FinAi Podcast

Biz2Credit CEO says SMB lending ripe for AI

  Biz2Credit, an online lending marketplace and direct funding source for SMBs, views AI as a force multiplier for underwriting, pricing and portfolio management.    

Fintech Sagent taps former Mr. Cooper exec as CEO

Loan servicing and software provider Sagent named Sridhar Sharmachief executive in September.   Sharma joined Sagent as president in February from loan servicing provide

Inside Vine Financial's AI-powered Reporting Dashboard

AI-powered commercial and agriculture lending platform Vine Financial innovates around customer feedback, including the June launch of its Reporting Dashboard.  The Repo

Customer-facing AI reshapes mortgage lending, Newrez CIO says

Mortgage lender Newrez has received a positive response to its customer-facing AI tool, signaling a shift in how people buy homes.     Newrez launched Rezi Mortgage Ass

FIs must use AI to anticipate the frauds of tomorrow, Javelin analyst says

AI is changing the fraud landscape on both ends of the spectrum: Fraudsters can use AI to increase the intricacy and polish of their exploits and FIs can use AI to identi

Mastercard focuses on ‘Verifiable Intent’ for agentic payments, CDO says

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

Robotics, AI reduce manual processes at J.P. Morgan Payments

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 h

AI adoption among SMBs doubles YoY, according to TD survey

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 Pr

Why tax season serves as an AI stress test for banks

Tax season adds stress to banking systems with a surge in transactions, fraud threats, data complexity and necessary risk controls.  This added stress, including to AI s

FIs deploy cloud-based AI agents

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 c

Bank of America’s head of digital speaks on bank’s AI strategy

Bank of America invests about $4 billion annually in AI and other technologies to keep up with the needs of its clients.   “AI at the bank … touches everything we do,” N

How AI is catching check fraud early

Check fraud remains a threat for financial institutions, but AI can help by detecting anomalies.  Check fraud is “a growing concern for many,” Ati Azemoun, vice presiden

Reimagining payment experiences with agentic AI

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

Rabobank, Santander Brazil see returns from Pega GenAI

Rabobank and Santander Brazil are seeing efficiency gains from generative AI.  The European banks use AI Pega GenAI from workflow automation system provider Pegasystems,

White Clay CEO Mac Thompson talks 8 steps for AI implementation

Financial institutions are implementing AI at scale, but logistics should be the focus before diving headfirst into emerging technology.  Mac Thompson, chief executive o

Austin Capital Bank CEO Erik Beguin on AI-driven fraud

Fraud is on the rise, and AI is contributing to both the solution and the problem.   “Fraud is a really large problem and growing exponentially,” Austin Capital Bank Chi

Casca CEO Lukas Haffer on opportunities for AI in small business lending

Small business owners need fast access to capital, with fair rates.   That’s the reality that Lukas Haffer, chief executive of AI-native loan origination provider Casca,

FV Bank CEO Miles Paschini on future of stablecoin

FV Bank aims to stay ahead of emerging technology trends, including stablecoins.   The Puerto Rico-based digital bank integrated stablecoins three years ago, ahead of th

Piermont Bank CEO Cai-Lee on tapping the $7T embedded finance market

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 transactio

Spring by Citi Managing Director, Global Head Subramanyam on embedded finance

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 Dir