Alex Jimenez
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FinServ Consultant at Backbase | Strategy, Fintech, Payments, Banking, Innovation | 12x Marathoner, 4x Dopey, 5x Goofy | Views my own! 🇨🇴🇪🇸🏳️🌈🫏✡️☸️
Visa, Mastercard take another crack at a fee settlement
The deal could also change acceptance rules, giving merchants an opportunity to avoid higher priced cards.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The deal could also change acceptance rules, giving merchants an opportunity to avoid higher priced cards.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Visa, Mastercard take another crack at a fee settlement
Following a judge's rejection of a 2024 settlement with merchants, the card networks are offering a slightly higher interchange reduction and easing card acceptance rules. It's the latest attempt to…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Visa, Mastercard take another crack at a fee settlement
The deal could also change acceptance rules, giving merchants an opportunity to avoid higher priced cards.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The deal could also change acceptance rules, giving merchants an opportunity to avoid higher priced cards.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Upward raises $8m Seed+ to expand fintech infrastructure
The funding will fuel Upward’s mission to make it radically faster and easier for businesses to launch and operate financial products
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The funding will fuel Upward’s mission to make it radically faster and easier for businesses to launch and operate financial products
fintech.global/2025/11/10/u...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Upward raises $8m Seed+ to expand fintech infrastructure
The funding will fuel Upward’s mission to make it radically faster and easier for businesses to launch and operate financial products
fintech.global/2025/11/10/u...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The funding will fuel Upward’s mission to make it radically faster and easier for businesses to launch and operate financial products
fintech.global/2025/11/10/u...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Military experts warn security hole in most #AI chatbots can sow chaos
Adversaries are likely to exploit a natural flaw in AI chatbots to inject instructions for stealing files, distorting public opinion or otherwise betraying trusted users
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#CyberSecurity #Privacy
Adversaries are likely to exploit a natural flaw in AI chatbots to inject instructions for stealing files, distorting public opinion or otherwise betraying trusted users
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#CyberSecurity #Privacy
Military experts warn security hole in most AI chatbots can sow chaos
Current and former military officers are warning that countries are likely to exploit a security hole in artificial intelligence chatbots.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Military experts warn security hole in most #AI chatbots can sow chaos
Adversaries are likely to exploit a natural flaw in AI chatbots to inject instructions for stealing files, distorting public opinion or otherwise betraying trusted users
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#CyberSecurity #Privacy
Adversaries are likely to exploit a natural flaw in AI chatbots to inject instructions for stealing files, distorting public opinion or otherwise betraying trusted users
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#CyberSecurity #Privacy
How banks and fintechs are offering help during gov shutdown
One #FInTech that is bringing its tech and network to banks during the ongoing shutdown is SpringFour, a financial health fintech that connects consumers to vetted nonprofits and community resources
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#FinServ #Banking
One #FInTech that is bringing its tech and network to banks during the ongoing shutdown is SpringFour, a financial health fintech that connects consumers to vetted nonprofits and community resources
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#FinServ #Banking
How banks and fintechs are offering help during gov shutdown
The fintech SpringFour has partnered with financial institutions to connect individuals to community resources in a record-long U.S. government shutdown.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
How banks and fintechs are offering help during gov shutdown
One #FInTech that is bringing its tech and network to banks during the ongoing shutdown is SpringFour, a financial health fintech that connects consumers to vetted nonprofits and community resources
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#FinServ #Banking
One #FInTech that is bringing its tech and network to banks during the ongoing shutdown is SpringFour, a financial health fintech that connects consumers to vetted nonprofits and community resources
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#FinServ #Banking
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
How #AI will affect jobs at banks' front, middle, and back offices, according Sopnendu Mohanty, group CEO of the global advisory and investment firm GFTN.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Careers
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Careers
How AI will affect jobs at banks' front, middle, and back offices, according to a 20-year banking veteran
Sopnendu Mohanty worked at Citi for nearly 20 years. He told Business Insider that back office roles in banks will be hit the hardest by AI.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
China accuses U.S. of stealing $13 billion in #Bitcoin
Beijing just accused Washington of pulling off a $13B Bitcoin heist.
www.thestreet.com/crypto/polic...
