Mr. Girish Ashok Gajwani

Breaking the Monolith: Transforming Loan Trading Platforms with Microservices and AI

Abstract:

Legacy monolithic systems limit the adaptability and innovation required in today’s fast-paced financial markets. In this keynote, Girish Gajwani shares his experience leading the transformation of a loan trading platform into a modular, cloud-native microservices architecture. The session outlines key strategies for breaking down complex legacy applications, enabling scalability, faster development cycles, and smoother integration with market infrastructure. It also touches on how AI is beginning to enhance these platforms—streamlining operations, surfacing timely insights, and improving responsiveness. Attendees will walk away with a strategic perspective on modernizing financial systems and embedding intelligence into digital platforms.

Profile:

Girish Gajwani is a seasoned Information Technology Leader with over 18 years of hands-on experience in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and software engineering. As Vice President of Technology, he has led the modernization of complex loan trading and securitization platforms using microservices, cloud-native architectures, and AI. Girish is known for building and mentoring high-performance global engineering teams and driving innovation across financial services.

He holds certifications in AWS Solutions Architecture, Machine Learning from Stanford, Project Management, and Java programming. Girish brings a deep passion for solving large-scale distributed systems challenges and has authored reusable technology frameworks adopted enterprise-wide. A recognized speaker and published thought leader, he continues to champion engineering excellence and digital innovation in the fintech space.