integrate these technologies into their workflows. This lack of integration hampers their potential to make a significant business impact.

Unlocking Potential: The Importance of Strategic Fit

When AI is implemented correctly, it has the potential to transform financial systems into agile, high-performance engines, responsive as quickly as a native digital platform. Conversely, poorly trained AI models based on flawed data can exacerbate existing issues, creating systemic risks rather than alleviating them. Hence, the challenge lies in the incentives that drive AI, along with the partnerships that influence how AI is designed, trained, and deployed within financial systems.

Introducing the Huawei RONGHAI Financial Partner Program

At the intersection of these challenges and opportunities lies the Huawei RONGHAI Financial Partner Program. This initiative aims to connect foundational infrastructure with specialized financial applications and has already expanded to include more than 150 partners globally. Roger Wang, director of partner development at Huawei Digital Finance BU, and Wizard He, co-founder of Netis Technologies, recently shared insights with Fintech News Network about how this program fosters innovative, stable, and scalable AI-based financial applications.

Cultivating Partnerships for Seamless Integration

Huawei’s approach is reshaping the traditional supplier-customer relationship into an ecosystem that prioritizes the “chemistry” between partners. This collaborative approach not only streamlines digital transformation but also accelerates the deployment of end-to-end solutions for banking customers. Roger Wang emphasizes the need for a rich network of technology partners to effectively address the urgency of modern financial demands.

Speed and Stability: The Dual Goals of Digital Transformation

The RONGHAI program has demonstrated its capacity to deliver rapid banking transformations. For instance, in the Philippines, a complete banking overhaul was achieved in under 10 months. This urgency for swift modernization is further underscored by the ever-evolving landscape of customer behavior, competition, and business models.

Wizard He highlights that the program provides banks with comprehensive AI visibility, allowing for faster scaling without sacrificing stability. A notable example includes a Singaporean bank’s initiative, “Gandalf,” which explored ways to incorporate the agility seen in tech giants like Google and Amazon into a regulated banking environment.

Building a Cohesive Ecosystem Through Selective Partnerships

With over 150 companies in its ecosystem, Huawei is meticulous in selecting partners that can effectively contribute to a coherent and efficient structure. The RONGHAI program prioritizes creativity, speed of innovation, and robust platform preparation, ensuring partners can effectively deploy applications on Huawei’s infrastructure. This careful selection enables rapid scaling and transforms partnerships from a loose network into a tightly governed ecosystem.

Looking Ahead: The Future of AI in Finance

Ultimately, the strength of the RONGHAI program lies in its collaborative model, where specialist partners work as a unified system rather than in isolation. By ensuring seamless integration across core banking projects, Huawei, along with its partners, is poised to shape the future of AI-driven finance. Interested readers can delve deeper into this topic by watching the full conversation with Roger Wang and Wizard He about the significance of organized partnerships in deploying AI in finance below.

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