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The Buzz — 325 episodes

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Mastercard focuses on ‘Verifiable Intent’ for agentic payments, CDO says

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Robotics, AI reduce manual processes at J.P. Morgan Payments

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AI adoption among SMBs doubles YoY, according to TD survey

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Why tax season serves as an AI stress test for banks

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FIs deploy cloud-based AI agents

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Bank of America’s head of digital speaks on bank’s AI strategy

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How AI is catching check fraud early

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Reimagining payment experiences with agentic AI

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Rabobank, Santander Brazil see returns from Pega GenAI

10

White Clay CEO Mac Thompson talks 8 steps for AI implementation

11

Austin Capital Bank CEO Erik Beguin on AI-driven fraud

12

Casca CEO Lukas Haffer on opportunities for AI in small business lending

13

FV Bank CEO Miles Paschini on future of stablecoin

14

Piermont Bank CEO Cai-Lee on tapping the $7T embedded finance market

15

Spring by Citi Managing Director, Global Head Subramanyam on embedded finance

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New Fintilect CEO Soergel on the richness of transactional data

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How JPMorgan uses AI to support SMBs

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Banks push for cost-effective, multimodal AI tools

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Citizens moves from scraping to APIs for payments

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FairPlay launching AI fairness index tool

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How an anti-fraud startup fights deepfake fraud

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Banks as tech providers for SMB clients

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AI for credit portfolio management

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From disaster recovery to IT resilience

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Fintech founder Pranger touts virtues of ‘practical’ AI

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Esquire Bank to launch lending platform in 2025

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JPM connects to French payments network Cartes Bancaires

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Boosting insight-driven digital engagement at FIs

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ConnectOne Bank invests in data training

30

Mastercard taps into AI to structure open banking data

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Retail POS lending is an opportunity for lenders, Pagaya president says

32

Banks explore AI with consumer concerns in mind

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How FIs can tackle cloud migration cost increases

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AI prescription for banks

35

Fintech funding with FTV Capital principal

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35% of banks using AI, Hapax COO says

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Structured vs. unstructured data

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95% of data is unstructured

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How Mastercard deploys APIs

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Cloud migration ‘a must’ for FIs

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6 criteria for choosing a backup loan servicer

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Mastercard developing gen AI tool for businesses

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Grasshopper CEO Butler talks growth

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Digital bank grows account volumes by 420%

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Citizens approach to new tech

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Jack Henry's incoming CEO talks 4 tenets of leadership

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How to operationalize a bank

48

FIs invest in digital experiences, AI and data

49

AI, RPA, fraud detection, data sharing enhancements in 2024

50

Emerging tech key to long-term success for FIs

51

Gen AI can provide FIs up to 90% automation

52

Deploying AI in underwriting

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Smart wallet opportunities for FIs

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Lazard saves 100K hours annually with UiPath

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3 technologies banks need now

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Fighting AI-driven fraud with AI

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FedNow or RTP? Maybe both

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Why an FI’s digital maturity matters

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IBM studies embedded finance

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Approaching AI with a plan

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Managing payments pressure

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Neobanks fight fraud with rich data points

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Tech can help access client feedback, monitor engagement

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Grasshopper Bank adds to its startup offerings

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Data analytics, automation help FIs better understand customer sentiment

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Consumers gravitate toward AI-driven banks

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FIs should view AI as a team member

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The importance of embedded financial payments

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Using AI to identify fraud

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The future of mobile payments

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Global Startup Cities: Lending, AI and alternative data

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Global Startup Cities: Paris fintech offers embedded lending

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Global Startup Cities: FinMapp’s financial ecosystem

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Global Startup Cities: AI assists merchants on chargebacks

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Global Startup Cities: How stablecoins drive financial services innovation

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Bank of America exec talks AI-driven automation

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FIs invest in tech, AI for customer retention

78

Envestnet D&A Group President Farouk Ferchichi on hyper-personalization

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Payments innovation post-SVB

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AI for risk mitigation

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Preventing wire fraud with automation

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Moving to a modern, seamless tech stack

83

Adopting the digital wallet

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Credit unions, banks look to no-code solutions

85

Fraudsters using AI to create synthetic identities

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How banks can address disconnects between automation and CX

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Financial institutions prep for FedNow July launch

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Deposit security through technology

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Streamlining to avoid friction and other payments pain points

90

How FIs can address data management challenges

91

ChatGPT and the power of AI tech for banks

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Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions improves CX, grows revenue 34%

