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The banks have invested in gen AI and embedded finance, respectively.
John Buran shares how his New York bank and its small business customers are faring with tariff uncertainty — and how some have quickly changed suppliers and modified business plans — in the latest American Banker podcast.
Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm Baker Hostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.
Tarkowski, managing partner at Actuate Law, shares a legal perspective on the lawsuit that Yotta, a savings app provider, filed against Evolve Bank & Trust, in September and recently amended.
Sid Khosla, EY Americas banking and capital markets Leader, predicts that over the next two years, 20% of generative AI cases will drive 80% of the value across financial institutions. In this podcast, he explains what those use cases are and how banks can make the most of them.
Theo Lau, co-founder of Unconventional Ventures and author of the new book Banking on Artificial Intelligence, shares a vision of how banks could help consumers navigate financial uncertainties.
It takes $50 million to $100 million dollars, three to five years of losses and a complete commitment from the board to make it as a banking-as-a-service bank, the CEO of Pathward bank says in the latest American Banker podcast.
Rob Abrams, CEO of Mobility Payment Solutions at J.P. Morgan Payments, is overseeing the development of in-car wallet systems that turn cars into rolling credit cards. He explains his vision of what connected cars could look like and do in the future.
Valerie Abend, Accenture’s financial services cybersecurity lead, explains what banks get wrong about fending off AI-based threats and what they should do instead.
Generative AI will remove toil from our day to day jobs, argues Lukic, who is managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group.
“We want to put banks in the risk management driver’s seat,” says Sima Gandhi, co-founder of the Council for Fintech Ecosystem Standards, which has worked with a group of fintechs to create risk and compliance standards banks can use to evaluate their fintech partners.
Software code generation and knowledge management are two of the places the bank has begun using generative AI to improve efficiency.
Thomas Rudzewick, CEO of Maspeth Savings Bank worries about the growing crisis of low savings among millennials and Gen Z. He believes banks like his can help reverse this trend with financial literacy and innovative savings tools.
The bank, which is headquartered in Pasadena, had to quickly switch to remote work for many employees and come up with relief programs for customers whose homes and businesses were destroyed by fire.
Arvind Purushotham, head of Citi Ventures, shares where he and his team see opportunities and how they vet tech startups.
A lack of resources is one common cause of AML penalties, says consultant Aaron Ansari.
Some banks are “punching above their weight,” according to Dan Latimore, chief research officer at The Financial Revolutionist. Here’s how they do it.
Ian Mitchell, founder of The Noble, an organization that works with law enforcement and with banks to fight human crime trafficking, explains some of his group’s recent work and why banks need someone dedicated to human crime.
Elder financial exploitation has been a problem for banks for years, and it’s getting worse. Gunther offers practical suggestions for what banks should do when they suspect an older customer is a victim.
The Arkansas community development financial institution has an ambitious goal of making $500 million worth of mortgages in rural, minority and low-income neighborhoods.
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