Penny Crosman is Executive Editor, Technology at American Banker and its publisher, Arizent. Prior to taking on this role, she was Editor in Chief of Bank Technology News. She has held senior editorial roles at Bank Systems & Technology, Wall Street & Technology, Intelligent Enterprise, Network Magazine and Imaging Magazine.
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Air Canada was penalized for misinformation generated by its chatbot; Patagonia has been accused of letting a vendor's AI model analyze customer service conversations without consent. These cases have parallels in banking, where many institutions use AI-based chatbots and contact center software.
August 8 -
A long-time industry observer and bank regulation expert spells out the steps banks should take to ensure their fintech relationships are safe.
August 5 - Petrou, the managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics and a longtime observer of banking and regulation, says banks need to do far more due diligence on potential fintech partners and exert more control over these relationships.Sponsored by Coinstar
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The bank is developing algorithmic models that will be ready to take advantage of quantum computers when they become powerful and reliable enough to use. It's also taking steps to defend itself against the day cybercriminals can harness quantum computing to break the encryption protocols everyone uses.
July 24 -
FactSet, Brightwave and Bloomberg are among those offering generative AI models that do research legwork. But Wall Street firms have lately been taking a harder look at the cost and return of generative AI.
July 18 - Two veterans and executives at Armed Forces Bank — Tom McLean and Jodi Vickery — share the challenges their customers face and new products the bank has rolled out this year to better serve them.Sponsored by Coinstar
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In recent surveys conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research and Insider Intelligence, consumers gave the bank's app high marks. Many small-seeming improvements explain the ascent.
July 15 -
Consultants at McKinsey and Accenture are offering to use gen AI to understand legacy software and write new code. Experts say this idea has merit, up to a point.
July 8 -
Marcus Castilla was recently named director of the Oklahoma bank's digital banking unit for service members; he shares what Roger offers today and some plans for the future.
July 5 -
The company says the FDIC's "pause letters" to banks and denial of Freedom of Information Act requests are illegal.
June 28