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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)

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Great Women in Compliance

Great Women in Compliance: Don’t Freak Out: Compliance from a Prosecutor-Defense Lens

Dive into the world of compliance and high-stakes investigations!

In this episode of #GWIC, Hemma Lomax talks with Jamie Hoxie Solano, Partner at Dynamis LLP and former federal prosecutor, about how compliance and legal teams can lead with precision when incidents become investigations—especially where cyber risk and digital assets raise the stakes and the speed.

We cover:

  • What prosecutors look for when assessing credibility and cooperation
  • The “first 72 hours” of an internal investigation: triage, scope, evidence, and governance
  • Why cyber and digital assets matter in changing the evidence trail and the decision timeline
  • How to protect privilege while still moving fast
  • Practical guidance for cross-functional leadership under pressure

Jamie’s Bio

Jamie Hoxie Solano is a Partner at Dynamis LLP and a former federal prosecutor. She represents individuals and companies in high-stakes matters spanning government and internal investigationswhite-collar and regulatory defense, and cybercrime and digital asset disputes.

Before returning to private practice, Jamie served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in both the Northern District of Texas and the District of New Jersey, working in units including cybercrime and national security, and serving (among other leadership roles) as the Digital Asset Coordinator for the District of New Jersey

She is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School, where she teaches Persuasion and Advocacy.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 13, 2024 – The Not Your Mother’s Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network.

Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Baidu exec departs after blasting employees.  (FT)
  • Ketamine is prescribed at work. What could go wrong? (FT)
  • Tone-deaf Apple pulls an ad. (FT)
  • Cyber risk is increasing. (FT)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 19, 2024 – The Thrown Under The Bus Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News—all from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Menendez’s defense: My wife did it.  (ABC)
  • Rethinking how your company handles cyber risk. (FT)
  • The story of the jailed crypto officer. (NYT)
  • Police bust a global cyber-fraud gang. (BBC)

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Log4j-the Merger of Cyber, 3rd Party and Operational Risk

 

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. This week, Matt and Tom take up the Log4j imbroglio. Some of the issues we consider:

·      Why is this matter of such importance to compliance and audit?

·      Is your IT security out-sourced? If so how do you perform 3rd party due diligence on these companies?

·       What is the intersection of 3rd party, cyber and operational risk?

·      How can you implement at 3rd party risk management program in cyber?

·      Have you audited a 3rd party in the cyber realm?

Resources
Matt in Radical Compliance