Caesar is joined by Chirag Yagnik, chief investment officer and co-founder of Arta Finance, to discuss how Arta was built and the impact of artificial intelligence on financial investing.

Chirag takes listeners back to the start of his career when he first encountered machine learning in investing, how he met Ceaser at Google and his experience as a startup co-founder.

Ceaser and Chirag explore how AI is transforming the relationship people have with money. At Arta, their goal is to ensure that no two investors have the same portfolio. Chirag explains key terms like large language models, quantitative strategy and tax loss harvesting, and how Arta employs each to personalize the investor experience.

Chirag digs deep into how AI will enable companies like Arta to democratize financial insights at scale. But applying machine learning in finance creates unique challenges, and Chirag unpacks how he works to overcome them.

In this episode, Arta CEO Caesar Sengupta sits down with Amanda Ong, Arta's newly minted Singapore CEO for a candid conversation on her inspiring journey so far growing Arta’s presence and expansion here in Singapore. Amanda is a powerhouse in the world of wealth management, with extensive experience in scaling businesses across markets and building high-performing teams across multiple countries.

From her experience in traditional finance to building forward-looking fintech solutions, Amanda has seen it all — bringing a unique dual-lens perspective to building the future of wealth.

As Arta establishes its footprint in Singapore, Amanda explains why Singapore is a critical financial hub — not just regionally, but globally — for Arta’s next phase of growth, and how local leadership plays a key role in the company's long-term strategy.

Given the constantly evolving landscape of the financial industry, Amanda shares how Arta’s innovative AI-powered solutions and offerings makes it well positioned to weather the changing trends and best serve the growing segment of investors at the intersection of retail banking and private banking.

For Amanda, wealth isn’t just about money—it’s about enabling freedom, security, and opportunity.

Whether you're an investor, fintech enthusiast, or simply curious about Arta’s expansion, you wouldn’t want to miss out on this episode.

Caesar sits down with Tracy Gallagher, head of private markets at Arta Finance, to discuss how she works to demystify private markets and help everyday people invest in them.

Tracy began her career working for a private endowment, before transitioning to one of the top private banks in the world and finally landing at Arta. As Caesar points out, it’s a career path that mirrors the trend toward democratization in the finance industry. Tracy explains to listeners why that is and how the move toward democratization aligns with private wealth managers wanting to diversify their customer base.

Tracy gives an overview of private markets and the advantages of investing in them. She addresses some misconceptions about private market investments, including that they are inherently more risky.

Tracy discusses how working at Arta opened up a new world of financing to her and how her customers span a wide range of backgrounds. She breaks down how technology plays a huge role in democratizing the finance industry. She expounds on how financial services professionals use Arta and the impact of self-service tools on their experience. And she also admits to not being as intentional in the past with her personal finances and wishing she had the tools available at Arta sooner in her investment journey.