PUNE: A grand inauguration ceremony of the “Vishwa Mangal Marathi Foundation” was held in an enthusiastic atmosphere on 1st May 2026 at the Fruitwale Dharamshala Auditorium in Alandi. The event witnessed a large turnout of entrepreneurs and distinguished citizens from various parts of Maharashtra, as well as from India and abroad. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Hon’ble MLA Shri Subhash Bapu Deshmukh (Solapur), renowned speaker and senior orator Shri Vivekji Ghalasasi, along with several eminent dignitaries from across the state. Specifically attending from overseas as chief guests were globally reputed entrepreneur Shri Sanjay Vayal (Eshved Biotech Pvt. Ltd.), Dr. Uday Bhosale (Scientist, London), and Shri Appasaheb Kondhare (Gold Businessman, Dubai).

The programme began with a grand Maha Pooja at the Samadhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj in Alandi. The temple committee felicitated the dignitaries present. Thereafter, in the presence of Warkaris, a traditional Dindi procession was taken out from the Mauli temple to the auditorium. Following this, the main event commenced at the auditorium. The dignitaries performed the ceremonial lamp lighting, and the logo and website of the “Vishwa Mangal Marathi Foundation” were officially unveiled. This moment created a wave of excitement and enthusiasm among the attendees.

In his inaugural address, Hon’ble MLA Shri Subhash Bapu Deshmukh explained the inspiration behind establishing the foundation. He stated that the “Vishwa Mangal Marathi Foundation” will work towards providing a global platform for the Marathi language, Marathi culture, Marathi schools, and Marathi businesses. Elaborating on the concepts of “Local to Global” and “Global to Local,” he urged everyone to actively participate in the foundation’s initiatives. While delivering his blessings and शुभ संदेश, Shri Vivekji Ghalasasi referred to Hon’ble MLA Subhash Bapu Deshmukh as a “goal-driven leader” and praised his inspiring 28-year journey from “Lokmangal to Vishwamangal.” He appealed to the people to strengthen Maharashtra by preserving the Marathi language, values, family traditions, and the culture of supporting one another.

An entrepreneurship panel discussion was subsequently organized, featuring dignitaries and entrepreneurs who had travelled from abroad. The session focused on the various opportunities available globally for emerging entrepreneurs in Maharashtra and guided business growth and expansion strategies.

During the ceremony, cyclists from Pandharpur’s Cycles Club, who undertook a special cycling journey from Pandharpur to Alandi carrying the social message of the “Vishwa Mangal Marathi Foundation,” were warmly welcomed and felicitated. Their initiative received appreciation from all sections of society. A special highlight of the event was the socially impactful Bharud performance titled “Burgund,” presented by young Bharud artist Krushnai Ulekar. The performance effectively showcased the foundation’s work approach and its social initiatives in an engaging manner.

Additionally, entrepreneurs who responded to the foundation’s appeal by adopting Zilla Parishad schools from various villages across Maharashtra were felicitated at the hands of the dignitaries. The first local committee of the “Vishwa Mangal Marathi Foundation” was also formally established in Alandi, and its committee members were honoured on the occasion. The programme concluded in a devotional atmosphere with the singing of “Pasaydan.” The attendees expressed confidence that the “Vishwa Mangal Marathi Foundation” will play a significant role in promoting the Marathi language, culture, and social development on a larger scale.

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PUNE: Nihilent has announced the launch of nSEPIA Beta, marking the first market testing phase of the world’s first emotion wellness platform designed to help users measure their emotional state objectively and improve it through personalised interventions within minutes. The beta is now available for market testing.

The opening of nSEPIA’s private beta was marked with a symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony by Kiran Deshpande, Executive Council Member, SemiX IIT Bombay, and Board Member, 14Trees Foundation, signifying the beginning of a transformative journey in emotional wellness. The evening also brought together the first “Founding Circle”, a select group of early participants who will actively engage with the platform and contribute to shaping its evolution.

Built as a closed-loop system and grounded in a clear belief that emotional wellness should be accessible, understood, and available on demand, nSEPIA has been developed to bring structure and measurability to emotional wellness. The platform first detects a user’s emotional state through a quick scan, then recommends interventions aligned to that state, and finally enables the user to validate change through a rescan. In doing so, it moves emotional wellness away from assumption and subjective interpretation toward clearer understanding and measurable response.

