5 ways the World Economic Forum says AI is changing banking

08/26/18

The forum, which is best known for its annual Davos economic conference, offers insights on what many get wrong about artificial intelligence and how banks should be thinking about using it.

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Comerica scrambles to address fraud in prepaid benefits program

08/26/18

The Texas bank, which partners with the U.S. Treasury to dispense federal benefits via prepaid cards, is alleged to have dropped the ball as hundreds of cardholders say their money was forwarded to fraudsters posing as them.

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How to tell if you're banking a pot business

08/24/18

Many financial institutions are unaware that they're banking marijuana-related businesses, pot bankers and regtech experts say.

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Chase Bank hit with downgrade over jumbo mortgage underwriting, fintech gaps

08/24/18

Moody's Investors Service downgraded JPMorgan Chase's prime jumbo mortgage originator assessment to its second-highest rating, citing the bank's growing reliance on correspondents with delegated underwriting authority and shortcomings in its technology infrastructure.

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Wells Fargo to cut over 600 mortgage employees on lower volume

08/24/18

Wells Fargo & Co. is cutting 638 mortgage employees as the nation’s largest home lender contends with a slowdown in the business.

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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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OCC to take preliminary step in CRA overhaul plan

08/24/18

The agency says it will act independently of other regulators to release a notice asking for public input on revamping the decades-old law.

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Trump objections notwithstanding, Fed's Powell defends need for rate hikes

08/24/18

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the fundamentals of the U.S. economic expansion look strong and support the case for continued gradual interest-rate increases.

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Why fintechs should be held to CRA standards

08/24/18

An OCC charter for fintechs requires firms to meet a “financial inclusion” standard instead of conventional Community Reinvestment Act requirements. That’s a problem.

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