Arya is a financial services firm delivering technical solutions in financial sector to partners who are looking for Data and Machine Learning Algorithms for business value. Talking to the CEO of Arya Risk Management Systems, Pallavi Ghayalod, Business Connect looked into the workings of this reputable Fintech Company, and the highly competitive marketplace of technological services.

1. Please walk us through your company profile and your services.

Arya Risk offers Portfolio Modeling and Data Analyst as services to our US-based partner. With expertise in creating customized trading applications & quantitative research models, Arya now also serves global leaders in the US capital markets engaged in trading in energy, oil, equities and fixed income. It uses the best technology tools available, including AI and Machine Learning.
Arya has started offering subscription-based trading tools and is launching Alpha Trading tools and technologies product line for various sectors like wealth management, news aggregation, real estate and twitter news.

2. How do you feel you are different from your competitors?

We have the unique advantage of having significant on-ground presence in the world’s financial center, New York. Arya also has multiple technology centers at various strategic locations. We’re the experts in the financial domain. We provide to our clients customized and unique solutions to build, integrate, and customize software systems in trading technologies.
We provide innovation & excellence using cutting-edge technology tools while integrating AI and ML.
We are one of the first technology companies to create a custom campus curriculum program with our partnerships and with various Indian universities. This program would allow us to hire custom talent that was specialized and trained with specific statistics and programming requirements. This was before Big Data and Data Science were popular terms.

3. Did you see any transformation happening for startups, over the years in your field?

Startups have played a big part in transforming the industry. In capital markets, startups have a tough time surviving and scaling as there is no room for error and the results are also instantaneous.
In our space, service and the product, both have to be perfect with support also being a very key element.
Thus, experience and reliability is of utmost importance for any user.

4. What kind of clients do you serve any special mentions?

Arya's elite clientele includes various Trading & Investment Desks, Hedge Funds, Wealth Management Companies & Major Exchanges all over the globe including but not limited to the CME Group.

5. How do you ensure unbreakable faith of clients in your company?

Creating profitable and scalable trading models and creating profitable trading applications has enabled us to win new clients as also have unending relationships with multiple clients.
Smooth processing of development, analysis & execution along with all-round support keeps up this faith.

6. How do you keep pace with the changing market trends?

Investing in our processes, intelligence & ability to handle pressure with the changing Market Trends is what we focus on.
Arya is aggressive in adopting major emerging trends including AI/ML, Big data and machine accessible data.
We have a big focus on piloting new technologies and methods to allow incubation of improved or new products and services.
This enables Arya to deliver technical and seamless, profitable models and solutions to our financial services partners.
Arya Risk also has data science capabilities with the ability to analyze large data sets with creating custom tools.

7. Do you still come back to work with the same zeal, like you did when you started?

Yes! Work is all about passion.
Off course, one has to put in a lot of perspiration also, but finally it all boils down to what you want to be known for.
I would say that the passion has only increased with each passing day as we dwell into newer and more path breaking areas of our business.


8. Who is your role model in business/entrepreneurial world and what have you learnt from the person?

I am fortunate to come from a family business background and that has enabled work ethics, strategy, employee and financial management being ingrained into my personality and character.
Being a minority woman in business made me work harder to prove myself.
The challenge to prove of my capabilities of founding and running a Fintech Company without formal technical education has been my biggest driver on Dalal or Wall Street.
9. How are you giving back to society (CSR, if any)?

We believe that giving back is a part of growth individually and as an organization. It reminds us to be humble, sympathetic and empathetic.
Taking care of our employees and their extended families is a very important part of the value of our organization, along with supporting various Indian political and religious charities in Pune.
We support schools and education facilities by periodically organizing fund-raising programs and events.
I have founded and support many organizations in NY, Pune and Puerto Rico.
It allows us to connect to the local community and both benefit at large.
Some of the organizations I lead are:
- Founder, Fordham India Leadership Council
- Founder and President, The Act 20 22 Club of Puerto Rico
- Board of Director, Girls Scout of Suffolk, NY
- Board of Director, Indian Network of Eastern Long Island, NY

10. Apart from work, what else do you like to spend your time doing?

I have two wonderful grown-up kids. I very much enjoy spending time with them whenever their schedule permits. That is what I love the most.
As I travel so much I have friends and loved ones in many part of the world who I love to visit. My favorite places to travel are France and Italy.
Besides these, working on new projects with new areas of focus and testing my personal limits and intelligence is something that drives me the most.

11. What are the achievements and milestones of the company?

In less than a decade, Arya Risk is known in financial sector as a provider of reliable products & services on the trading side. Our quest for constant innovation and groundbreaking services & solutions has gained many accolades and recognition from our clients.
Creating a multi-location organization in such a short period of time and seamlessly integrating all the offices gives me a lot of satisfaction.
I believe we are at the cusp of taking the fruits of the hard work in our initial years to the next level.
I am extremely excited about the launch of our new products. This will allow us to tap into the broader customer base and bring us into a wider spectrum of growth.

12. What does the future hold for the company?

The company first started with developing software & then simultaneously moved on to various trading solutions.
We have been on the forefront of all major market changes.
This experience allows us to respond to market fundamentals and quantitative changes and adapt quickly.
In addition, we are launching our own product line of Alpha Tools & Technologies for various sectors such as Wealth Management, News Aggregation, Real Estate, and Twitter News.
We want to continue to expand our expertise in Currency and other markets. This is the kind of challenge that drives us at the core.

13. Lastly, what message would you like to give to the readers of the Business Connect magazine?

Business Connect is a very influential magazine in Indian Business Sector. In this day of false & fake news, the readers need to know & trust the sources. Business Connect is one of those & they have made a wise choice.

SOURCE: Business Connect