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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending September 11, 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. FOMO leading bank AI spending. (Banking Dive)
  2. Canada’s big banks embrace AI. (CBC)
  3. ChatGPT for financial services. (OpenAI)
  4. Production AI in financial services. (CIO)
  5. How AI will impact corporate spending. (Forbes)

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This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending September 4, 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. AI spots gaps in financial firms’ cybersecurity faster than companies can fix them. (FT)
  2. NVB urges AI for transaction monitoring. (AML Intelligence)
  3. AI puts banking governance to the test. (QA Financial)
  4. Does AI threaten the global banking system? (CNBC)
  5. How the Middle East became an AI fintech hub. (Arab News)

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 Today in 5

AI Today in 5: September 4, 2026, The Cutting False Positives 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 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. Using Agentic AI to cut false positives in AML. (FinTech Global)
  2. The compliance gap in AI notetakers. (Investment News)
  3. 3 paths forward for AI in healthcare. (Healthcare Finance)
  4. AI adoption gaps in finance. (Fintech Finance News)
  5. Looking for AI-proof assets. (WSJ)

For more information on using 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 August 14, 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. Financial crime at the identity layer. (FinTechGlobal)
  2. 5 key takeaways from Zuckerberg’s manifesto on AI. (Bloomberg)
  3. BoA commits to $250 billion to bolster AI. (WSJ)
  4. 5 lessons for fintech onboarding. (CIO)
  5. Closing the AI skills gap in finance. (CFO 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 June 19, 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. Next era of AI-enabled banking. (FinTechGlobal)
  2. AI-first banks rewriting the rules. (BCG)
  3. AI can’t be a rainmaker. (WSJ)
  4. AI is transforming the financial services trade. (International Banker)
  5. Agentic AI transforming finance. (EY)

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 Today in 5

AI Today in 5: November 13, 2025, The AI as Chart Topper Edition

Welcome to #AITodayin5, 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 AI Today In 5. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest related to AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. AI breakthrough in finance. (FinTechGlobal)
  2. No surprise, as Tech leads in AI adoption. (Business Wire)
  3. Where does AI do the best in compliance? (CCI)
  4. Remember when things were a ‘cool $1 million’; now they’re $50 billion. (Bloomberg)
  5. The AI song is topping the chart in C&W. (ABCNews)

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.