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If Your Data EQ Is Low, Your AI Strategy Will Blow

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANKBankers wants to discuss AI strategy. They’re excited about chatbots, machine learning models, generative AI tools, and AI agents that promise to revolutionize everything from customer service to underwriting. What they don’t want to talk about, however, is their data mess.The Inconvenient Truth About AI…

Precision, Not Hype, Will Shape Banks’ Use Of AI In 2026

While the public imagination has been captivated by the conversational abilities of chatbots, a new report from McKinsey & Company suggests the global banking industry is quietly approaching a far more profound transformation: the era of agentic AI.According to the report, the banking sector is shifting from a period of…

Sequoia Capital’s High-Stakes Gamble With Its Limited Partners

When venture capital powerhouse Sequoia Capital and Managing Partner Roelof Botha (Pictured), chose not to discipline partner Shaun Maguire for his inflammatory comments about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, it set off more than a public relations ripple. The decision threatened to open a fault line with the firm’s…