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The downfall of Silicon Valley Bank

94

How embedded banking can reduce fraud

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Building customer trust via embedded finance

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Archway Software president, WaFd CTO offers preview of panel at Bank Automation Summit US 2023

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ChatGPT at work

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U.S. regulations for open banking, digital wallets

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Large banks partner to launch new digital wallet

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Using data to drive customer loyalty

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How banks can use ChatGPT to improve financial literacy

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Direct deposits and the CFPB’s new open banking rule

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How FIs can combat synthetic accounts

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Digital banking predictions for 2023

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How a neobank keeps SMBs afloat

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Preparing for the CFPB’s new open banking rule

107

How treasurers, CFOs can de-risk idle cash through automation

108

How banks can use data to optimize client relationships

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How FIs can improve CX through site search personalization

110

Deploying AI-based chatbots at community FIs

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Driving SME business using payment cards

112

Bank and fintech partnerships drive innovation

113

BaaS partnerships deliver the highest ROI

114

BankUnited’s Lehmbeck previews discussion points for next week’s Bank Automation Summit

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How AI improves the commercial loan process

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How banks can attract millennial, Gen Z customers

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How automation, AI are changing the compliance officer role

118

Banks lean on technology and talent to improve CX

119

How AI-powered automation can streamline financial reporting

120

Cogent Bank launches TassatPay’s real time payment solution

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RBC’s cybersecurity takes a full-court press approach 3

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The rise of synthetic fraud in BNPL

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Listen: Tech determines customer emotions, intentions by tone of voice

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Best practices for banks using intelligent document processing

125

Green Dot sees opportunity in gig economy, SMB

126

Why commercial banks struggle to digitize account opening

127

Core providers, not banks, should be ‘ready’ for FedNow

128

Microsoft to expand cloud-based financial services offering

129

Banks should forget crypto payments, identify use cases

130

Akoya’s head of solutions speaks on ‘de-risking’ open finance

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Upstart SVP Jeff Keltner discusses the pitfalls of digitalization-first approach

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What quantum computing may mean for the finance industry

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Listen: How automation is boosting PenFed’s annual origination assets to $15B

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BetaBank will leverage AI to level playing field for SMB lending

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How voice data can reduce fraud and ease customer friction

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Banks facing ‘inevitable’ journey toward the cloud

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Prelim CEO on low-code development and core integration

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Automation, fraud farms aid cybercriminals

139

Potential pitfalls of cloud migration, and how to overcome them

140

Aite Novarica analyst says payment interoperability threatened by legacy technology

141

Temenos on helping banks overcome AI complexities

142

Understanding the potential of computer vision

143

TD Bank sets sights on end-to-end accounts payable automation

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Banks must shift tech talent strategy from retention to efficiency

145

Weekly Wrap looks at automation journeys in commercial lending

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Banking leaders reveal how to garner innovative ideas

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30% of community banks adding crypto services in next 18 months

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University Credit Union saved $2M in 1 year with AI-powered bot

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Weekly Wrap explores how blockchain can automate in financial services

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Community banks set to continue fintech investment

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Corporate decision makers want real-time payments, says Citizens Commercial

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Federal strategy focuses on anti-corruption in financial services

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Discussion on potential cyber warfare and how US banks should prepare

154

How automation can help alleviate the ennui causing the ‘Great Resignation’

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Weekly Wrap looks at insights from core provider earnings

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Open banking in US sees 'groundswell' of demand

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The big news this week? Banks and cores move to the cloud

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How cloud helped manage a modern merger at Truist

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Conversational AI for banks should ‘orchestrate’ customer interactions

160

Weekly Wrap looks at ransomware attacks on financial institutions

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Thought Machine CEO Paul Taylor on cloud-adoption strategy

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Bank technology spend rises

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Synthetic fraud carries sizeable risk for BNPL providers

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CIBC chooses out-of-the-box functionality

165

Weekly Wrap talks big bank earnings and tech developments

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How banks can de-bias models to stay ahead of potential AI regulations

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Banks expect digital banking product delivery will see most innovation

168

Weekly Wrap discusses findings in Microsoft Frontline Worker survey

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Real-time payments pose real-time fraud risk

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Weekly Wrap looks at core, cloud, regulatory predictions

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Automating loan documents: Tech attorney explains how smart contracts could help banks automate

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Stoplight CTO says early checks prevent 80% of security risk vectors in open APIs

