Artificial intelligence

KeyBank to use Mastercard's AI approval tool

08/24/18

KeyBank will deploy Mastercard's advanced transaction decisioning technology, boosting the card network's push into artificial intelligence-powered authorization.

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Citi's AI bet, ATM attack, 'mini-CFPBs': Top stories of the week

08/24/18

Citigroup was so impressed with a test drive of AI software it invested in its maker; the FBI's warning of a cyberattack targeting ATMs came to pass — expect more to come; debating whether state AGs can serve as de facto CFPBs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Layoffs at JPM; SEC rejects nine bitcoin ETFs

08/23/18

The 100 dismissals in asset management follow job cuts in other divisions; the agency cites the lack of protections against fraud and market manipulation.

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Citi buys into future of artificial intelligence — literally

08/20/18

Citigroup was so impressed after a two-year test drive of software from the AI vendor Anaconda it decided to invest in the firm.

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Mentees are BMO Harris' latest fintech partners

08/17/18

The bank is working with SpringFour and Genivity, two graduates of its mentorship program, and plans more such partnerships.

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Can this tech make banks better at spotting money launderers?

08/16/18

IBM claims that by monitoring customer behavior first and foremost, banks can make suspicious activity reporting far more accurate.

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Miami vice: This bank using AI to thwart financial crime

08/09/18

Bci Miami is one of the first banks in the U.S. to publicly acknowledge using AI this way, when many still consider the technology to be new, risky and unsanctioned by regulators.

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What's holding back voice banking

08/08/18

Voice assistants impress at tech demos, but new research shows bank customers aren't ready to ask a speaker about their accounts just yet.

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What funding bubble? Banks, VC firms pour more money into fintechs

08/07/18

The skeptics keep waiting for investment in financial startups to dry up, but it doubled in the first half of 2018. KPMG's Safwan Zaheer explains why.

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AIG profit dips on restructuring charge; RBS to resume dividends

08/03/18

The charge calls into question the speed of the turnaround under CEO Brian Duperreault; the payout will be the Scottish bank’s first since the financial crisis.

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