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The card network is creating a generative AI-powered chatbot to give small-business owners personalized assistance, emphasizing 'inclusive' resources and mentorship for minority entrepreneurs.

The anti-money-laundering systems that are automatically kicking customers out of their accounts need to be tempered with rich customer data, human involvement and perhaps quick requests for information from customers.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler clarified Tuesday that a post on X from the official SEC account that the commission had approved bitcoin ETFs was the result of a hack. X said the SEC did not have multifactor authentication enabled on its account.

Many of the attack vectors, including ransomware and phishing, will likely continue to plague the industry through 2024.

Users of large language models and generative artificial intelligence need to be aware of the content and data those models are trained on, and be wary of potential infringement of copyright law.

Banks have a simple choice: Either invest in fraud controls to prepare for FedNow, or expect draconian supervisory measures that will increase friction and confuse customers.

When you centralize a blockchain, you lose much of its inherent value. Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu's support for centralized tokenization betrays a misunderstanding of the value of decentralization.

Brighton Bank entered a consent agreement with the regulator regarding violations of anti-money-laundering laws.

Eugene Ludwig, former Comptroller of the Currency and current co-founder of Canapi Ventures, a fintech VC, reflects on how 2023 treated fintechs, how far the fintech movement has come and what banks and their regulators need to look out for in 2024.

The fintech revolution has been more successful at working with banks than at trying to replace them, points out Gene Ludwig, former Comptroller of the Currency, chair of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity, and co-founder of Canapi Ventures. Those with "must have" products will fare far better in 2024 than those with "nice to have" tools, he says.