Artificial intelligence

Why branch bankers shouldn't fear bots

03/01/17

While much of artificial intelligence technology is about automating tasks, it also holds the possibility of enhancing bankers' ability to serve customers.

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Is AI making credit scores better, or more confusing?

02/14/17

The credit score has evolved from one number to an array of scores, informed by analytics and increasingly enhanced with artificial intelligence.

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As chatbots take hold, banks have their pick of styles

02/09/17

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

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'Does he think a bank run is fun?': Comments of the week

02/03/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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How fintech could (one day) solve problem underlying Trump travel ban

01/31/17

The president's executive order reflects a lack of trust in the identity information shared between countries. In theory, blockchains are tailor-made to solve this problem, but current systems may not be up to the task.

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Breaking Banks: Insights from Digital Money Forum at CES

01/27/17

How can AI help consumers spend and save wisely? If friction should be added back into the system, can we put it where it is useful, not frustrating?

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Can AI make banks as good as Amazon at knowing customers?

01/26/17

Banks want and need to rival tech giants in their use of customer analytics. Some think artificial intelligence is the key to making it happen.

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Beyond robo-compliance: How bots will soon permeate banking

01/23/17

Banks are becoming more comfortable with robotic process automation and could use it overhaul everything from the payroll functions to advising customers.

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Should customer analytics belong only to banks?

01/19/17

As artificial intelligence makes analytics better, the question of who gets to benefit from the intel will come up more. Fintech startup wallet.ai believes customers should be told of propensities that might be hurting them.

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Can AI chat with customers like a teller — and should it?

01/17/17

For banks, which stake their business on being trustworthy and reliable, there's a certain amount of risk to putting a chatbot out there that could make embarrassing or serious gaffes.

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