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Time Business News
6 days ago
- Business
- Time Business News
Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi IFGICT Fellow: AI-Powered Financial Automation
In a significant recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi, a renowned SAP OpenText VIM Lead and an expert in AI-powered financial automation, has been awarded the prestigious IFGICT Fellow status by the International Federation of Global Information and Communication Technology (IFGICT), widely recognized as the world's largest ICT federation. This esteemed accolade underscores Charabuddi's remarkable professional journey, marked by transformative contributions across global organizations and his relentless pursuit of innovation in digital finance. Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi's career is a testament to his exceptional blend of technical expertise and strategic vision in enterprise financial automation. His profound impact at leading organizations such as Nutrien, Signet Jewelers, Performance Food Group, Ram Tool, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Altria, Crestron Electronics, Xcel Energy, and Arthrex highlights his ability to drive digital transformation and deliver measurable value. At the core of his achievements lies a deep understanding of SAP OpenText VIM architecture, a critical component in streamlining financial operations. Charabuddi has consistently demonstrated an unparalleled ability to conceptualize, design, and implement solutions that not only optimize processes but also set new benchmarks for efficiency and accuracy. One of Charabuddi's most significant contributions has been his pioneering work in integrating AI and machine learning into financial workflows. He spearheaded the transition from manual OCR (Optical Character Recognition) training processes to sophisticated AI-powered machine learning OCR solutions. This strategic shift at companies like Nutrien dramatically improved data extraction accuracy, significantly reducing the need for constant human intervention and saving thousands of administrative dollars. His self-learning AI models adapt to new invoice structures, continuously enhancing recognition accuracy. Beyond OCR, Ranadheer revolutionized invoice approval workflows. He transitioned static, manually maintained approval hierarchies to dynamic, HR-based automatic approval processes. This innovation not only streamlined operations but also ensured greater agility and responsiveness in financial decision-making. Furthermore, he implemented enhanced validation mechanisms, virtually eliminating duplicate vendor payments through comprehensive integration of validation systems. Charabuddi's expertise extends to designing bespoke solutions for complex financial scenarios. At Nutrien and Xcel Energy, he designed and implemented service-based PO invoice approval workflows specifically tailored for situations where no goods receipt existed, thereby eliminating manual errors and improving payment accuracy. He also streamlined planned and unplanned freight cost automation, ensuring efficient and accurate approval processes, particularly when unplanned freight amounts exceeded predefined tolerance limits. His ability to integrate diverse systems is another hallmark of his professional impact. At Signet Jewelers, he successfully integrated and automated 40 different interfaces within VIM applications, creating seamless and highly efficient ecosystems that revolutionized invoice processing automation across the organization. This included developing custom VIM dashboards in SAP Fiori, providing real-time visibility into invoice processing status, aging, bottlenecks, and key AP performance indicators (KPIs). Ranadheer's project portfolio showcases a breadth of expertise across various facets of financial technology: SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) Implementation: At Ram Tool, he completed a comprehensive SAP FSCM implementation, optimizing billing and dispute resolution processes. This led to faster dispute resolution, improved cash flow, and strengthened vendor relationships. At Ram Tool, he completed a comprehensive SAP FSCM implementation, optimizing billing and dispute resolution processes. This led to faster dispute resolution, improved cash flow, and strengthened vendor relationships. OpenText ECM Transformation: His work at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics involved a transformative OpenText Enterprise Content Management (ECM) implementation. This project revolutionized document management, ensured compliance automation, and optimized financial workflows with AI-powered document classification and tagging, enabling automated metadata assignment and faster retrieval. His work at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics involved a transformative OpenText Enterprise Content Management (ECM) implementation. This project revolutionized document management, ensured compliance automation, and optimized financial workflows with AI-powered document classification and tagging, enabling automated metadata assignment and faster retrieval. Enterprise Content Management at Altria: At Altria, he focused on integrating OpenText Content Server for document management and records lifecycle automation. This initiative consolidated decentralized document storage systems, automated records management processes, and significantly strengthened compliance and audit readiness through