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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: October 21, 2026, The $151bn Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 AI stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. Auto lenders eyeing AI for compliance monitoring. (Auto Finance News)
  2. AI in the audit room. (Compliance Week)
  3. Legal and Compliance AI market to hit $151bn by 2030. (EINPressWire)
  4. AI, tariffs and compliance. (Thomson Reuters)
  5. The AI execution gap.(FinTechGlobal)

My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

Barnes and Noble

Texas A&M University Press

Bookshop.org

Google.Books

Walmart

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending August 28, 2026

Welcome to AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories. A practical weekly roundup of the five most important AI developments affecting banking, insurance, payments, asset management, and fintech. Each Friday, Tom Fox will break down the top stories that matter most through the lenses of compliance, risk management, governance, and business strategy. Designed for compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, and financial services leaders, it goes beyond headlines to explain why each development matters in a highly regulated industry. The result is a concise weekly briefing that helps listeners stay current on AI innovation while asking sharper questions about oversight, accountability, and trust.

This week’s stories include the following:

  1. Will Agentic AI refine banking? (International Banker)
  2. How customers use AI banking apps. (Yahoo!Finance)
  3. The huge danger in letting AI replace bankers. (CNBC)
  4. Is the future of audit real-time? (CFO Dive)
  5. Making AI decisions defensible. (Forbes)

For more information on the use of AI in Compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.