New tensions for Banks from regulators on both sides of Atlantic with deadlines


US Treasury released AI Based plan to regulate financial services core funtions Artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in core financial services functions – from fraud detection and cybersecurity to credit underwriting and operational risk management. As adoption accelerates, regulators and institutions must ensure that governance, supervisory approaches, and market practices evolve alongside technological capability. This will undoubtedly create tension within Banks to meet the requirements. I must add my own view the Treasury deployment is moving at such speed I doubt it can meet its own deadline as well as incorporate all their own objectives. There is a parallel and … Continue reading New tensions for Banks from regulators on both sides of Atlantic with deadlines

Exploration of thesis: “Saas shift to Gaas”. What are impacts on Core Banking software vendors and regulatory regimes


(Gaas – Agentic AI as a service – source NVDA) Here is some real time research that emanates from today’s Morning Briefing. The core of this disussion is the shif to Agentic AI and provision of core services which goes to the heart of commoditisation for tranditional vendors. The scope of this discussion here is on core banking software vendors and banking regulatory regimes OSFI. Explanation 1. Prompt: my comments and questions 2. Output: results from Claude.ai This is raw realtime thinking. The space is moving fast driven by frontier development with Anthropic Claude Mythos exemplifying the direction of Gaas … Continue reading Exploration of thesis: “Saas shift to Gaas”. What are impacts on Core Banking software vendors and regulatory regimes

The death of “scrum” and its about time


I like this post. Agile and scrum to my mind creates a cottage industry in banks where practitioners and leaders tell each other how well they they are doing. But is the solution amassed from all those yellow notes the optimal solution and most effective for the dev team? Absolutely not. Product owners beware. Agile creates a false sense of power that micro-managers enjoy but not those who desire effective productivity and solutions. Thank you Sohail Saifi. This post and the background of actual behaviours is a welcome breath of fresh air. Banks take note. The Death of Agile: Why … Continue reading The death of “scrum” and its about time