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At American Banker’s Digital Banking conference, American Banker Editor At Large Penny Crosman (l.) hosted a discussion with Cathy Bessant, Bank of America’s chief technology and operations officer.

From the opportunities — and threats — in artificial intelligence to envisioning a world in which "Wi-Fi is like air," here is what everyone was buzzing about at American Banker's Digital Banking conference.

Brian Moynihan, Bank of America

At its first investor day in a decade and a half, the nation's second-largest bank pegged its guidance for return on tangible common equity at a slightly higher level than what it reported last quarter. Not all investors were impressed.

Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank has been served grand jury subpoenas and been threatened with criminal indictment, moves he called "pretexts" to influence interest rates through "political pressure or intimidation."

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