Brands
Trilok plugs into brand love
MUMBAI: Move over boy bands, make way for bot bands. Trilok, India’s first AI-powered rock group, is tuning up the cultural charts and now brands are singing along.
After grabbing eyeballs with its debut single Achyutam Keshavam, the band has found unlikely but exciting backers in boAt, Rowdy Club, and now, Magic Moments Music Studio, the latter launching a fresh series titled Magic Moment of the Month, an intimate, behind-the-scenes peek into the band’s surreal, stylised world.
While boAt co-founder Aman Gupta has publicly lauded the project and Rowdy Club is leaning into the visual cool of Trilok’s mask-heavy aesthetic, Magic Moments is adding some heart to the hardware, capturing the band’s jam sessions, rehearsal-room rambles, fan shout-outs, and quieter reflections between the noise. Think sleek, bottle-inspired visuals with an AI-soul twist.
“Magic Moments Music Studio has always celebrated expression, musical connection, nostalgia and the joy that comes from shared experiences. Collaborating with Trilok felt like a natural next step — it’s fresh, it’s bold, and it’s tapping into something culturally deep while also experimenting with the future. We believe in the power of new formats to spark new emotions, and Trilok is doing exactly that. This partnership is about capturing those real, in-between moments — where the magic actually happens,” said Radico Khaitan Ltd COO Amar Sinha.
Born from Collective’s AI innovation lab, the folks behind digital personas Kavya Mehra and Radhika Subramaniam, Trilok is no moodboard mood music. It’s built to perform, provoke, and be playlisted, a full-bodied AI act with its own lore, lyricism, and layered persona-driven storytelling.
Part myth, part machine, and full-on GenZ bait, Trilok blends human creativity with algorithmic power to deliver audio-visual drops that are as memorable as they are mosh-pit ready. And with a debut album on the way, the buzz is only getting louder.
From digital dazzle to brand deals, this AI band isn’t just making music, it’s making marketing history.
Brands
FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
