Virtual assistants

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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How 5G could shape the future of banking

04/22/19

Leaders in bank innovation have ideas for improving financial services with high-speed, highly responsive 5G networks — ideas they say could be implemented relatively quickly.

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Small core providers see de novos as a ‘land grab’ opportunity

04/18/19

Alternative providers like courting new banks. De novos like the modern features many alternative providers offer upfront.

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How 6 million Bank of America customers are using Erica

03/22/19

The most popular features of the AI-driven virtual assistant include transaction search and spending alerts.

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Software firms MX, Personetics to meld clean data, AI-based analytics

02/28/19

The companies have teamed up on a product to help banks, especially small ones, give customers more accurate insights into their own financial health.

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Back office, or out front? Bankers differ on where to use AI

01/28/19

Many bankers say they’re more comfortable with using artificial intelligence behind the scenes, but others — including Synchrony and Wells Fargo — insist AI can be used to interact with customers if it’s deployed properly.

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Ray Davis’ next act

12/21/18

Among the most innovative CEOs of his generation, the former Umpqua chief and Pivotus founder is taking some of his best ideas to a new fintech as an adviser.

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Imagining banking without keyboards, apps or screens

12/13/18

Augmented devices and automation will push banking services beyond the current mobile phone delivery model into a virtual world — but how, exactly? Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others are trying to find out.

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How experimental tech drives TD Bank’s mobile app

12/03/18

Few firms have been able to blend predictive virtual assistants, geolocation, data analytics and other cutting-edge technology into apps like TD Bank, which has more mobile users in Canada than anyone in finance.

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Updated GSE plan, CECL change, Wells layoffs: Top stories of the week

11/16/18

Moelis submits a revised Fannie/Freddie blueprint; FASB considering a plan to have banks break out charge-offs and recoveries on year-by-year basis; Wells Fargo layoffs begin with 1,000 jobs in mortgage and tech; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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