GPT-5.5, Codex & AGI: Inside AI Adoption at the World's Biggest Banks | WIF Podcast

Today's guest is Matt Weaver, Head of Solutions Engineering for EMEA at OpenAI, working directly with some of the biggest names in financial services including Revolut, Alicabank, and BBVA.Before OpenAI, Matt spent four years at a pre-ChatGPT AI company helping banks extract data from documents using traditional machine learning.When ChatGPT burst onto the scene and disrupted everything he was working on, he knew there was only one place he needed to be, and he was fortunate enough to get the call from OpenAI, where he's spent the last two years building out the Solutions Engineering team across EMEA from the ground up.In the full episode, we cover:How AI has moved from pilots to production inside major financial institutionsWhat GPT-5.5 can do that the models couldn't six months agoThe highest ROI use cases in financial services right nowHow OpenAI helps banks navigate regulation, compliance, and data residencyWhat AI agents actually are, and how long they can now run without human inputWhy entry-level employees are outperforming tenured colleagues with AI toolsHow to go use ChatGPT to it best of powerIf you're in fintech, working inside a financial institution, or trying to understand how AI is actually being deployed at scale, this one is essential listening.Connect with Matt Weaver:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmattweaver/Matthew Cheung (Host & Founder Work in Fintech):https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcheung50/Check out our website and subscribe to our mailing list to hear more about opportunities in fintech and web3.Follow our socials Linkedin, Twitter, Youtubehttps://workinfintech.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/work-in-fintech-globalhttps://www.twitter.com/workinfintechhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdS4bYoCXaHVgfVm6syUrDw