HousingWire 2017 Rising Stars: Abhinav Asthana, Tavant
Abhinav Asthana is head of product innovation and strategy for Tavant Technologies’ consumer lending product suite, VELOX. The suite builds an enterprise data connector for the mortgage industry to provide lenders with a one-stop shop for all the data they need for a mortgage transaction, including credit, assets, verification of employment and income, appraisals, flood, and title. Prior to Tavant, Asthana ran product strategy and headed the innovation roadmap for a leading loan origination product suite. He also executed product innovation strategies and delivered on roadmaps for enterprise mobility in lending, omnichannel loan origination (device, loan product and lending channel agnostic) and digital strategy for enterprise lending in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. In this capacity, Asthana enabled a sub-30-day loan application process for three of the top 100 lenders in the U.S. WHAT IS ONE HABIT THAT HAS HELPED YOU SUCCEED? I have always kept myself updated with the latest developments in industry verticals such as retail, interactive media and high technology. I am an avid follower of design thinking concepts from across the world, which has helped me bring some of the most cutting-edge changes from other geographies and industry verticals into the U.S. mortgage industry. Originally published in HousingWire.com
2017 Women of Influence: Nida Haji
August 1, 2017 As the director of consumer lending at Tavant Technologies, Nida Haji possesses a deep understanding of the mortgage industry and a vision of the future that is changing the landscape of mortgage technology. Tavant has been growing rapidly and doubled its revenue in the last two years, with plans to add 300 employees across the U.S. this year. Haji led the design and development of voice interaction for Tavant’s VELOX product suite, which is possibly the first in the industry. The unique Alexa voice-based app was selected to be presented at Mortgage Banker Association conferences as well as FinovateSpring 2017. Haji is also a champion of Project Cohete, an industry research and intelligence practice within Tavant that tracks the latest trends, forms recommendations, advises leading mortgage companies and feeds market data to product development. Haji’s wide-ranging accomplishments include spearheading the platform design and development for top mortgage insurance companies in the U.S. and leading Tavant’s expansion in Australia. In addition, Haji is a founding member of Tavant Mortgage University, a learning and development initiative based on MBA’s School of Mortgage Banking to certify engineers and product teams on mortgage. Her leadership helped Tavant build a team of over 1,000 trained mortgage experts. As if that wasn’t enough, Haji also established Tavant’s Business Analyst Center of Excellence in New York and currently heads a team of business analysts working with top lenders. This work has led Haji to mentor new business analysts.
Tavant Receives HousingWires Second Annual Vanguard Award
Santa Clara, Calif., December 06, 2016 Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology provider, today announced that the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Hassan Rashid has been honored with the HousingWire Vanguard Award for 2016. The award is meant to acknowledge leaders who move markets forward. Hassan Rashid is responsible for guiding and supporting Tavant’ revenue strategy and growth. He has a successful track record of scaling winning businesses by focusing on customer success and aligning offerings based on changing market needs. Tavant’ rise and position as a thought leader in the mortgage landscape under the leadership of Rashid is notable. He steered the 2×2 (double the revenue in two years) strategy declared in FY2015 and led the exponential growth of the mortgage business for the company. “The HW Vanguards continued to impress going into its second year; the winners are second-to-none and this list represents the finest cross-section of mortgage talent available,” said Jacob Gaffney, HousingWire editor-in-chief. Rashid’s passion for innovation led to quite a few impactful solutions to the mortgage industry such as FinConnect and VELOX that disrupt the way mortgage industry functions. He encourages and incubates ideas within the company with initiatives such as Tavant Innovation Lab and Tavant Mortgage University. “We have the experts and expertise – path-breaking solutions will be a natural outcome. However, as generations and technologies evolve, expectations increase. It is all about results and relationships,” said Hassan Rashid, CRO, Tavant. About HousingWire HousingWire is the nation’s most influential news source covering the U.S. housing economy, spanning residential mortgage lending, servicing, investments and real estate operations. The company’s news, commentary, magazine content, industry directories, and events give more than one million industry professionals each year the insight they need to make better, more informed business decisions. Learn more at http://www.housingwire.com. Find Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter. For further information please contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant Technologies +1-408-519-5400 [email protected]
Tavant Recognized in HousingWire’s 2016 HW TECH100TM list
Tavant Recognized in HousingWire’s 2016 HW TECH100TM list
Sandhya Suku, Tavant , Named HousingWires Woman of Influence
Santa Clara, Calif., August 3, 2016 Tavant, a leading Silicon Valley-based mortgage technology company, announced today that the company’s delivery head for consumer lending business, Sandhya Suku, has been selected as one of the most influential women in the housing industry. Suku is one of the 43 women recognized by HousingWire for demonstrating leadership that inspires people in her company, community, and industry at large. The title recognizes women standing out in the mortgage lending, servicing, investing and real estate industries. As a seasoned mortgage functional and technology expert, she led many innovations that helped Tavant Technologies change the mortgage technology landscape. “With her passion for innovation and excellence, Suku has helped our mortgage business achieve rapid growth over the past three years,” said Hassan Rashid, Chief Revenue Officer, Tavant Technologies. “She leads by example, attracts talents, motivates and coaches them and brings out the best from her team.” Under Suku’s leadership, Tavant implemented