FinAi Podcast

Nearly a year after launching Agent Pay, Mastercard is focused on developing trust to drive adoption. “The first thing is the consumer needs to know that they can trust the interaction,” Mastercard Chief Digital Officer...

J.P. Morgan Payments is looking to AI to remove friction from workflows — freeing up employees from repetitive and manual tasks. "The workflow surrounding the payment has traditionally been very manual," Michelle...

Small businesses are increasingly looking to AI to improve operations – and banks must be able to meet the needs of those clients. According to the 2026 TD Financial Preparedness Survey, released in April, 69% of...

<p>Tax season adds stress to banking systems with a surge in transactions, fraud threats, data complexity and necessary risk controls. </p><p>This added stress, including to AI systems, can expose gaps in data quality...

<p>Financial institutions have established cloud partners and now those cloud providers are being tapped for agentic AI, Ravi Khokhar, executive vice president and head of cloud at Capgemini, tells FinAi News on this...

<p>Bank of America invests about $4 billion annually in AI and other technologies to keep up with the needs of its clients. </p><p>“AI at the bank … touches everything we do,” Nikki Katz, head of digital at Bank of...

<p>Check fraud remains a threat for financial institutions, but AI can help by detecting anomalies. </p><p>Check fraud is “a growing concern for many,” Ati Azemoun, vice president of business development at Longmont...

<p>AI, in some capacity, has been used within payments for 30 years. The latest evolution in AI is through the agentic lens — transforming transactions and experiences alike. </p><p> </p><p>“We're actually thinking...

<p>Rabobank and Santander Brazil are seeing efficiency gains from generative AI. </p><p>The European banks use AI Pega GenAI from workflow automation system provider Pegasystems, Steve Morgan, global banking industry...

<p>Financial institutions are implementing AI at scale, but logistics should be the focus before diving headfirst into emerging technology. </p><p>Mac Thompson, chief executive of software provider White Clay, tells...

<p>Fraud is on the rise, and AI is contributing to both the solution and the problem. </p><p>“Fraud is a really large problem and growing exponentially,” Austin Capital Bank Chief Executive Erik Beguintells FinAi News...

<p>Small business owners need fast access to capital, with fair rates. </p><p>That’s the reality that Lukas Haffer, chief executive of AI-native loan origination provider Casca, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The...

<p>FV Bank aims to stay ahead of emerging technology trends, including stablecoins. </p><p>The Puerto Rico-based digital bank integrated stablecoins three years ago, ahead of the recent excitement around the...

<p>Piermont Bank built its own proprietary API platform to allow companies to tap its embedded finance services, a market that is expected to reach $7 trillion in transaction value in 2026. </p>

<p>Citi’s embedded finance service, Spring by Citi, is looking to expand its use cases in payments acceptance and foreign exchange by tapping the consumer bank, Managing Director and Global Head Vineeth Subramanyam...