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Weekly Wrap examines wholesale CBDC foreign exchange transacting

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Citizens customers want digital banking with a hint of human interaction

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CEO warns banks must adapt security posture for instant payments

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How automation and emerging technologies are changing lending

177

Weekly Wrap explores UiPath’s plans for expansion

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Weekly Wrap explores lessons learned from Canadian earnings week

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3 fintechs partner on distributed access to tax refunds

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Opportunities in crypto for banks, FIs

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Finastra’s head of cloud, core and digital banking talks banking strategy

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Weekly Wrap discussion on how Temenos is accelerating innovation

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Weekly Wrap discussion on crypto as an asset or investment

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WorkFusion is focusing on cloud-based strategy

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How analysis of cross-border payments busted a child trafficking ring

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The latest CX trend in digital banking is on-screen voice

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Bank overtakes Facebook in hackers’ playbook

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Despite fintech rush, most payment options are still manual

189

Temenos on cores, clouds and a virtual COO

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Banks deploy bots to ease mergers and acquisitions

191

Automation Anywhere expands support for citizen developer programs

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Startup seeks to leverage AI, automation to reach unbanked population

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Separating AI cybersecurity hype from reality

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How AI can automate and cut the cost for compliance

195

How banks can protect themselves against cybersecurity risks

196

How the FDIC and Duke University are driving bank innovation

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Armed Forces Bank’s automation underlies its service-member friendly mission

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Kearney’s Nagarsheth on internal and customer-facing bank automations

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Leveraging AI to gain Gen Z customers

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How AI-enabled automation benefits the KYC process

201

Weekly Wrap: Erica grows its presence at Bank of America, JPMorgan plays disruptor on digital rails

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How automation helps community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions improve loan turn time

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Weekly Wrap: White House executive order points to stepped up regulation on tech, health care

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Weekly Wrap: Federal Reserve vice chair disses digital currency

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Automation fintech Blend plots public offering and defining fairness for AI

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How legal and mathematical notions of fairness affect AI-driven credit underwriting

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How machine learning reduces false positives in AML

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Weekly Wrap: China pushes U.S. to take central bank digital currency seriously

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How to teach ethics to AI models

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U.S. unveils AI task force and Citrix moves to API-driven treasury management

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Weekly Wrap: FDIC’s chief innovation officer weighs in on AI

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AI helps banks speed maritime trade compliance

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KeyBank ramps up RPA use, Wall Street faces Senate questions and measuring bot value

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Data privacy presents compliance challenges

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Weekly Wrap: KPIs move beyond counting bots deployed, look to business value

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Weekly Wrap: Banks are targets for randsomware hackers

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OakNorth CIO shares automation trends in commercial lending

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Automating data management at banks, growing use cases for AI

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Chatbots evolve to be more efficient, helpful to employees

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Weekly Wrap: Bank automation lags and payments fraud picks up

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Listen: Explainable artificial intelligence could be game changer for banks

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How open-banking, RPA and low-code tools will drive automation going forward

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Bot attacks on rise in US

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Weekly Wrap: Bank, vendor opinions on AI regulations, Envestnet's acquisition

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Temenos President Jacqueline White shares lessons learned from digital banks

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Weekly Wrap: Automation in bite-sizes at Wells Fargo and Ally

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How process mining supports automation

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Weekly Wrap: How UiPath’s API play will enable strategic automation and security challenges at credit unions

229

Automation moves up to the front office, Jack Henry’s Foss says

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Blend’s new acquisition and Automation Anywhere joins forces with Google Cloud

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Fintech chief operating officer shares 3 barriers to bank automation

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Automation wins big in recent fintech funding rounds

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Finastra survey shows corporate banks expanding along three paths

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Bank of America leader talks automation and AI, UiPath Summit takeaways,

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How AI can reduce false positives for fraud

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The future of automation at Wells Fargo, Bank of America files automation patents

237

Weekly Wrap: Banks face daunting cybersecurity risks, Truist invests in AI

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CRO breaks down risks of automating compliance

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Nice Actimize launches AI-backed tool to thwart false positives

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Weekly Wrap: BAN’s new fintech cohort, US Bank Housing Capital Co. Automates construction loans

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How Sunrise Banks shifted its culture through automation

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Weekly Wrap: RBC and CIBC double down on proactive insights

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RPA trends and opportunities for 2021

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Wells Fargo builds out RPA team, Plaid debuts new automation tech