#CyberSecurity #CryptoCurrency
Beijing just accused Washington of pulling off a $13B Bitcoin heist.
www.thestreet.com/crypto/polic...
#CyberSecurity #CryptoCurrency
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
China accuses U.S. of stealing $13 billion in #Bitcoin
Beijing just accused Washington of pulling off a $13B Bitcoin heist.
www.thestreet.com/crypto/polic...
#CyberSecurity #CryptoCurrency
Beijing just accused Washington of pulling off a $13B Bitcoin heist.
www.thestreet.com/crypto/polic...
#CyberSecurity #CryptoCurrency
$50M of new capital primes small Georgia bank, Barwick Bank, for growth
Barwick has grown from a single branch and $13 million of assets in 2020 to six branches and more than $640 million today.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Barwick has grown from a single branch and $13 million of assets in 2020 to six branches and more than $640 million today.
www.americanbanker.com/news/50m-of-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
$50M of new capital primes small Georgia bank for growth
Barwick Banking Co. will have the wherewithal to accelerate its expansion in Georgia and Florida after a $50 million investment from a new venture capital platform.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
$50M of new capital primes small Georgia bank, Barwick Bank, for growth
Barwick has grown from a single branch and $13 million of assets in 2020 to six branches and more than $640 million today.
www.americanbanker.com/news/50m-of-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Barwick has grown from a single branch and $13 million of assets in 2020 to six branches and more than $640 million today.
www.americanbanker.com/news/50m-of-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Employee data most at risk from unapproved #AI use
35% of US employees who use unapproved AI tools at work have shared employee data, the most commonly shared category of potentially sensitive information
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#LLMs #DigitalMarketing #CyberSecurity
35% of US employees who use unapproved AI tools at work have shared employee data, the most commonly shared category of potentially sensitive information
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#LLMs #DigitalMarketing #CyberSecurity
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Employee data most at risk from unapproved #AI use
35% of US employees who use unapproved AI tools at work have shared employee data, the most commonly shared category of potentially sensitive information
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#LLMs #DigitalMarketing #CyberSecurity
35% of US employees who use unapproved AI tools at work have shared employee data, the most commonly shared category of potentially sensitive information
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#LLMs #DigitalMarketing #CyberSecurity
Afterpay confronts new fraud type
Fraudsters are posing as merchants and consumers to make fraudulent purchases and stick Afterpay with the bill, according to a Block executive.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/afterpa...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
Fraudsters are posing as merchants and consumers to make fraudulent purchases and stick Afterpay with the bill, according to a Block executive.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/afterpa...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
Afterpay confronts new fraud type
Fraudsters are posing as merchants and consumers to make fraudulent purchases and stick Afterpay with the bill, according to a Block executive.
www.paymentsdive.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Building trust in #AI through a new global governance framework
A global governance framework could ensure AI development is less fragmented, enabling everyone to share in its growth.
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#GRC #Regulation #Innovation
A global governance framework could ensure AI development is less fragmented, enabling everyone to share in its growth.
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#GRC #Regulation #Innovation
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Building trust in #AI through a new global governance framework
A global governance framework could ensure AI development is less fragmented, enabling everyone to share in its growth.
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#GRC #Regulation #Innovation
A global governance framework could ensure AI development is less fragmented, enabling everyone to share in its growth.
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#GRC #Regulation #Innovation
State Street buys private-sector inflation data provider, PriceStats
State Street hopes to give its investors an edge as they evaluate a quickly evolving macroeconomic environment.
www.americanbanker.com/news/state-s...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Investing
State Street hopes to give its investors an edge as they evaluate a quickly evolving macroeconomic environment.
www.americanbanker.com/news/state-s...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Investing
State Street buys private-sector inflation data provider
The Boston-based custody bank has acquired PriceStats, a private economic researcher. The move comes at a time when federal data agencies are weathering budget cuts, political attacks and a…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
State Street buys private-sector inflation data provider, PriceStats
State Street hopes to give its investors an edge as they evaluate a quickly evolving macroeconomic environment.
www.americanbanker.com/news/state-s...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Investing
State Street hopes to give its investors an edge as they evaluate a quickly evolving macroeconomic environment.
www.americanbanker.com/news/state-s...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Investing
Global consumers are actively avoiding US products over #Tariffs
40% of global consumers say they’ve gone out of their way to spend less on US products in response to tariffs, with Canadian consumers leading the way
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#DigitalMarketing #Kakistocracy
40% of global consumers say they’ve gone out of their way to spend less on US products in response to tariffs, with Canadian consumers leading the way
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#DigitalMarketing #Kakistocracy
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Global consumers are actively avoiding US products over #Tariffs
40% of global consumers say they’ve gone out of their way to spend less on US products in response to tariffs, with Canadian consumers leading the way
content-na1.emarketer.com/global-consu...
