Artificial intelligence

A busy month for fintech funding

05/01/19

Here are seven startups that received multimillion-dollar venture capital investments in recent weeks to accelerate the development of banking products and services.

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Fair-lending laws haven’t caught up to AI

05/01/19

Government officials must address the policy questions raised by the use of artificial intelligence in credit decisions.

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Can blockchain cut down closing costs?

04/26/19

Provenance Blockchain, recently spun off from Mike Cagney's Figure Technologies, says it can help lenders trim 70% of mortgage settlement expenses through speedier processing and paperwork reduction.

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Regions Bank using IBM’s Watson to answer customer questions

04/25/19

The artificial intelligence engine will handle simple queries directly, feed information to customer service reps for others, and analyze all calls.

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Bank of America aims to be ‘mission control’ for digital banking customers

04/24/19

David Tyrie, the bank’s new head of digital banking, shares plans to offer customers constant course corrections and its new Life Plan product, and the latest on the virtual assistant Erica.

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BofA’s Bessant on responsible AI, cyber attacks and data encryption

04/23/19

Cathy Bessant, Bank of America’s chief operations and technology officer, offers her takeaways from the first meeting of the Council on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence. She also shares some challenges banks are facing with cyber attacks and data encryption.

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Banks seek looser hiring rules; PayPal eyes Venmo for credit card

04/22/19

Banks say easing rules on people with some criminal records will diversify the applicant pool; deal with Synchrony may be near.

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Former top New York regulator joins New York’s FinTech Innovation Lab

04/11/19

New York's former banking superintendent will spend much of the next three months advising fintech startups on how to cope with regulators.

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Real-time data was Kabbage's secret sauce, its first investor says

04/10/19

The online lender's recent completion of a $700 million securitization provided Jonathan Ebinger at BlueRun Ventures an opportunity to reflect on what he has learned about the power of alternative data.

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Online lender Upstart eyes expansion after latest funding round

04/08/19

The San Francisco fintech, which uses artificial intelligence to make consumer credit decisions, has raised an additional $50 million. It also announced new partnerships with lenders and plans for a credit card.

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