its industry-leading, user-centric mortgage technology solutions that customers value. Her deep mortgage, functional, and technology expertise has enabled the creation of solution accelerators that reduce time to market and provide a rich digital mortgage experience. About HousingWire: HousingWire is by far the nation’s most influential source of news and information for U.S. mortgage markets, boasting a readership that spans lending, servicing, investments and real estate market participants as well as financial market professionals. A winner of numerous awards, including a 2012 Eddie Award for national editorial excellence in the B-to-B Banking/Business/Finance, HousingWire has been recognized for excellence in journalism by the Society of Business Editors and Writers, the American Society of Business Press Editors, the National Association of Real Estate Editors, and Trade Association Business Publications International. Find Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter. Media Contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant Technologies Inc. +1 (408) 519-5400 [email protected] www.tavant.com
Tavant Named to HousingWire TECH100
Tavant, a Silicon Valley-based provider of AI-powered digital lending technologies, announced today it has been named to the prestigious HousingWire 2020 HW TECH100™ listing of the most innovative mortgage technology companies in the U.S. housing industry. The company was also on the HW Tech100 honoree list in 2019. Tavant has been recognized for its artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based offering, Tavant Retention Intelligence solution, that leverages holistic customer information, enabling lenders to identify the refinance opportunities within portfolios to maximize retention and upselling. More than 200 loan attributes across 10 million records are used to train the models. Additionally, the product allows lenders and servicers to predict and manage portfolio churn and focus on customer retention strategies. The model is three times more accurate when compared to other methods used to analyze a portfolio of 1.5 million loans that churns at 15% annually. By leveraging the Tavant Retention Intelligence solution, lenders have reported 50% lower retention costs as compared to traditional retention models. “HousingWire’s motto for 2020 is growth through focus. With that lens, the Tech100 program underwent mitosis and emerged as two highly focused awards — Tech100 Real Estate and Tech100 Mortgage. While collaboration between real estate and mortgage professionals has never been higher, the tools and solutions that empower these professionals to excel are often entirely different,” said HousingWire CEO, Clayton Collins. “The winners of the 2020 HousingWire Tech100 Mortgage and Real Estate awards are truly the most impactful and innovative companies in housing. Not only do these companies empower their clients and users, but they are also supporting a more efficient, accessible and sustainable housing economy.” “We are honored to be included in this prestigious listing for the third time,” said Hassan Rashid, CRO, Tavant. “This recognition is a testament to our ongoing commitment to innovation and providing our customers with a competitive edge in an increasingly demanding market. Tavant’s vision from day one has been focused on providing unparalleled solutions to meet the business goals of our customers. We have achieved this by consistently focusing on our people, the passion we bring to partnerships, and the all-round excellence in everything we undertake.” Find Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Tavant Recognized as a Top Innovative Technology Company
Santa Clara, Calif., March 25, 2015 Tavant Technologies, a leading provider of specialized software solutions & services globally to the Consumer Lending industry, announced today that it has been rated among the top 100 technology companies in the 2015 ‘HW TECH100TM’, Housing Wire’s annual report on the 100 most innovative technology firms in the U.S. housing economy. The HW TECH100™ identifies the housing economy’s 100 most innovative technology companies based on six different dimensions of innovation. More than 250 companies were reviewed as part of this year’s competition. “We feel proud to be named in the HW TECH100TM list. With more than 15 years of mortgage industry experience, we are committed to developing leading-edge technology solutions that produce game-changing results for mortgage companies,” said Hassan Rashid, EVP – Global Sales & Marketing, Tavant Technologies. Tavant has been recognized for its flexible approach to customer requirements. Instead of a single one-size-fits-all platform, Tavant leverages its experience and expertise to create unique solutions to address customer challenges. Its niche offerings include solutions for Consumer Direct, Retail Point-of-Sale, TPO, Servicing, Investor and Home Builders. Tavant’s advanced development framework called Tavant Accelerated Portal Development can rapidly deploy custom solutions that meet specific business needs. Other solutions include Tavant Mobile Application Development and Tavant Price Engine Framework. “Our commitment to deeply understand the mortgage industry while developing software solutions differentiates us from others,” said Vibhor Mishra, Director – Marketing, Tavant Technologies. Over the years, Tavant has created highly customized software solutions that increase application submissions, improve lead conversion rates, reduce processing costs, improve borrower retention, transform customer experience and address the changing regulatory requirements. About HousingWire HousingWire is the nation’s most influential news source covering the U.S. housing economy, spanning residential mortgage lending, servicing, investments and real estate operations. The company’s news, commentary, magazine content, industry directories, and events give more than one million industry professionals each year the insight they need to make better, more informed business decisions. Learn more at http://www.housingwire.com. About the HW TECH100™ The HW TECH100™ looks to find the housing economy’s 100 most innovative technology companies. The annual program is the first to look at the entire housing economy, spanning residential real estate to residential mortgage lending, servicing and investments. Collectively, the housing economy represents roughly 1/3rd of the U.S. economy, and more than 600 technology firms and dot-coms offer solutions that serve this market. Find Tavant Technologies on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Tavant Recognized by Great Place to Work Institute