#DigitalMarketing #Kakistocracy
40% of global consumers say they’ve gone out of their way to spend less on US products in response to tariffs, with Canadian consumers leading the way
content-na1.emarketer.com/global-consu...
#DigitalMarketing #Kakistocracy
Fiserv grilled over ex-CEO
Senate Democrats are digging into former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano’s past leadership of the payments processor.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/senator...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
Senate Democrats are digging into former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano’s past leadership of the payments processor.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/senator...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
Fiserv grilled over ex-CEO
Senate Democrats are digging into former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano’s past leadership of the payments processor.
www.paymentsdive.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Affirm 'firing on all cylinders' with earnings beat
Expanded agreements with Amazon and Shopify should help extend market share gains, according to analysts.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #BNPL #Payments #PayTech
Expanded agreements with Amazon and Shopify should help extend market share gains, according to analysts.
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #BNPL #Payments #PayTech
Affirm 'firing on all cylinders' with earnings beat
Consumers' and merchants' penchant for 0% loans are boosting the buy now/pay later lender in its first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, as gross merchandise volume hit a record.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Shift4 founder to keep stake
Jared Isaacman, who was renominated this week to lead NASA, plans to remain the largest shareholder of the payments processor he founded in 1999.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Jared Isaacman, who was renominated this week to lead NASA, plans to remain the largest shareholder of the payments processor he founded in 1999.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/shift4-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Shift4 founder to keep stake
Just as Jared Isaacman makes plans to remain the biggest shareholder of the payments processor he founded, the company faces U.S. sales volatility.
www.paymentsdive.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Shift4 founder to keep stake
Jared Isaacman, who was renominated this week to lead NASA, plans to remain the largest shareholder of the payments processor he founded in 1999.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/shift4-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Jared Isaacman, who was renominated this week to lead NASA, plans to remain the largest shareholder of the payments processor he founded in 1999.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/shift4-...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
PNC boosts branch investment to $2B, plays down more M&A
PNC is aiming to build density in certain markets where it currently operates, largely in faster-growing regions, while also pulling back from its legacy footprint.
www.americanbanker.com/news/pnc-boo...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
PNC is aiming to build density in certain markets where it currently operates, largely in faster-growing regions, while also pulling back from its legacy footprint.
www.americanbanker.com/news/pnc-boo...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
PNC boosts branch investment to $2B, plays down more M&A
The Pittsburgh-based bank said Friday that it will focus on building 300 branches in high-growth markets by 2030. It also minimized the prospects for another acquisition on the heels of its recent…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
PNC boosts branch investment to $2B, plays down more M&A
PNC is aiming to build density in certain markets where it currently operates, largely in faster-growing regions, while also pulling back from its legacy footprint.
www.americanbanker.com/news/pnc-boo...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
PNC is aiming to build density in certain markets where it currently operates, largely in faster-growing regions, while also pulling back from its legacy footprint.
www.americanbanker.com/news/pnc-boo...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Apple sets sights on travel spending
The tech company is embedding its digital wallet as a method of payment at many stages in the travel process in a bid to attract more consumer use.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
The tech company is embedding its digital wallet as a method of payment at many stages in the travel process in a bid to attract more consumer use.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
Apple sets sights on travel spending
The tech company is embedding its digital wallet as a method of payment at many stages in the travel process in a bid to attract more consumer use.
www.paymentsdive.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Santander launches portal for U.S. businesses going global
Santander's Navigator Global digitizes market-entry expertise for U.S. businesses.
www.americanbanker.com/news/santand...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Santander's Navigator Global digitizes market-entry expertise for U.S. businesses.
