Kobalt Labs

At Lincoln Savings Bank, we’ve always embraced innovation—not just in fintech but also in how we approach compliance and risk management. That’s why we’re excited to announce our latest partnership with Kobalt Labs, an emerging leader in regulatory technology. By integrating Kobalt’s AI/ML-driven solution into our third-party oversight and compliance review processes, we’re positioning LSB at the forefront of industry-leading risk management. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q03cmzQF0 Member FDIC

Kobalt's AI platform is officially transforming manual risk and compliance for Lincoln Savings Bank! LSB's third-party oversight and compliance review process can now scale robustly with the help of Kobalt, and we are so excited to bring them on as a flagship collaborator. This is coming at a time when bank-fintech relationships are in dire need of resiliency and transparency. Thanks to Sean Willett, William Peek, Mary Beth Buckley, and the rest of the team for believing in us, can't wait to see how we grow together 🚀

Welcome back for episode 2 of Travillian Next Trailblazers! In this episode, host Keith Daly, Principal - Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, sits down with Kalyani Ramadurgam, CEO and Co-Founder of Kobalt Labs, to explore her transition from AI researcher at Stanford University to fintech entrepreneur. Join Keith and Kalyani as they discuss how Kobalt Labs is using AI to streamline compliance, the pivotal role of customer feedback in shaping the platform, and the unexpected challenges that led to major pivots. Kalyani also shares insights from engaging with 200+ compliance officers and her vision for the future of fintech and community banking. 🎧 Listen to the full conversation here! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eyME-mUf #fintech #artificialintelligence #AI #riskandcompliance #communitybanking #compliance #tech

Introducing the second special guest of our third annual startup showcase... ✨ Kalyani Ramadurgam, the Founder and CEO of Kobalt Labs! ✨ A bit about her below: Kalyani is the founder and CEO of Kobalt Labs, an AI-powered platform adding consistency and automation to risk and compliance operations of financial institutions across the country. Kalyani began her career as an AI researcher at Stanford University, focused on deploying new models in environments with highly sensitive data. Later, she built security and onboarding tooling for the fraud team at Apple Pay. Prior to starting Kobalt, Kalyani was an early engineer at Zenysis Technologies, where she led new AI products. Welcome to the show, Kalyani! We can't wait to have you! 🎙️ The Startup Showcase will premiere on LinkedIn, YouTube and Spotify on January 23rd, 2025. You're not gonna wanna miss this one! 🎯

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released its semi-annual risk report and, among other items, #operationalresilience and #thirdpartyriskmanagement are featured heavily. No surprise to my friends in the #operationalrisk world or in #TPRM. It's nice to be popular, huh?

BaaS compliance experts Kalyani Ramadurgam, Shabbir Husain and Brandi Reynolds, sat down with our CEO Peter last week to talk regulators' priorities under Trump, owning compliance in BaaS and more. Check it out 👇 More takeaways and full recording: https://lnkd.in/gWKqTp6t #BaaS #Compliance #AML #FintechCompliance

🥂 Congrats to my talented CTO Ashi A. for being nominated and selected as an Inspiring Fintech Female of 2024 by NYC Fintech Women! On Monday night, Ashi was honored at the New York Stock Exchange - not just as the driving technical force behind Kobalt Labs, but also for her prior work leading crucial efforts at Affirm. During her time at Affirm, Ashi led major initiatives to scale traffic, including reducing critical database batch load by 15%, solving major downtime issues during peak seasons, and optimizing queries org-wide. Beyond that, she created and built the Affirm Mentorship Program for Women, which connected hundreds of women in fintech with mentors, including members of the C-Suite. At Kobalt, Ashi is a powerhouse behind the scenes - I've never seen someone fix bugs and ship code so quickly. Congrats to our friends Kera Logan, Anuradha Parameswaran, Heather E. Balke, and Genevieve Dozier as well! PS. Kobalt is hiring engineers 😉

We begin this week’s celebration of NYC FinTech Women’s Inspiring FinTech Females 2024 by highlighting the honorees in the #Founders Category. These remarkable women were selected for being tenacious female founders in a male-dominated industry, demonstrating an entrepreneurial spirit, and using their platform to build diverse teams and mentor other women. The honorees are: 💡 Alex McLeod, MBA | CEO, Founder | Parlay Finance 💡 Ashi A. | Co-Founder | Kobalt Labs Inc 💡 Chermaine Hu | Co-Founder and CFO | Episode Six 💡 Kara Stevens | CEO/Founder | The Frugal Feminista 💡 Katrin Kaurov | Co-Founder and CEO | Frich 💡 Lori S. | CEO and Founder | Finli 💡 Neha Narkhede | Co-Founder and CEO | Oscilar Inc. 💡 Nikki Varanasi | CEO & Founder | Parrot Finance 💡 Noa Conger Simons | Co-Founder and CEO | GoodBread 💡 Stefania Di Bartolomeo | Founder and CEO | Physis Investment 💡 Suelin Chen, PhD | Founder | Cake 💡 Tess Michaels | CEO & Founder | Clasp 💡 Shanthi Shanmugam | CEO | Casap 💡 Frances Zelazny | CEO | Anonybit For the full list of the honorees go to https://lnkd.in/g-Tq7zHE See a familiar face? Know any of the winners? Please join us by sharing the news or commenting below. Stay tuned later today as we announce the winners of the Leaders Category. #InspiringFintechFemales #IFF2024 #NYCFintechWomen #Founders #Leaders #MoneyMovers#Networkbuilders #Productbuilders #FemaleLeaders #WomeninFintech #Fintech #Innovation #Leadership #femalefounders

BaaS compliance experts Kalyani Ramadurgam, Shabbir Husain and Brandi Reynolds, sat down with our CEO Peter last week to talk regulators' priorities under Trump, owning compliance in BaaS and more. Check it out 👇 More takeaways and full recording: https://lnkd.in/gWKqTp6t #BaaS #Compliance #AML #FintechCompliance

Looking forward to a great chat with Shabbir Husain and Brandi Reynolds, CAMS-Audit, CCAS talking best practices on all things regulatory and BaaS. Thanks Peter Piatetsky and the Castellum.AI team for the invite - excited to share what we've learned from our customers and regulators.