At a time when stress, anxiety, burnout, worry, and emotional strain are becoming a growing part of everyday life, nSEPIA addresses a gap that has remained largely unresolved. While physical health can be assessed through established indicators, emotional health has continued to rely on self-report, expression, or broad wellness content. nSEPIA has been built to change that by enabling users to understand, track, and improve their emotional state clearly and consistently.

The platform begins with a 30second scan that captures emotional state in real time. Powered by Emoscape, a clinically validated emotion AI engine that objectively extracts emotional signatures independent of expression, language, and culture, the scan is intended to give users a more objective understanding of how they actually feel. Following this, users are presented with a visual representation of their emotional state in the form of an emotion orb and observation-based guidance that explains the state in simple language.

At its core is the Emoscape engine. An AI-led system that scans the face for subtle, involuntary signals to map emotional state in real time, independent of expression or language. The goal is simple: to help people understand what they truly feel, and work with it more effectively.

Based on the emotional state detected, nSEPIA offers exclusive, science-backed emotion interventions including music, breathwork, yoga, and meditation. These are not generic wellness options, but experiences aligned to the user’s current emotional state. The platform also includes an emotion scale, progress tracking, and a rescan option that allows users to observe whether their emotional state has shifted after an intervention.

This combination of emotional clarity, personalised action, and measurable proof defines nSEPIA’s value and sets it apart from existing offerings in the wellness space. Rather than functioning as a meditation app or a therapy alternative, nSEPIA introduces a new category that combines emotion measurement, personalised intervention, and outcome validation within one system.

The beta launch will allow Nihilent to test nSEPIA in the market, understand how users engage with the platform, and gather feedback that will help shape the next stage of its development. The beta phase is expected to offer early insight into user behaviour, intervention preferences, and the role such a platform can play in everyday emotional wellbeing.

Speaking on the launch, L. C. Singh, Founder and Executive Chairman, Nihilent, said, “Technology has measured almost everything around us, but very little within us. nSEPIA is a step toward changing that. nSEPIA Beta represents an important step in bringing a new way of looking at emotional wellness into the market. While emotional health affects everyday life in profound ways, it has largely remained outside the reach of structured measurement and response. nSEPIA has been built to address that gap. It gives users a way to understand their emotional state more clearly, act on it through relevant interventions, and track change over time. With the beta now available for market testing, we look forward to seeing how this platform begins to shape real-world use.

With the launch of nSEPIA Beta, Nihilent takes an important step in opening early market access to a platform built around clarity, response, and measurable progress, while introducing a new approach to emotional wellness.

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PUNE: Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today announced major plans for its Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), Airtel Money Limited, underscoring its commitment to narrow the credit gap in India.

The NBFC subsidiary will be capitalised with Rs 20,000 crore to be injected over the next few years. Airtel will contribute 70% with the promoter group via Bharti Enterprises Limited. bringing the balance 30%.

With strong digital assets, a large data and analytics engine powered by 500+ data scientists, and deep operational expertise, Airtel aims to rapidly expand access to simple, secure, and innovative digital financial services across India.  

Airtel has built a high‑performance credit engine over the last two years, powered by its digital platform and deeply integrated channels, resulting in one of India’s strongest lending service providers (LSP) models. 

The platform has already achieved hyperscale adoption with over ₹9,000 crore in disbursements – supported by best‑in‑class delinquency outcomes, driven by robust underwriting models, disciplined portfolio management, and real‑time risk monitoring.

“The success of our LSP platform over the past two years is proof of our ability to combine technology, data, and customer trust to deliver impact at a national scale. We have built one of India’s most trusted and scalable digital credit engines—reaching millions with high‑quality credit supported by industry‑best performance metrics,” said Gopal Vittal, Executive Vice Chairman, Bharti Airtel. “Our NBFC expansion strengthens this foundation and reflects our ambition to build a differentiated, future‑ready digital lending business – one that stands for trust, innovation, and financial inclusion.”

Airtel Money received its NBFC license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on February 13, 2026.

This strategic expansion in India’s fast-growing financial services sector underscores Airtel’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and empowering underserved consumers. Formal credit to GDP ratio in India is at 53%, according to Care Edge Ratings, and highlights the scope for lending in the country. 