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The inside story on why we pivoted to Bank Automation News

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Weekly Wrap: Fintechs score big investments, chatbot developments ramp up

247

Weekly Wrap: Green Dot debuts neobank, Chase Autosave use surges

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Weekly Wrap: Canadian banks make AI investment and INV Fintech launches revamped platform

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Weekly Wrap: Banks boost RPA budgets, and Finastra jumps on KYC automation

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Weekly Wrap: Truist CIO Scott Case talks with BI, banks use new feedback for CX

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Weekly Wrap: N26 faces stiff competition, SC strengthens fault tolerance

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Weekly Wrap: Takeaways from Banking Automation Summit

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Weekly Wrap: Revisiting the election implications for fintech

254

Weekly Wrap: Banks, startups push automation

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Weekly Wrap: API-based data sharing and bank spending take center stage

256

Weekly Wrap: BofA’s CashPro gains traction, Chase launches kid-friendly product

257

Weekly Wrap: Sibos takeaways, and the OCC payments charter

258

Weekly Wrap: Affirm’s loan strategy, and new tech to reach the underbanked

259

Weekly Wrap: The rise of contactless payments and Bank of America breaks patent records

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Weekly Wrap: Consumers don’t need branches, and bank incubators stay busy

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Weekly Wrap: Takeaways from Bank Innovation Build

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Weekly Wrap: Lessons from Chase’s CIO, banks integrate accounting

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Weekly Wrap: Credit card customer satisfaction falls, and tech jobs move inland

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Weekly Wrap: Examining the state of U.S. open banking and FIs eye partnerships

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Weekly Wrap: AmEx eyes Kabbage and mobile adoption spikes

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Weekly Wrap: Fintech funding rebounds and lenders move into bank accounts

267

Weekly Wrap: Varo is a bank and a big week for payments startups

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Weekly Wrap: Radius Bank’s digital roadmap and digital growth at US Bank

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Weekly Wrap - Credit unions choose core startup and POS lending stays hot

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Weekly Wrap - Zelle pushes into business payments and banks adopt fusion centers

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Weekly Wrap: Brand intimacy problems, and Citizens transforms its core

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending June 19, 2020

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"The future of relationship banking" with TD

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending June 12, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending June 5, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 29, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 22, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 15, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 8, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 1, 2020

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How Fifth Third creates a data-driven CX

282

SBA loans, SoFi and Galileo take center stage

283

Weekly Wrap - Week ending March 13, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending March 6, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending February 28, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending February 22, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending February 14, 2020

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Edison Partners' Kelly Ford

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on February 7th, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 31st, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 24th, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 17th, 2020

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Inside Citi Ventures' internal 'Shark Tank'

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How BMO Harris works with startups

295

Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 10th, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 3rd, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on December 20th, 2019

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OnDeck's Breslow on the company's move to get a bank license

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on December 13th, 2019

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Unconventional Ventures’ Lau: Diversity is more than a buzzword in fintech

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Digit's Ethan Bloch on the future of personal finance

302

Varo's August de los Reyes talks inclusive design and finance

303

Credit Sesame CEO Adrian Nazari on personal credit management

304

No hoodies or garages: Huddl’s Corliss on his move from big finance to startup

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Why Use Scala Script to Build a Digital Platform

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Pagaya CEO Looks at the Market in 2019

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Interview with Financial Data Exchange

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Braintree's Innovation Plans For 2019

309

Inside HSBC Bank USA's Innovation Strategy

310

Why JPMorgan Chase Built Finn, an Entirely New Digital Bank

311

N26 USA CEO Nick Kopp talks Challenger Banks in the U.S.

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Dwolla's Jordan Lampe on Monetizing Realtime Payments

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Chris Skinner on Ant Financial and the Global Payments Landscape

314

Wells Fargo's API Gateway Allows It to Meet Customers Where They Are

315

How Green Dot's 'Banking-as-a-Service' Helps It Partner with the Biggest Names in Tech

316

How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Banking (and Everything Else)

317

ICOs and Token Sales Explained by the 'Queen of Bitcoin'

318

How Mastercard Takes on Payments Startups

319

Active v. Passive in Investment Fintech

320

VC Trendspotting

321

Banking on Open APIs and Data Sharing

322

111 Million Reasons to Ignore Millennials

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Inside Big-Bank Innovation

324

Is B2B2C the Future of Fintech?

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Where Fintech Meets World