Santa Clara, Calif. & Bangalore, India, July 1, 2014 Tavant Technologies, a leading provider of specialized software solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as one of India’s top workplaces by Great Place to Work ® Institute. This is the fifth time that Tavant has won this recognition. Tavant has been ranked among the top 50 workplaces in the Great Place To Work® Institute’s annual Best Workplaces List. India’s Best Companies to Work for, is part of the World’s largest and most respected study of workplace excellence and people management practices. This list, based on credible data collected using well researched methods, is considered the most definitive employer-of-choice and workplace quality recognition that an organization can receive. According to Great Place to Work ® Institute, great workplaces are characterized by 3 key relationships, i.e. employees trust the people they work for, have pride in the work they do and enjoy the company of people they work with. “We follow a partnership model with both our employees and customers. As partners, we believe in complete transparency to nurture trust and loyalty. It is this open kitchen culture along with our employee-friendly initiatives that has helped us to retain and attract the best talent that the industry has to offer,” said Sarvesh Mahesh, CEO of Tavant Technologies. “We offer our employees a conducive atmosphere where they can excel in their chosen field of expertise. Our focus on flexibility combined with an upbeat work culture has resulted in us being recognized as one of India’s top workplaces,” added Krishnan PP, VP – HR & Delivery, Tavant Technologies. About Tavant Technologies Tavant Technologies is a specialized software solutions & services provider that leverages its expertise to provide impactful results to its customers. We have leveraged our unrivalled capabilities and domain insights to create game changing results for leading businesses across chosen industry verticals. We are known for our long-lasting customer relationships, engineering excellence and passionate employees. Founded in 2000, we are headquartered in Santa Clara, California and service customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Tavant receives the Great Place to Work award
Bangalore, July 13, 2012: – Tavant Technologies has been ranked as one of the best employers in the ‘Best Companies to Work For’ study conducted by the Great Place to Work® Institute. With this recognition, Tavant has earned the top 25 best workplace award for the third time since it has started participating in this study – the first two times in the years, 2007 and 2009. Being rated as one of the best employers is a recognition of Tavant’s focus on its core values of People, Passion and Excellence. Great Place to Work study is in its 9th year and received overwhelming response with more than 580 organizations registering to participate making it the largest such study in India. Only 50 made it to the Best Companies list, making this list the gold standard of best workplaces. “We are proud to be part of the select group of best companies to work for,” said Sarvesh Mahesh, CEO, Tavant Technologies. He continued, “I believe that great people make a great workplace and I take this opportunity to thank all Tavantians – current and past, who have made this a truly Great Place to Work.” About Tavant Technologies Tavant Technologies is a specialized IT solutions & services provider that leverages its expertise to provide impactful results to its customers. We are known for our long-lasting customer relationships, engineering excellence and passionate employees. We have many years of real-world implementation experience and deep domain expertise along the entire trading and securities value chain. Tavant offers solutions that combine leading edge technology with business insights to power next generation, scalable applications that allow you to take customer experiences to new levels, while minimizing costs. Founded in 2000, we are headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and service customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Tavant also provides full end-to-end custom trading system development (front, mid and back-office integrations) for the top Barron’s-rated brokerage firms in the US and worldwide.
Tavant named in the World’s 25 Unsung Innovative Companies list
Santa Clara, CA, April 30, 2009 Tavant Technologies, a specialized IT solutions and services provider, announced that it has been ranked in BusinessWeek’s list of Innovative companies to watch out for in the coming years. BusinessWeek’s and Boston Consulting Group asked senior executives around the world to name unsung innovative companies. They came up with a list of 25 future stars from across North America, Europe, and Asia. As the global economic situation continues to be challenging, specialized services companies, like Tavant are “thinking out of the box” to help customers solve their business challenges – faster and cheaper. “We understand that our customers expect innovative solutions from us to address their challenges, especially in these turbulent times. We are continuously working on raising the bar for innovation with support from our customers and business partners,” said Sarvesh Mahesh, CEO, Tavant Technologies. “It is a great honor to have our efforts recognized globally.” About Tavant Technologies Tavant Technologies is an IT solutions and services provider that employs cutting-edge and emerging technologies to provide game-changing results for its customers. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Tavant is an ISO 27001, SAS 70 compliant and SEI-CMMI level 4 compliant organization. It prides itself on its traditions of engineering and process excellence coupled with high employee and customer satisfaction levels. Tavant specializes in building solutions and providing end-to-end services in the domains of Service Operations, Consumer Lending, eBusiness and Trading & Securities. Tavant’s suite of products and services are routinely rated high by the industry & media and deployed by leading business names, like Electronic Arts, TiVo, MLB AM, New York Times, Ingersoll Rand, Bobcat, Federal Signal, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, MakeMyTrip and many more. For further information please visit tavant.com Media Contact: Vibhor Mishra E: [email protected] | T: 408 519 5385