The expansion is also a natural adjacency that will leverage the large Airtel customer base to build the next growth engine for the company and further diversify its portfolio.

The disbursement journey of the NBFC will be seamlessly integrated with the LSP platform, while maintaining clear operational segregation between the two, giving the customer a best-in-class experience. By combining technology, data, and customer understanding at scale, Airtel aims to set a new benchmark for digital financial services in India.

The company is also submitting the following disclaimer/statement, as advised by the RBI to Airtel Money Limited, while granting the Certificate:

“The Company is having a valid Certificate of Registration dated 13/02/2026 issued by the Reserve Bank of India under section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. However, the Reserve Bank of India does not accept any responsibility or guarantee about the present position as to the financial soundness of the company or for the correctness of any of the statements or representations made or opinions expressed by the company and for the repayment of deposits/discharge of liabilities by the company.” 

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Built on a powerful idea that a single mobile number can reveal the full picture, DeepSight simplifies verification like never before. With just one input, organizations can instantly understand who they’re dealing with. By unifying identity, business, financial, locational, and telecom data into a single intelligent layer, it helps organizations reduce fraud risk and accelerate onboarding.

With smart analytics, companies can move beyond basic Know Your Customer (KYC) processes to a more insightful Understand Your Customer (UYC) approach.

“Verification shouldn’t be slow or fragmented,” said Vineet Bansal, Co-founder & COO, OnGrid “With just a mobile number, businesses can access a complete, contextual view of their users, including personal identity and PAN to banking and telecom signals, enabling faster onboarding, reducing risks, and helping teams truly understand their customers. It’s not just about data; it’s about actionable intelligence.”

DeepSight transforms scattered information into a 360° trust profile, providing enterprises with instant clarity on their users. Teams can access identity, PAN & taxpayer profile, employment history, business registration, banking, and telecom information, all through a single mobile number and unified system. This integration allows verification to be faster, simpler, and more reliable across industries such as banking, fintech, IT, and gig platforms.

“Our goal was to move beyond traditional KYC and deliver actionable insights,” said Vaibhav Yadav, Head of Product, Gridlines. “By unifying diverse data points into one intelligent, contextual layer, and making it all accessible through a mobile number, DeepSight turns information into intelligence, helping enterprises make smarter, safer decisions while providing a seamless onboarding experience for their customers.”

From mobile to everything, the platform provides organizations with a complete, actionable view of their users, combining critical signals across identity, financial, business, and telecom data. This enables faster onboarding, smarter decision-making, and proactive risk reduction, while setting a new benchmark for trust and reliability in verification.

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Early client deployments of the platform are demonstrating up to 60% efficiency gains, 50% reduction in incident resolution time, and measurable margin improvements

BENGALURU: Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an Information Technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, announced the launch of Mphasis NeoIP, a breakthrough Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, integrating multiple Mphasis.ai innovative solutions, designed for continuous enterprise transformation and differentiating competitive advantage. The platform perpetually rewires core systems, turning enterprise knowledge across legacy systems, data, and operations, driving intelligent engineering.  At the core ofNeoIP is this living–breathing layer of connected enterprise understanding that unifies data, systems, and processes to proactively optimize, modernize, and transform business and IT operations.

NeoIP enables organizations to continuously evolve, rather than through one-time transformation programs, by making enterprise knowledge machine understandable.  NeoIP automates complex decisions, predicts and prevents issues before they occur, and drives sustained innovation. It empowers CIOs and business leaders to shift left, embedding intelligence early in the software and operations lifecycle to create self-healing, resource-efficient systems that learn and improve over time. In addition, it integrates evergreen business intelligence with AI-assisted implementation, fostering continuous learning and evolution with every subsequent initiative. The platform creates a connected, data-centric environment where AI and human teams collaborate to plan, build, and manage transformation.

“Traditional enterprise transformation often fails to deliver value and requires ongoing reinvestment to keep pace with AI’s rapid evolution. NeoIP redefines the model. NeoIP brings together Mphasis-built AI solutions, partner technologies, and client assets into a single platform that supports multiple data sources, large and small language models, and computing environments. It represents the future of enterprise tech, which is intelligent by design, secure by default, and scalable by nature,” said Nitin Rakesh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mphasis.

