Banking

Financial institutions compete with ChatGPT on consumer advice

Consumers increasingly are looking to AI for financial advice.    Fifty-one percent of consumers are looking to AI for financial information or advice, according...

Tether to launch new US stablecoin, Bo Hines to lead project

Tether Holdings SA, the company behind the world’s most traded cryptocurrency, is bringing its digital dollar home, unveiling a US-regulated stablecoin and appointing...

FirstBank halts core migration amid PNC acquisition

PNC’s acquisition of FirstBank, announced Sept. 8 would see the banks’ full integration by midyear 2026. The deal, with an estimated value of...

At least one VC is using AI for all investment decisions

Venture capital firms are now using AI to make investment decisions.  San Francisco-based venture firm Trac.VC is using only AI to determine which...

Robots step in more than ever when credit traders go on vacation

When US credit traders go to the beach, algorithms are increasingly stepping in for them, allowing transaction volume to stay relatively high even...

90% of Varo lending decisions derived through cash flow underwriting

NEW YORK — Varo Bank is upgrading its underwriting systems to develop deeper customer relationships and grow.  The $486 million digital bank was...