In a recent survey, financial institutions named artificial intelligence their top priority for investments against increasingly sophisticated fraud.

WaFd Bank is using conversational artificial intelligence to make the contact center and online chat experience smoother for both customers and agents.

The bank will apply the company's AI first to its risk models, an HR avatar and a metaverse presence.

It's only been two months since the Biden administration posted its blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, but government agencies are starting to apply it in areas of financial services where discrimination is a concern, according to speakers at a Brookings Institution event.

The fintech plans to use the capital to scale its platform, which uses machine learning to make loan decisions, with a goal of reducing bias in underwriting.

The bank is adding forecasting to its Intelligent Receivables product, which uses artificial intelligence to match business customers' incoming cash to open invoices.

The bank is using Google Assistant technology to power its virtual assistant, Fargo, according to Michelle Moore, head of digital at Wells.

The Biden administration is setting the tone for new rules governing businesses' use of artificial intelligence, including in lending. Some call it a "toothless tiger," while others worry that it goes too far.

Onuu uses artificial intelligence to help its customers with budgeting.