FinAi Podcast

16:27

Fintech Sagent taps former Mr. Cooper exec as CEO

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/10/05

Loan servicing and software provider Sagent named Sridhar Sharmachief executive in September. Sharma joined Sagent as president in February from loan servicing provider Mr. Cooper, he tells FinAi News on this episode of “FinAi Podcast.” Mr. Cooper was acquired by Rocket Companies in 2025. Sharma brings experience in product, technology and AI leadership to Sagent, he says. At Mr. Cooper, Sharma spent over a decade as executive vice president and chief information officer and later chief

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13:52

Inside Vine Financial's AI-powered Reporting Dashboard

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2026/10/01

AI-powered commercial and agriculture lending platform Vine Financial innovates around customer feedback, including the June launch of its Reporting Dashboard. The Reporting Dashboard is an AI-driven tool that allows financial institutions to tap key portfolio metrics hidden inside their core banking data, Justin O'Brien, chief product officer at Vine, tells FinAi News on this episode of the "FinAi Podcast." "Cores do a great job of storing information," O'Brien says. However, community

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19:31

Customer-facing AI reshapes mortgage lending, Newrez...

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/09/17

Mortgage lender Newrez has received a positive response to its customer-facing AI tool, signaling a shift in how people buy homes. Newrez launched Rezi Mortgage Assistant, its customized ChatGPT tool, in May, and has seen “plenty of usage,” Chief Information Officer Brian Woodring tells FinAi News on the latest episode of the “FinAi Podcast.” “That trend of the more sophisticated and informed consumer is going to accelerate,” Woodring says. Newrez originated $63.3 billion in mortgage

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18:10

FIs must use AI to anticipate the frauds of tomorrow,...

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/09/10

AI is changing the fraud landscape on both ends of the spectrum: Fraudsters can use AI to increase the intricacy and polish of their exploits and FIs can use AI to identify scammers in near real-time.But AI progress marches on and FIs must continually reevaluate and refine their methods for combating fraud, Jennifer Pitt, senior analyst of fraud and security at Javelin Strategy & Research, tells FinAi News on this episode of the “FinAi Podcast.”"A lot of organizations that I speak to on

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24:00

Mastercard focuses on ‘Verifiable Intent’ for agentic...

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/09/04

Nearly a year after launching Agent Pay, Mastercard is focused on developing trust to drive adoption. “The first thing is the consumer needs to know that they can trust the interaction,” Mastercard Chief Digital Officer Pablo Fourez tells FinAi News on this episode of the “FinAi Podcast.” “They need to know that if ‘I shop with this agent and something goes wrong, I am protected.’” Agent Pay, announced in April 2025, has now rolled out across Mastercard’s global operations, enabling the

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14:57

Robotics, AI reduce manual processes at J.P. Morgan...

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2026/08/27

J.P. Morgan Payments is looking to AI to remove friction from workflows — freeing up employees from repetitive and manual tasks. "The workflow surrounding the payment has traditionally been very manual," Michelle Conklin, head of receivables and public sector product and operations for J.P. Morgan Payments, tells FinAi News on this episode of the "FinAi Podcast." It's "a manually intensive process that has multiple steps throughout," from physically receiving the mail, opening envelopes,

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16:46

AI adoption among SMBs doubles YoY, according to TD...

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2026/08/06

Small businesses are increasingly looking to AI to improve operations – and banks must be able to meet the needs of those clients. According to the 2026 TD Financial Preparedness Survey, released in April, 69% of business owners already use AI to reduce expenses, up from 39% in the 2025 survey. The survey polled 1,000 U.S. business owners with 100 or fewer employees. “That was a dramatic increase,” Chris Ward, head of small business banking at TD Bank U.S., tells FinAi News on this episode

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12:45

Why tax season serves as an AI stress test for banks

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/04/08

Tax season adds stress to banking systems with a surge in transactions, fraud threats, data complexity and necessary risk controls. This added stress, including to AI systems, can expose gaps in data quality, Mark Blake, financial services industry practice lead at data management solution provider Stibo Systems, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. Those gaps to watch for in AI systems include: Mismatched data; Missing data; Lineage issues; and Auditability

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19:10

FIs deploy cloud-based AI agents

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/02/24

Financial institutions have established cloud partners and now those cloud providers are being tapped for agentic AI, Ravi Khokhar, executive vice president and head of cloud at Capgemini, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. "The role of cloud has now become an enabler for AI across financial services,” Khokar says. For example, banks are tapping their cloud providers to host agents, creating processes that are “a little bit more intentional for managing risk,

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14:44

Bank of America’s head of digital speaks on bank’s AI...