automated data privacy frameworks, ensuring adherence to regulations like GDPR and HIPAA with PII detection and document retention policies. At Altria, he focused on integrating OpenText Content Server for document management and records lifecycle automation. This initiative consolidated decentralized document storage systems, automated records management processes, and significantly strengthened compliance and audit readiness through automated data privacy frameworks, ensuring adherence to regulations like GDPR and HIPAA with PII detection and document retention policies. Fraud Prevention and Vendor Self-Service: At Crestron Electronics, he implemented advanced fraud prevention and duplicate payment detection mechanisms, leveraging intelligent algorithms to identify anomalies and prevent financial losses. He also developed vendor self-service portals, empowering vendors to track invoice statuses, submit invoices directly, and resolve payment inquiries without overburdening finance teams, leading to significant reductions in manual intervention and improved vendor relationships. At Crestron Electronics, he implemented advanced fraud prevention and duplicate payment detection mechanisms, leveraging intelligent algorithms to identify anomalies and prevent financial losses. He also developed vendor self-service portals, empowering vendors to track invoice statuses, submit invoices directly, and resolve payment inquiries without overburdening finance teams, leading to significant reductions in manual intervention and improved vendor relationships. Global VIM Implementations: At Performance Food Group, as an SAP OpenText VIM Specialist, he led large-scale OpenText Vendor Invoice Management implementations, transforming manual, error-prone invoice processing systems into automated, AI-driven workflows integrated with SAP S/4HANA. At Arthrex, he played pivotal roles in supporting global Vendor Invoice Management implementation projects, setting up and configuring OpenText VIM, integrating Optical Character Recognition applications for automated invoice data capture, and configuring Archive servers for secure invoice image storage. Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi's exceptional skills and contributions are recognized through multiple prestigious certifications, including OpenText Certified Vendor Invoice Management Consultant, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), AWS Certified AI Practitioner, Harvard FINTECH certification, and Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals. These certifications underscore his commitment to continuous learning and mastery of cutting-edge technologies. His reputation as a thought leader is further solidified by his active participation as a technical judge and reviewer for global technology evaluation platforms and his peer reviews for scholarly journals. Dr Kayyali Mohamed the president of IFGICT in USA mentioned that ' As an IFGICT Fellow, Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi continues to shape the future of financial technology. His unwavering focus remains on integrating FinTech innovations with robust SAP enterprise solutions to drive organizational performance to new heights' . His proven track record in engineering next-generation financial workflows, leveraging AI, robotic process automation, and dynamic approval hierarchies, continues to create immense value across the financial technology landscape. The IFGICT Fellowship is a fitting recognition for a professional who has not only mastered complex technical domains but has also consistently translated that mastery into tangible, transformative results for global enterprises. Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi's pioneering work in AI-powered financial automation continues to inspire and set new standards in the industry, marking him as a true visionary in the world of ICT. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
CTV News
17-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Regina Farmers' Market launches ‘nutrition coupon' program
The Regina Farmers' Market (RFM) is launching a new program to address food insecurity for those less fortunate in Regina. The market is now introducing the 'Nutrition Coupon Program.' Those using the program can bring their coupon to the market and exchange it for goods being sold. 'We want to make sure there isn't anyone who is hungry or going without.' said Molly Laird, the executive director of the RFM. 'This is one way we can make sure everyone in our community can access local goods we have here.' Similar programs in B.C., Manitoba and Nova Scotia were the inspiration for the new initiative. Talks of the program began in the summer of 2024. Since then, RFM has partnered with the Regina YWCA – which will help distribute the coupons. Startup funds were made possible through the Building Communities Strong Together grant from Nutrien. 'This is a really great way we can support our community, and we can pull together and help those who are struggling,' Laird noted. Marilyn Simons is the owner of Aunty M's Garden Market, a vendor of RFM. She is confident in the program and its future. 'This program is a perfect way to be non-discriminatory,' Simons said. 'It's discreet shopping at its best because the coupons are not just offered to the less fortunate people, they are offered to the public as well.' The coupon program will be a permanent addition to the market, with potential to expand in the future.
