# Aintell

> Aintell is a Sydney-based, practitioner-led AI strategy and implementation partner for organisations across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. A principal-led practice built on a decade and a half of enterprise architecture — engineering, architecture and CTO experience across fintech, payments, banking, lending, logistics, government statistics and accounting platforms, including roles with Visa, Starling Bank, Woolworths Group, MYOB, Statistics New Zealand, Serko, Starshipit, Findly, Solta Labs, Spectrum and uShare (career roles, not Aintell clients). Aintell specialises in AI readiness assessments, AI agents and decision automation for regulated industries, and independent vendor-agnostic AI advisory.

Key facts:
- Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia (primary: Australia & New Zealand; secondary: the wider Pacific — Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu; selectively into Asia; remote-friendly)
- Model: lean, principal-led practice; senior practitioners deliver every engagement, supported by a partner network of specialists
- Focus industries: fintech & banking, payments, Pacific fintech, government, insurance, logistics, enterprise
- Approach: architecture-led — data, integration and governance before model selection; vendor-agnostic, no commissions
- Pricing: fixed-price assessments and advisory sprints agreed up front; delivery by day rate or retainer

## Services
- [AI Readiness Assessment](https://aintell.co/ai-readiness-assessment): fixed-price, 2–4 week review across eight pillars (strategy, data, talent, infrastructure, integration, culture, governance & risk, ethics) producing a scored baseline and a prioritised, costed roadmap
- [AI Agents & Decisioning](https://aintell.co/ai-agents): design and embedded delivery of agentic AI systems and decision automation with audit trails, human-in-the-loop escalation and governance for regulated industries
- [Advisory & Workshops](https://aintell.co/advisory): independent AI advisory, second opinions on vendor proposals and architectures, executive and board workshops

## Products (built and operated by Aintell)
- [writespace](https://writespace.io): real-time document workspace with a built-in MCP server — humans and AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor) share the same docs
- [HomesFJ](https://homesfj.com): Fiji property marketplace — verified homes, land and rentals
- Ledger SaaS for fintechs and a sanctions/PEP screening module — in build

## About
- [About Aintell](https://aintell.co/about)
- [Writing & analysis](https://shivodean.com)
- [Contact / book a discovery call](https://aintell.co/contact)