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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said Friday that she believes tokenization could improve efficiency across the financial system, including faster settlement times and more effective recordkeeping. But those advantages will take place within traditional finance rather than supplanting it, she said.

The lenders' examples of using generative artificial intelligence were more practical than transformational, but in any case data challenges represent a common problem.

Citi payments exec Driss Temsamani said there's more work needed to bridge gaps to enable artificial intelligence to work broadly for payments and finance.

On Thursday, Citi will hold its first investor day in four years. The megabank, which has undergone substantial change under CEO Jane Fraser, is expected to share its strategy for driving higher profitability, deploying AI and ramping up shareholder returns.

In addition to 10 new AI agents for financial services, the company announced partnerships with software and data providers FIS, Microsoft, Verisk, Third Bridge, Fiscal AI, D&B, Experian, GLG, Guidepoint and IBISWorld.

CEO Brian Armstrong said the company will flatten its org chart to five management layers and concentrate hiring around "AI-native" pods.

Dimon spoke Tuesday at an Anthropic event alongside Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. 

The Canadian bank is using machine learning to analyze customers' payments and provide recommendations to salespeople.

CEO Robin Vince defended the custody bank's use of artificial intelligence Monday, saying that the deployment of AI allows firms to increase their investment capacity.

Plaintiffs say Team 313 stole Social Security numbers and IDs. Chime says no data left its systems. None of the suits has its own evidence.