Business Insider
15-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Mizuho Securities Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Nutrien (NTR)
Mizuho Securities analyst Edlain Rodriguez maintained a Hold rating on Nutrien yesterday and set a price target of $64.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at $60.92. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. Rodriguez covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as Ball, Crown Holdings, and Sealed Air. According to TipRanks, Rodriguez has an average return of 8.9% and a 63.24% success rate on recommended stocks. In addition to Mizuho Securities, Nutrien also received a Hold from Jefferies's Laurence Alexander in a report issued on July 11. However, yesterday, RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Nutrien (NYSE: NTR). NTR market cap is currently $29.71B and has a P/E ratio of 57.19. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 42 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of NTR in relation to earlier this year.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dividend Investing: 2 Undervalued Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next 5 to 8 Years
Written by Joey Frenette at The Motley Fool Canada Canadian dividend investors have plenty of yield-heavy options as we approach the middle of July and the peak summer season. Undoubtedly, the TSX Index is running hot, but after President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats (of 35%), the TSX could run out of steam and sit on the sidelines, even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices continue to proceed higher. Indeed, it's a frustrating time for some Canadian investors exposed to those tariff-sensitive plays. But given the market's resilience and the fact that Canada wants to play ball (they pulled back on the DST (Digital Services Tax) to resume negotiations with the U.S.), I do think that investors probably shouldn't opt to sell now as they plan to buy into weakness. It's hard to tell when the next correction will hit or if the 35% tariff will even see the light of day come the start of August. Indeed, the can may be kicked further down the road, or we may get a surprise deal that sets the TSX Index up very well for a strong finish to 2025. In any case, timing the market or trying to predict things is never a good idea for new investors. Instead, it pays literal dividends to go for the undervalued names on weakness as you aim to hold them for years at a time before their full worth is recognized by most other investors. Here are two dividend-paying names I like for the next five to eight years (and even beyond): First up, we have a fertilizer-producing top dog in Nutrien (TSX:NTR), which sports a nice 3.8% yield at the time of writing. And while the stock received another downgrade (to Hold from Buy), this time courtesy of Jefferies. Indeed, there may be a lack of catalysts ahead, and the potential for fertilizer prices to retreat a bit. And while Nutrien can't control which direction potash (and other agricultural commodity) prices move over the short term, I do think the firm is excelling at driving down costs of production and riding out periods of industry stagnation. Despite the recent downgrades and calls for more muted upside, I remain a bull for the soaring global population that calls for higher crop yields. While the $40 billion producer may get a bit choppier from here (1.2 beta, which entails more volatility than the TSX Index on average), I think any dips will be more than worth buying for the long haul. Shares are still down around 40% and offer plenty of bang for the buck. BCE (TSX:BCE) disappointed many income investors when it reduced its payout, but with a more sustainable 5.8%-yielding dividend, I do think it's time for value hunters to get back into the name on recent strength. Sure, the latest 9% pop off recent lows may be dwarfed by the nearly 60% implosion that preceded it. Simply put, BCE is profoundly unloved, but may be in for a considerable relief bounce at some point over the next couple of years. But with deep value to be had and a massive valuation 'reset' now in the books, it may not take much to send shares rocketing higher again. Additionally, I think the AI data centre initiative (Bell AI Fabric) is quite intriguing and could eventually grow into a nice business that helps nudge BCE to its former glory. In the meantime, look for the fibre-first move and cost cuts to help BCE gain ground as the telecom improves the state of its balance sheet. The post Dividend Investing: 2 Undervalued Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next 5 to 8 Years appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada. Before you buy stock in BCE, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor Canada analyst team just identified what they believe are the Top Stocks for 2025 and Beyond for investors to buy now… and BCE wasn't one of them. The Top Stocks that made the cut could potentially produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider MercadoLibre, which we first recommended on January 8, 2014 ... if you invested $1,000 in the 'eBay of Latin America' at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $24,927.94!* Stock Advisor Canada provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month – one from Canada and one from the U.S. The Stock Advisor Canada service has outperformed the return of S&P/TSX Composite Index by 30 percentage points since 2013*. See the Top Stocks * Returns as of 6/23/25 More reading 10 Stocks Every Canadian Should Own in 2025 [PREMIUM PICKS] Market Volatility Toolkit A Commonsense Cash Back Credit Card We Love Fool contributor Joey Frenette has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Nutrien. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 2025
Globe and Mail
09-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Nutrien Announces Release Dates for Second Quarter 2025 Results and Conference Call
Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today plans to release second quarter 2025 results after market close on Wednesday, August 6. Nutrien will host a conference call to discuss its results and outlook at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 7. Investors can access the call by dialing 1-800-206-4400 or 1-289-514-5005. A webcast of the call can be accessed by visiting Nutrien's Investor Events and Presentation page. A recording of the call will be available after its completion and can be accessed at: The webcast link will be live for 12 months following the call. About Nutrien Nutrien is a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. We operate a world-class network of production, distribution and ag retail facilities that positions us to efficiently serve the needs of growers. We focus on creating long-term value by prioritizing investments that strengthen the advantages of our business across the ag value chain and by maintaining access to the resources and the relationships with stakeholders needed to achieve our goals.