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2026/02/09

Bank of America invests about $4 billion annually in AI and other technologies to keep up with the needs of its clients. “AI at the bank … touches everything we do,” Nikki Katz, head of digital at Bank of America, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. Katz leads a team of designers, data scientists, product managers and others who meet the needs of the 59 million clients accessing the bank through its digital channels — its website, mobile app, and its AI-driven assistant

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20:01

How AI is catching check fraud early

FinAi Podcast ·

2026/02/02

Check fraud remains a threat for financial institutions, but AI can help by detecting anomalies. Check fraud is “a growing concern for many,” Ati Azemoun, vice president of business development at Longmont, Colo.-based software provider ParaScript, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. In fact, 63% of organizations experienced check fraud or attempted check fraud in 2025, according to the Association of Financial Professionals. The AFP surveyed 521 treasury practitioner

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23:05

Reimagining payment experiences with agentic AI

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2026/01/06

AI, in some capacity, has been used within payments for 30 years. The latest evolution in AI is through the agentic lens — transforming transactions and experiences alike. “We're actually thinking about really reimagining not one payment, but an entire experience,” Zachary Aron, principal, Deloitte Consulting, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. For example, how can agents be used for travel, business spending or even date nights, he says, noting that you bought the

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19:32

Rabobank, Santander Brazil see returns from Pega GenAI

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/12/16

Rabobank and Santander Brazil are seeing efficiency gains from generative AI. The European banks use AI Pega GenAI from workflow automation system provider Pegasystems, Steve Morgan, global banking industry lead at Pega, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast.

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16:41

White Clay CEO Mac Thompson talks 8 steps for AI...

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/11/25

Financial institutions are implementing AI at scale, but logistics should be the focus before diving headfirst into emerging technology. Mac Thompson, chief executive of software provider White Clay, tells FinAi News the eight steps he shares with financial institution clients when approaching AI on this episode of “The Buzz.”

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14:20

Austin Capital Bank CEO Erik Beguin on AI-driven fraud

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Fraud is on the rise, and AI is contributing to both the solution and the problem. “Fraud is a really large problem and growing exponentially,” Austin Capital Bank Chief Executive Erik Beguintells FinAi News in this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. Consumers reported losing $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, according to the FTC. And that’s probably understated, Beguin says, noting that not all consumers report being defrauded, due to embarrassment, being in denial or other reasons. Fraudsters

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23:17

Casca CEO Lukas Haffer on opportunities for AI in...

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2025/11/11

Small business owners need fast access to capital, with fair rates. That’s the reality that Lukas Haffer, chief executive of AI-native loan origination provider Casca, tells FinAi News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. For small business owners, the “No. 1 problem is access to capital,” he says. The time it takes to close a Small Business Administration loan, one guaranteed by the SBA, is 90 days, Haffer says. No one has time for that, he says. And this is where AI and a streamlined

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27:16

FV Bank CEO Miles Paschini on future of stablecoin

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/09/09

FV Bank aims to stay ahead of emerging technology trends, including stablecoins. The Puerto Rico-based digital bank integrated stablecoins three years ago, ahead of the recent excitement around the cryptocurrency, Chief Executive Miles Paschini tells Bank Automation News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. “We had the idea that stablecoins could play an important role in banking, so we integrated with USDC,” he says. Now investment in stablecoins is skyrocketing. In fact, according to

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21:26

Piermont Bank CEO Cai-Lee on tapping the $7T embedded...

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/07/18

Piermont Bank built its own proprietary API platform to allow companies to tap its embedded finance services, a market that is expected to reach $7 trillion in transaction value in 2026.

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22:11

Spring by Citi Managing Director, Global Head...

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/06/20

Citi’s embedded finance service, Spring by Citi, is looking to expand its use cases in payments acceptance and foreign exchange by tapping the consumer bank, Managing Director and Global Head Vineeth Subramanyam tells Bank Automation News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast. Spring by Citi launched in 2020 and has a global presence in 23 markets. The payment and acceptance and merchant acquiring service sits inside the $1.7 trillion bank’s services organization and is built on Citi’s

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22:21

New Fintilect CEO Soergel on the richness of...

FinAi Podcast ·

2025/05/22

Access to transactional data provides the richest insights for personalized banking experiences. “What are [consumers] paying, how are they paying, what kinds of life stages are they in the midst of?” Lindsay Soergel, chief executive at AI-powered digital banking solutions provider Fintilect, asks. She says this information delivers “the greatest value to our financial services customers.” Soergel, who has held leadership positions in the financial services industry for more than 20 years,

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