A key component of NeoIPis Ontosphere, which, in collaboration with various AI Agents, constructs and sustains the intelligence through dynamic knowledge graphs using enterprise domain context. Together, these capabilities form a foundation for contextual insights, autonomous actions, and intelligent orchestration. Ontosphere ensures AI-driven transformation is fast, accurate, and strategically aligned with long-term business goals.

NeoIP includes solutions grouped under four categories, namely: Modernization, Application Development, ITOps & BusinessOps. These capabilities are delivered via specialized AI Agents and frameworks:

Agent & Frameworks	Category	Function
Mphasis NeoCrux	Modernization, App Development	Orchestrates AI-driven code generation and quality automation.
Mphasis NeoZeta	Modernization	Agent, model, and knowledge operations management system
Mphasis NeoSaba	Application Development	Provides agile AI agents for quality-driven product definition and user story elaboration.
Mphasis NeoRigal	Governance	AI Agent for planning, building, and orchestrating various AI components, and provides AI governance
Mphasis AIOps	ITOps	Features capabilities for integrated operations, including proactive incident prediction, root-cause analysis, and self-healing automation based on deep system observability.
Mphasis NeoOrko	Application Development	A collection of domain-specific business operations agents that are autonomous in nature
Mphasis NextOps	Business Ops	A collection of Domain specific business operations agents that are autonomous in nature
Mphasis NeoARCHE	Application Development	Analyzes the code stream to route workloads between CPU & GPU: Autonomous Routing for Compute Heterogeneity
Ontosphere	Modernization, App Development, ITOps, Business Ops	Enterprise intelligence encoded with contextual knowledge based on domain ontologies

NeoIPnatively connects with third-party AI agents through Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A) standards, expanding the agent fabric for unified, cross-enterprise orchestration.

Early client engagements have delivered measurable impact across multiple dimensions:

• Up to 60% improvement in development and modernization efficiency through AI-led code generation, testing, and optimization
• 50% reduction in mean time to detect Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and resolve IT incidents through improved observability and automation
• 3–5 hours of predictive early warning for major outages using AI-based anomaly detection
• Sustained cost and margin improvements through a Savings-led Transformation approach that builds continuous value
• Build a cloud-ready, composable, business capability-driven platform with real-time event-driven architecture.

Mphasis has also transformed its AppStore into an AI-powered marketplace, enabling employees to easily discover, download, and use NeoIP^TM solutions. With intelligent search and curated categories, the platform streamlines access to tools that drive innovation and efficiency across the organization.

NeoIP further sets the stage for Mphasis’s next phase of innovation under the Mphasis Quantum initiative, which will introduce new solutions using quantum computing and AI to further enhance enterprise decision-making and transformation.

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MUMBAI: The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) announced the launch of four new digital initiatives and major enhancements to the NSE MF Invest platform this Diwali. These initiatives are aimed at enhancing accessibility, transparency, and convenience for investors, trading members, and listed companies.

Four New Digital Solutions

1. Enhanced Investor App with Seamless Portfolio Tracking with UCI Broker Linking and 13-Language Support: The NSE Investor App now enables users to track their portfolios seamlessly through manual entry or by linking their trades executed on NSE. Users can avail themselves to link their broker account registered with NSE in the Unique Client Identification (UCI). Additionally, the App is now made available in 12 regional languages, expanding accessibility across India. In similar lines with NSE’s Corporate Website (www.nseindia.com), the Mobile App is available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese, and Urdu.

Links:

1. NSE India Android
2. NSE India IOS

• WhatsApp Chatbot: NSE’s new WhatsApp Chatbot provides investors with instant access to the latest market updates, statistics, and price information, ensuring seamless, on-demand communication through a familiar and ubiquitous platform.

Link:

WhatsApp

• Member Portal App: NSE introduced a dedicated Member App designed to simplify compliance. The app offers a real-time dashboard for submission and penalty statuses, and on-the-go access to key resources such as Investor Awareness Programs, Circulars, and FII/DII statistics.

Links:

1. Member Portal Android
2. Member Portal IOS

• NEAPs App for Companies: The new Companies App offers listed entities a convenient way to monitor submission status, access the compliance calendar, and stay updated on their stock performance and exchange-related developments.

