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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending June 5, 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:

  1. Smaller banks are missing out on financial crime prevention tools. (FinTech Global)
  2. Top AI and Fintech firms for 2026. (Forbes)
  3. Goldman CEO on running a bank in the age of AI. (Bloomberg)
  4. AI is breaking the old banking hiring model. (techcabal)
  5. AI cyber risk is the highest risk in banking. (FT)

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.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending May 29, 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:

  1. ECB says the clock is ticking for bank cybersecurity. (FinExtra)
  2. Pope Leo says AI could be our ‘Tower of Babel.’ (Vatican News)
  3. Role of AI in financial compliance. (BizTech Magazine)
  4. DFS issues AI cybersecurity guidance. (Sidley)
  5. The impact of AI on Wells Fargo employees is ‘complicated’. (Banking Dive)

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.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending May 15, 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:

  1. What bank execs are saying about AI. (Business Insider)
  2. Fiserv and OpenAI partner to bring Agentic AI to banks. (Fiserv)
  3. ECB urges banks to prepare for AI-cyber attacks. (Reuters)
  4. AI is reshaping the digital supply chain. (Journal)
  5. The next age of FinTech. (McKinsey & Company)

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.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending May 8, 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:

  1. AI is democratizing lending services. (Wolters Kluwer)
  2. AI’s delicate balance in banking. (Global Finance)
  3. AI is running into roadblocks in the banking industry. (American Banker)
  4. Anthropic with 10 new agents for banks. (Yahoo!Finance)
  5. FIS and Anthropic pair for Agentic AI in AML. (WSJ)

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.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending May 1, 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:

  1. Banks are growing increasingly concerned with Mythos. (Reuters)
  2. Agentic AI reshaping bank compliance. (AI.Magazine)
  3. US AI regulations in the financial sector. (SIA)
  4. AI development for financial pros. (MIT)
  5. The future of AI in finance. (Intuit)

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.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending April 24, 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:

  1. Will Mythos threaten global banking?(FT)
  2. Agentic AI reshaping bank compliance.(FinTechGlobal)
  3. Taiwan develops AI to block Chinese banks. (TheBanker)
  4. Transactions forensics. (Experian)
  5. FCA picks banks for AI testing trials. (Bloomberg)

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.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending April 17, 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:

  1. Banks warned about Mythos. (Bloomberg)
  2. AI developments for financial pros. (MIT)
  3. Agentic AI moves from automation to autonomy (Moody’s)
  4. AI helped CIBC save 1.2MM hours in Q. (FinancialPost)
  5. MPs say financial regulators are not doing enough around AI. (ComputerWeekly)

For more information on the use of AI in Compliance programs, my 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 my latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: March 13, 2026, The KYA Edition

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

Top AI stories include:

  1. From KYC to Know Your Agent. (PYMNTS)
  2. Big Tech’s entire AI operations under EU scrutiny. (Bloomberg)
  3. Using Napier AI in transaction monitoring. (FinTechGlobal)
  4. Retail banks are putting AI to use. (BCG)
  5. Embodied AI for manufacturing. (Automate)

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

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: February 27, 2026, The Have It Your (AI) Way at BK Edition

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

Top AI stories include:

  1. Monitoring AI comms for forensic compliance. (FinTechGlobal)
  2. Pairing AI Voice Compliance with other types of Compliance. (UCToday)
  3. Banks are using AI to flag suspicious trades. (Bloomberg)
  4. A faster Nano Banana. (Bloomberg)
  5. BK uses AI to monitor employees’ friendliness. (Yahoo!)

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

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: February 25, 2026, The Spotting AI Fakes Edition

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

Top AI stories include:

  1. No code AML. (FinTechGlobal)
  2. Applying AI in sanctions compliance. (FTI)
  3. AI agents for investment banking and HR. (Bloomberg)
  4. 4 AI strategies for healthcare. (Forbes)
  5. Tools to spot AI fakes. (NYT)

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