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Ted Paris, head of analytics, intelligence and AI, TD Bank U.S.

A TD Bank survey found a massive increase in the ranks of people who talk to ChatGPT about their finances. Ted Paris, the bank's head of AI, says banks still have an opportunity here.

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A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.

Democrats such as Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., have pushed bills to offer free, federally backed accounts, restrict overdraft fees and cap consumer loan interest rates at 36%.

Democratic proposals to offer free accounts, restrict overdraft fees and cap interest rates have zero chance of passage. But analysts say lawmakers’ push for products that help consumers is influencing some banks’ decisions to institute reforms on their own.

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