

🎧Automating Everything - How Pontus Wants to Change Enterprise Organizations with AI
May 20, 2025
Sumant Shringari, CEO of Pontus, and Sandeep Sood, CEO of Kunai, share their expertise on automating back-office operations for large enterprises. They discuss the complexities banks face in automating regulated workflows and breaking down data silos. Hear how Pontus offers solutions like Automated Account Reconciliation and Predictive Budget Forecasting, aimed at reducing reliance on large teams. The conversation highlights the productivity paradox and advocates for pragmatic, agile approaches to automation that focus on real-world problems, enhancing efficiency and driving business value.
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Manual Work in Large Banks
- Large banks suffer manual work pain in finance and operations.
- One manual process example is teams aggregating invoices into massive spreadsheets and sharing by Slack manually.
Pontus' Pivot to Automation
- Pontus pivoted from AI privacy to business automation after OpenAI changes.
- Sumant found Sandeep via a podcast, starting a key partnership for Pontus.
Communication Over Spreadsheets
- Inefficiencies mainly come from communication, not spreadsheets.
- Manual data retrieval takes significant hidden time.