Fractal Analytics has appointed Leandro DalleMule as Chief Practice Officer for Financial Services & Insurance. He will lead the practice globally, driving strategy, client success and AI-led transformation for financial institutions and insurers. DalleMule brings over 30 years of experience in data, analytics and AI. He previously served as Managing Director in Deloitte's FSI AI & Data practice and held senior executive roles at AIG, Citibank, BlackRock and Planck, where he built an AI platform for insurance acquired by Applied Systems in 2024. Fractal's FSI practice delivers AI-powered transformation across customer experience, risk, fraud, credit, underwriting, claims and compliance. The company's solutions include Cogentiq Underwriting and Cogentiq Sales Assist for Financial Services, built on its agentic AI platform.

Billionaire Dan Loeb's Third Point hedge fund has invested in Fractal Analytics, a leading AI solutions provider in India valued at $250 million. The company, which specialises in machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing, has been growing at 50% year-on-year with clients including major Indian corporations. Loeb's investment comes as India's AI market is expected to reach $15 billion by 2025, according to NASSCOM, with the banking and financial services sector leading adoption. Fractal develops customised AI solutions including fraud detection, customer segmentation and predictive maintenance. However, some analysts have raised concerns about Fractal's valuation, which stands at 30 times earnings per share. Short interest in the stock has reached 10%, up from 5% the previous quarter, according to Spectrem Research.

Fractal, a global enterprise AI company, has launched Cogentiq e-commerce, an AI-powered platform designed to help consumer products companies optimise performance on e-commerce platforms like Amazon. The system monitors over 70 profit-driving signals daily for each product, including stock levels, media spend, keywords, content and pricing. Cogentiq e-commerce compresses decision-making from days to minutes by delivering cross-functional recommendations across customer, media and supply chain teams. The platform can be deployed in as little as two days using only a marketplace API. Amazon marketplace integration is live, with expansion to additional e-commerce platforms planned. The solution aims to prevent stockouts, optimise advertising spend and capitalise on demand spikes before opportunities are lost. Fractal employs over 5,000 professionals globally and serves Fortune 500 organisations.