Links:

1. NEAPs Android
2. NEAPs IOS

These digital initiatives mark another step in NSE’s ongoing commitment to technological innovation and its mission to make financial markets more inclusive, informed, and efficient. The Apps are live and available on both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

Enhancements to NSE MF Invest

NSE also introduced significant enhancements to the NSE MF Invest platform, aimed at elevating investor convenience and providing ease of doing business for market participants:

1. Carting Facility & Retriggering for orders and payments: Place up to 10 orders (Lump sum, SIP, STP & SWP) in a single session, eliminating the need for multiple authorisations and payments.
2. Folio Auto Population: Automatically populate transactions mapped to investors on the NSE MF Invest Platform, reducing manual entry errors and order rejections.
3. EUIN / Sub Broker code / Sub Broker ARN mapping: Seamlessly map EUIN, Sub Broker code, and Sub Broker ARN to investors, minimising manual entry mistakes.

These improvements are a direct outcome of user feedback, with over 16 major enhancements implemented so far. NSE continues to invite suggestions and inputs at dl-mfr@nse.co.in, continuing its collaborative approach to innovation.

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BENGALURU: Colive, India’s leading and Bangalore’s largest co-living platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Bain Capital and Sattva Group to establish a pan-India co-living real estate platform with an initial commitment of at least $100 million. The new platform will be dedicated to acquiring land, developing flagship communities, and delivering purpose-built rental housing across India’s largest urban centers, meeting the growing demand from young professionals and students for high-quality, community-driven living spaces.

As part of the partnership, Colive also raised $20 million in strategic funding, spearheaded by Bain Capital, with strong backing from long-term partner Sattva Group. The $20 million operational investment will power Colive’s accelerated growth trajectory through enhanced technology infrastructure, expanded market presence, and reinforced market leadership in tech-enabled rental housing solutions across India.

This exclusive real estate platform, managed by Colive, has completed initial land acquisitions in Pune and Bengaluru, with nearly 0.5 Mn sq ft of Coliving spaces under development. Additional opportunities are being actively evaluated in Bangalore, Pune, and Hyderabad. The PropCo initiative targets 8-10 flagship developments in the immediate term, creating a scalable foundation for Colive’s pan-India expansion. While the platform is being launched with an initial commitment of $100 million, the partners view the opportunity as scalable over time and open to considering additional investments as attractive opportunities emerge.

The platform will deliver intelligent, fully furnished, professionally managed residences strategically positioned near major employment hubs and educational centers, addressing the evolving lifestyle demands of Gen Z and millennial residents while providing seamless transitions for India’s urban migrants.

Strategic Vision and Market Leadership

“India is experiencing a fundamental transformation in urban housing preferences, and Colive stands uniquely positioned to address this surging demand through technology-enabled, community-focused living solutions. Our investment commitment demonstrates our unwavering confidence in this market category and Colive’s established leadership position,” stated Sarit Chopra, Partner at Bain Capital.

“At Sattva, we have long believed that co-living is a critical enabler of India’s urban transformation. We have deepened our partnership with Colive significantly over the last few years, which reflects our conviction that this sector holds immense potential. While demand from young professionals migrating to cities is robust, the real challenge lies in creating a quality supply that matches their aspirations and lifestyle needs. Through this partnership with Bain Capital, we are bringing international standards and global best practices to India while establishing a dedicated PropCo platform for purpose-built assets and are positioned to scale solutions that will shape how India’s next generation lives and works in our cities,” emphasized Bijay Agarwal, Managing Director, Sattva Group.

Technology-Driven Community Experience

Founded on the transformative mission of becoming “Your Family, Away from Family,” Colive is reshaping urban living through its distinctive 6 Star Living framework: Style, Safety, Smart, Service, Savings, and Social. Colive’s proprietary technology ecosystem orchestrates the complete resident experience—from streamlined digital onboarding and automated payment systems to app-integrated safety protocols, maintenance coordination, and concierge services—delivering a secure, interconnected, and dynamic community-centered lifestyle that establishes new benchmarks in metropolitan living.

As India navigates unprecedented urban migration, demand for premium rental housing continues its upward trajectory. Colive addresses this market opportunity by developing environments that exceed basic accommodation, featuring thoughtfully curated common spaces, organized community programming, and an integrated digital platform that cultivates authentic connections and exceptional convenience.

