Hiring a chief AI officer: Compensation, recruitment, candidates, responsibility
AI is now large enough to justify a dedicated seat in the C-suite. Demand for this leadership position is being led by...
Strategy
How S&P Global built a multimodel AI platform
S&P Global has opted for a multimodel AI approach to boost efficiency. The strategy is comparable to a multicloud approach, Gia Winters, managing director of North America at Google Cloud,...
Google leader: Agentic AI’s 5 defining shifts in financial services for 2026
In 2026, AI will evolve from a tactical add-on to the strategic engine of the modern financial institution. The journey...
FinAi’s ‘The Buzz’: Bank and fintech CEOs talk AI Strategy, fraud defense and lending growth
FinAi leadership took to “The Buzz” podcast in 2025 to discuss approaches to AI. Chief executives from banks and fintechs shared insights on AI strategy, how to...
Nvidia reaches technology licensing deal with startup Groq
Nvidia Corp. agreed to a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq, furthering its investments in companies connected to the...
December FinAi funding: Airwallex raises $330M in series G
Global payments company Airwallex raised $330 million in a series G funding round backed by investors including T. Rowe Price Associates, Activant, Lingotto and Robinhood Ventures, according...
December FinAi funding: VC expects AI funding to gather momentum in 2026
Venture capitalists cautiously funded fintechs in 2025 as they continued their investment spree into AI-driven fintech companies and are expected to spend more in 2026. “AI-driven...
Citizens: Private equity firms prioritizing internal AI development
Private equity companies are cautiously deploying homegrown AI solutions as PE emerges as a major financing option for maturing companies looking for money beyond venture capital. The share of PE firms...
LLMs are not your AI strategy
If you lead a bank today, you are almost certainly hearing some version of the same message from every direction: “We need...
How Citi is building AI from the inside out
Citi is looking inward to identify and develop new AI use cases and deploy existing AI tools within the organization. Citi has launched two internal programs this year, AI Champions and AI Accelerators, Payal Jain, head of...
