News Topic: Artificial intelligence

AI: Adding value to the wealth management industry ... Read full article

Artificial intelligence is not always the right answer to data problems, executives of the two firms said at the In|Vest conference. ... Read full article

Don’t let this opportunity slip away, says Ilan Davidovici from Salesforce. ... Read full article

Brett King queries science fiction writers Kevin J. Anderson and Harry “Doc” Kloor about the practical future for emerging technologies like avatars and voice recognition. ... Read full article

The rise of AI, high-frequency trading and other complex activities is all the more reason for policymakers and financial executives to sharpen their understanding of science, technology, engineering and math. ... Read full article

The Swiss bank allegedly hired Chinese officials’ friends and relatives to win business; JPM asked “several dozen” employees to consider moving from London. ... Read full article

Banks need to be prepared for increased regulatory scrutiny as they adopt artificial intelligence technologies. ... Read full article

The fundraising is a sign of the rise in the anti-money-laundering market, which is expected to reach $4.26 trillion worldwide in less than a decade. ... Read full article

Disruptive upstarts. Glitches galore. Open banking adoption. Financial institutions are being challenged on multiple fronts — here’s a look at how they’re coping. ... Read full article

Zach Gipson, chief innovation officer at USAA, believes in putting new technology, like chatbots, out there and learning from customers' reactions. ... Read full article

First Horizon is using artificial intelligence software to analyze employee feedback on workplace surveys. ... Read full article

At 4 feet tall and with a child's voice, Pepper won't replace tellers, but it can help bank customers interested in applying for a credit card or having issues with an ATM. ... Read full article

The two Wall Street firms anxiously await the second round of stress test results; Commerzbank is working on using technology to generate basic research notes. ... Read full article

How the big banks fared in the Fed's latest round of stress testing; what's on new FDIC chair Jelena McWilliams' plate; why banks' biggest risk factor may be employees who don't speak up; and more from this week's most-read ... Read full article

Banks are more established organizations that cannot afford to take the same shortcuts and risks as startups do in fintech development, executives said. ... Read full article

Jonathan Walker of the Center for the New Middle Class and Mark Schwanhausser of Javelin kick around ideas for helping women caught in a subprime trap. ... Read full article

Jelena McWilliams said the agency will ask banks what's working and what's not; the acquisition of Hyperwallet Systems lets PayPal offer more services. ... Read full article

Reconciling accounts, predicting market turns and their effects on portfolios, and even answering client faxes (yes, faxes) can all be done better with artificial intelligence, the custody bank says. Experts describe it as a cutting-edge program. ... Read full article