Future Growth and Market Impact

“This funding represents a pivotal moment in Colive’s journey to revolutionize urban living for young professionals throughout India. It signifies strong investor confidence in our vision and enables accelerated scaling, continuous innovation, and deeper commitment to developing intelligent, community-centered living environments that genuinely feel like home,” added Suresh Rangarajan, Founder & CEO, Colive.

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The launch of the CDSL IPF website marks a significant step towards enhancing financial literacy and promoting greater investor participation, and serves all investor segments – from potential investors to first-time participants, across both urban and rural regions.

Recognising the evolving needs of today’s investors, users can explore a diverse range of formats, including jargon-free articles, listicles, and infographics.

To begin with, the platform offers a rich and varied content experience in 12 different languages, including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, as well as Punjabi, ensuring inclusive access and engagement across diverse linguistic demographics.

Speaking on the launch, Shri Sudhish Pillai, CDSL IPF Secretariat, said, “We believe that true financial inclusion is not just about access, it is about empowerment through knowledge. This initiative strengthens investor confidence, promotes informed decision-making, and aligns with the vision of building Atmanirbhar Investors.”

The platform is freely accessible and will be regularly updated with new content and insights. Investors can visit the website to explore the resource at www.cdslipf.com.

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BENGALURU: Qlik^®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence, today announced an expanded set of capabilities coming soon in its Qlik Cloud Analytics solution — equipping enterprises with tools to detect anomalies, forecast complex trends, prepare data faster, and take immediate action through embedded decision workflows.

While organizations continue to invest heavily in AI and data, most still struggle to turn insight into impact. Dashboards pile up, but real-time execution remains elusive. Only 26% of enterprises have deployed AI at scale, and fewer still have embedded it into operational workflows. The problem isn’t access to static intelligence — it’s the ability to act on it. Dashboards aren’t decision engines, and predictive models alone won’t prevent risk or drive outcomes. What businesses need is intelligence that anticipates, explains, and enables action, without added tools, delays, or friction.

“Enterprises struggle making intelligence accessible and actionable for their business users,” said Brendan Grady, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qlik’s Analytics Business Unit. “Too many systems deliver insights and answers after the fact. We’re building something different: a platform where AI detects what matters, surfaces it in context, and lets you act — all within the analytics environment itself.”

With these planned launches, Qlik will be introducing a new layer of intelligence across its platform — one that doesn’t just report what’s happening, but anticipates what’s next and enables action in the moment. Discovery agent, multivariate time series forecasting, write table, and table recipe work in concert to solve a singular problem: how to move from fragmented insight to seamless execution, at scale.

These launches, along with the renaming of Qlik AutoML to Qlik Predict^TM and Qlik Application Automation to Qlik Automate^TM, reflect a broader shift toward more intuitive, outcome-driven experiences across the Qlik platform. Each capability targets a critical enterprise bottleneck — from delayed awareness to inaccurate forecasting, data prep bottlenecks to disconnected workflows — delivering a cohesive solution that closes the gap between data and decisions.

• See what others miss before it’s too late — with the discovery agent. Executives no longer need to manually track business changes or sift through data. Discovery agent continuously scans performance across applications and datasets, automatically surfacing critical risks and opportunities before they intensify. Insights are delivered through a personalized feed that clarifies what’s happening, why it matters, and suggested next steps.
• Forecast reality, not just trends — with multivariate time series forecasting. Built into Qlik Predict (formerly AutoML), this capability moves beyond single-variable projections to model the full complexity of business conditions. By analyzing relationships across interdependent variables — like pricing, campaign activity, seasonality, and economic signals — it delivers sharper forecasts that reflect real-world dynamics. The result: more confident planning, faster scenario testing, and better decisions.
• Annotate and update data live — with a write table. Write table enables users to add context to data records directly in analytics tables, with instant sync across sessions and no reloads required. This capability enhances in-context data review and lays the groundwork for governed writeback into systems like SAP, Salesforce, and Snowflake — part of Qlik’s long-term vision for integrated, action-ready analytics.
• Prep data faster with no code — using a table recipe. Table recipe provides a streamlined, spreadsheet-like experience for preparing single-table datasets — no scripting or complex modeling required. Users can clean, convert, and format data with over 60 visual functions, seeing changes in real time. It empowers non-technical users to prep high-quality data quickly, accelerating the path to reliable insights.