www.americanbanker.com/news/santand...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Santander launches portal for U.S. businesses going global
The Spanish bank says it can connect small and medium-size U.S. businesses with local market experts on its newly launched digital platform Navigator Global.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Santander launches portal for U.S. businesses going global
Santander's Navigator Global digitizes market-entry expertise for U.S. businesses.
www.americanbanker.com/news/santand...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Santander's Navigator Global digitizes market-entry expertise for U.S. businesses.
www.americanbanker.com/news/santand...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Consumer Reports pushes #Stablecoin rules
The consumer advocacy group said Genius Act regulations must protect consumers from potential risks in the stablecoin market.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The consumer advocacy group said Genius Act regulations must protect consumers from potential risks in the stablecoin market.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/consume...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Consumer Reports pushes stablecoin rules
The consumer advocacy group said Genius Act regulations must protect consumers from potential risks in the stablecoin market.
www.paymentsdive.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Consumer Reports pushes #Stablecoin rules
The consumer advocacy group said Genius Act regulations must protect consumers from potential risks in the stablecoin market.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/consume...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The consumer advocacy group said Genius Act regulations must protect consumers from potential risks in the stablecoin market.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/consume...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Toast mulls eat-and-run options
The software firm is contemplating a system that lets restaurants store customer payment cards to give diners a quicker exit after they finish a meal.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/toast-r...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
The software firm is contemplating a system that lets restaurants store customer payment cards to give diners a quicker exit after they finish a meal.
www.paymentsdive.com/news/toast-r...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech
Toast mulls eat-and-run options
The software firm is contemplating a system that lets restaurants store customer payment cards to give diners a quicker exit after they finish a meal.
www.paymentsdive.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There Is Nothing Authentic About Authentic Leadership
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#Leadership #Management #Strategy #WorkplaceCulture
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#Leadership #Management #Strategy #WorkplaceCulture
There Is Nothing Authentic About Authentic Leadership
Good leaders perform. Great ones adapt. Only bad ones confuse “being real” with being effective.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There Is Nothing Authentic About Authentic Leadership
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#Leadership #Management #Strategy #WorkplaceCulture
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#Leadership #Management #Strategy #WorkplaceCulture
U.S. Bank sees stablecoin opportunity in trade finance
The bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
U.S. Bank sees stablecoin opportunity in trade finance
The Minneapolis-based bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services, but sees opportunity in trade finance, CEO Gunjan Kedia said at The Clearing House Annual Conference in…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
U.S. Bank sees stablecoin opportunity in trade finance
The bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
The bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services
www.americanbanker.com/payments/new...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Regulators are holding back secure digital identity verification
Existing law already provides the tools that would allow an across-the-board upgrade in digital identity verification, with benefits to banks and consumers alike.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Existing law already provides the tools that would allow an across-the-board upgrade in digital identity verification, with benefits to banks and consumers alike.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Regulators are holding back secure digital identity verification
Existing law already provides the tools that would allow an across-the-board upgrade in digital identity verification, with benefits to banks and consumers alike. Regulators are the roadblock.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Regulators are holding back secure digital identity verification
Existing law already provides the tools that would allow an across-the-board upgrade in digital identity verification, with benefits to banks and consumers alike.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Existing law already provides the tools that would allow an across-the-board upgrade in digital identity verification, with benefits to banks and consumers alike.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking
Cotribute and Corelation launch AI agents for credit unions
Forty-six percent of credit unions expect #AI to affect customer experience, but implementation is slow so far.
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#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #AgenticAI
Forty-six percent of credit unions expect #AI to affect customer experience, but implementation is slow so far.
www.americanbanker.com/creditunions...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #AgenticAI
Cotribute and Corelation launch AI agents for credit unions
The credit union fintech and core provider partnered to launch three new agentic AI-powered tools for credit unions that work with existing systems.
www.americanbanker.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Cotribute and Corelation launch AI agents for credit unions
Forty-six percent of credit unions expect #AI to affect customer experience, but implementation is slow so far.
www.americanbanker.com/creditunions...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #AgenticAI
Forty-six percent of credit unions expect #AI to affect customer experience, but implementation is slow so far.
www.americanbanker.com/creditunions...
#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #AgenticAI