
đ§Databricks' Global VP Junta Nakai: Transforming Global Finance From Its Core and Mega Trends for the Decade Ahead
This Week in FintechShow Notes
"It's going to be a great decade to be a banker. But probably a better decade to be a customer of a bank." In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Junta Nakai, Global Vice President at Databricks. Junta leads the Financial Services, Cybersecurity, Sustainability, and Public Sector Go-To-Market (GTM) for one of the world's largest and most exciting startups at the beating heart of AI. Databricks has become a household name in tech, with 60% of the F500 and well over 10,000 c...
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