AI & Innovation

Two AI patents, filed before the industry caught up

Imran Baghirov is a hands-on AI practitioner, not only a strategist — he configures and deploys AI-driven personalization, loyalty and risk platforms, and holds two patents at the intersection of AI, identity and financial services.

Patent 1 — AI Clone Agent (Flagship)

"Managing Assets of a User" — EP4604044A1. A machine-learning model trained on a user's transaction history and the motivations behind each transaction, used to predict and act on future financial decisions autonomously. One of the first patents of its kind, conceived in 2023 — before AI agents became an industry theme.

Filed Feb 2024Published Aug 2025Assignee: Mastercard International

View patent EP4604044A1 on Google Patents ↗

Patent 2 — AI-Driven eKYC for Telecom

"Validation of User Information in a Distributed System" — EP4679346A1. Lets a user access a digital service (such as an eSIM or access credential) through a financial institution, which validates the user's identifying information and returns a result the service provider can act on. Officially published.

Filed Jul 2024Published Jan 2026Assignee: Mastercard International

View patent EP4679346A1 on Google Patents ↗

Data Science Practice

Rigor behind the models

  • Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (Sandholm Associates, Sweden)
  • Advanced analytics & business intelligence — 5+ years
  • Built the region's first Analytical Competence Building program across 8 countries
Deployed In Production

AI platforms he runs at Mastercard

Dynamic Yield — hyper-personalization SessionM — next-gen loyalty Test & Learn Digital Labs Cyber & Intelligence Data monetization programs
Thought Leadership

Sharing the playbook publicly

3x

TEDx speaker — innovation, technology & career

2 yrs

Radio host — "Texnopolis" weekly tech program

26K+

LinkedIn followers, 24,000+ connections

MMA

Featured speaker at MMA Global; author at baghirov.com

Frequently Asked

About the patents

What is Imran Baghirov's AI Clone Agent patent?

Published as EP4604044A1, "Managing Assets of a User," assigned to Mastercard International Inc. It covers a machine-learning model trained on a user's transaction history and motivations, used to predict and act on future financial decisions autonomously — one of the first patents of its kind, conceived before AI agents became a mainstream industry theme. View on Google Patents ↗

What is Imran Baghirov's AI eKYC patent?

Published as EP4679346A1, "Validation of User Information in a Distributed System," assigned to Mastercard International Inc. It covers secure digital identity validation through a financial institution so a service provider can activate a digital credential, such as an eSIM. View on Google Patents ↗

What AI platforms does Imran Baghirov deploy at Mastercard?

He configures and deploys Dynamic Yield for hyper-personalization and SessionM for next-generation loyalty, alongside Test & Learn, Digital Labs and Cyber & Intelligence platforms, and leads data monetization programs across 12 markets.

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