“We’ve spent too much time reacting to what already happened — and not enough time getting ahead of what’s next,” said Olga Garagonich, Lead Manager, Data Visualisation, BT Group. “With these new capabilities in Qlik, we’ll be able to catch issues earlier, forecast more accurately, and take action — all without disconnected workflows or delays. That’s a game-changer for how we operate.”

Together, these capabilities transform Qlik from a system of insight into a system of execution — building the foundation for what comes next in enterprise AI: decision-making that’s not just intelligent, but contextual, automated, and embedded at the point of need.

Discovery agent, multivariate time series forecasting, write table, and table recipe will be available for private preview for select customers this year. General availability will begin rolling out in phases starting in summer 2025.

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ORLANDO, FL: Qlik^®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence, today announced the launch of Qlik Open Lakehouse, a fully managed Apache Iceberg solution built into Qlik Talend Cloud. Designed for enterprises under pressure to scale faster and spend less, Qlik Open Lakehouse delivers real-time ingestion, automated optimization, and multi-engine interoperability — without vendor lock-in or operational overhead.

This marks a major step forward in the evolution of modern data architectures. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, the cost and rigidity of traditional data warehouses have become unsustainable. Qlik Open Lakehouse offers a new path: a fully managed lakehouse architecture powered by Apache Iceberg that delivers 2.5x–5x faster query performance and up to 50% lower infrastructure costs, while maintaining full compatibility with the most widely used analytics and machine learning engines.

“Performance and cost should no longer be a tradeoff in modern data architectures,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik. “With Qlik Open Lakehouse, enterprises gain real-time scale, full control over their data, and the freedom to choose the tools that work best for them. We built this to meet the demands of AI and analytics at enterprise scale — without compromise.”

Qlik Open Lakehouse is built from the ground up to meet the scale, flexibility, and performance demands of modern enterprises, without the tradeoffs. It combines real-time ingestion, intelligent optimization, and true ecosystem interoperability in a single, fully managed platform.

• Real-time ingestion at enterprise scale: Ingest millions of records per second from hundreds of sources — including cloud apps, SaaS, SAP, and mainframes — directly into Iceberg tables with low latency and high throughput.
• Intelligent Iceberg optimization, fully automated: Qlik’s always-on adaptive Iceberg optimizer handles compaction, clustering, and pruning automatically, delivering up to 5x faster queries and 50% lower storage costs — no tuning required.
• Open by design, interoperable by default: Access data in Iceberg tables using a variety of Iceberg-compatible engines, including Snowflake, Amazon Athena, Apache Spark, Trino, and SageMaker — without re-platforming or reprocessing.
• Your compute, your cloud, your rules: Runs natively in your AWS VPC with Bring Your Own Compute (BYOC), giving you full control over performance, security, and cost.
• One platform, end to end: From ingestion and transformation to governance, data quality, and FinOps visibility, Qlik provides a unified lakehouse experience — no patchwork, no handoffs.

“Enterprises are increasingly adopting lakehouse architectures to unify data across on-premises and cloud environments,” said Matt Aslett, Director of Research, Analytics and Data at ISG Software Research. “Qlik Open Lakehouse, which leverages open standards such as Apache Iceberg, is well-positioned to meet the growing demand for real-time data access and multi-engine interoperability, enabling enterprises to harness the full potential of their data for AI and analytics initiatives.”

As AI workloads demand faster access to broader, fresher datasets, open formats like Apache Iceberg are becoming the new foundation. Qlik Open Lakehouse responds to this shift by making it effortless to build and manage Iceberg-based architectures, without the need for custom code or pipeline babysitting. It also runs within the customer’s own AWS environment, ensuring data privacy, cost control, and full operational visibility.

“Qlik Open Lakehouse initiative is a significant development we’re keenly watching,” shared David Navarro, Data Domain Architect at Toyota Motor Europe. “Large corporations like ours urgently need interoperability between diverse business units and partners, each managing its own technology stack and data sovereignty. Apache Iceberg is emerging as the key to zero-copy data sharing across vendor-independent lakehouses, and Qlik’s commitment to delivering performance and control in these complex, dynamic landscapes is precisely what the industry requires.”

Qlik Open Lakehouse is available now in private preview and is scheduled to be generally available in July 2025. Private preview is limited — early access is encouraged for teams looking to modernize ahead of GA. To learn more and request early access, connect with us at Qlik Connect, May 14–17 in Orlando.

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