KeyCorp (KeyBank) vs peers
AI and technology compared

Last updated Oct 19, 2026 · 8 peers · 106 sources cited

How does KeyCorp (KeyBank) compare with its peers on AI and technology?

KeyCorp scores 80 on this site's US AI disclosure index (#21 of 120), seventh of the nine superregional banks it is compared with, behind Citizens (85.3), Huntington (84.2), Fifth Third (84), Regions (83.8), Truist (82.6) and U.S. Bancorp (81.3) and ahead of M&T (75.5) and PNC (68.2). Outside coverage is its strength, with 25 independent sources, second in the group; the weak spot is recent activity, with 20 dated moves in the last 12 months, the fewest. Three things separate it from named peers. It has priced its contact-centre AI: about $0.25 per AI-handled call against about $9 for a human (January 2026), and agent call volumes fell 15% after its move to UJET's cloud platform (August 2025). Its customer assistant is still ahead of it: KeyBank said in June 2026 that a conversational assistant is in 2027 funding talks, while Truist Assist has handled more than 12.5 million requests since 2023 and Fifth Third's Jeanie raised self-service containment from 3% to 42%. And its AI leadership changed hands: CIO Amy Brady resigned in March 2026 and CFO Clark Khayat now also runs technology, while U.S. Bancorp has had a Chief AI Officer since July 2025 and Truist named a chief AI and data officer in November 2025. Copilot reached every KeyBank employee by September 2026, on a technology budget of about $1 billion.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · KeyBank profile updated Oct 13, 2026 · computed tables recalculate from the 140 bank profiles on this site · Markdown

Where does KeyBank lead its peers on AI?

01

A published unit cost for AI in the contact centre

KeyBank puts the cost of an AI-handled call at about $0.25 against about $9 for a human (January 2026), and reports agent call volumes down 15%, agent digital chat up 50% and running cost down about 10% after moving to UJET's Google Cloud-based platform. Citizens targets about 25% of calls handled without a human by the end of 2026 but has published no unit cost.[1][2][12]

02

More outside coverage than most peers

KeyBank has 25 independent sources on its AI, second in the nine-bank group behind Fifth Third (26) and above the peer median of 18.5; independent coverage carries 45% of the index weight. It also leads on described use cases relative to its size, from NiCE Actimize's X-Sight fraud and AML platform to KeyTotal AR's machine-learning invoice matching.[13][14][1]

03

Copilot for every employee and a governed AI inventory

Clark Khayat said in September 2026 that all KeyBank employees have Copilot, with an internal retrieval platform and Copilot Studio agents; its AI Policy is approved by the ERM Committee and AI systems are inventoried across three lines of defence under a framework aligned to the NIST AI RMF. M&T reported 16,000 of 22,000 employees on Copilot and Regions more than 12,000 associates on copilots.[10][15][16][17]

04

AI in commercial credit research

KeyBank's Chief Data and Analytics Officer says AI cut analyst research time in commercial loan approvals from 60% to 25% of the process (November 2025), and a generative-AI AML screening pilot cut investigations from several hours to 15 to 20 minutes. Citizens' generative-AI credit research was still a pilot in July 2026.[18][19][20]

Where does KeyBank trail its peers on AI?

01

No customer assistant yet

KeyBank's in-app conversational assistant is 'the next step' and part of 2027 funding conversations (June 2026). Truist Assist resolved 81% of inquiries in the third quarter of 2025, U.S. Bank's Smart Assistant is used 2.5 million times a month, and Citizens credits CiZi with a 44% drop in call volume.[3][21][22][23]

02

AI coding still a proof of concept on the record

Coding appears among about 40 generative-AI proofs of concept KeyBank listed in August 2025, with no developer count since. Fifth Third reports a 45% prompt-accepted rate for new code and more than 87% of unit testing automated (Q2 2026), U.S. Bank a 75% cut in code-review time, and PNC about 40% efficiency gains from developer tools.[19][24][22][25]

03

The fewest dated AI moves in the last year

KeyBank has 20 dated moves on its AI record in the last 12 months, ninth of nine (Huntington has 29). Its Q2 2026 call gave no AI programme update and its first two 2026 10-Qs contain no AI language, against 24 mentions in the 2025 10-K.[26][27][28][29]

04

No dedicated AI executive after the CIO's exit

Since CIO Amy Brady resigned in March 2026, CFO Clark Khayat has also been head of technology. Peers have created AI roles: U.S. Bancorp's Chief AI Officer Prashant Mehrotra (from July 2025), Truist's chief AI and data officer Pascal Belaud (November 2025) and Fifth Third's AI chief Jay Budzik.[6][7][8][9][30]

Where does KeyBank rank against its peers on AI disclosure?

Scores from the US AI disclosure index of 120 banks (0–100; 45% of the weight on independent coverage). The index measures what each bank has put on the public record and what outside outlets have reported about its AI, not capability or spending; every count is of entries on that bank's profile, each of which cites its sources.

BankScoreRankIndependent sourcesOwn disclosuresUse cases in productionMoves, last 12 monthsNamed AI platform
Citizens Financial Group85.3#11 of 120251810 of 2026CiZi and the cloud-native core[23][31]
Huntington Bancshares84.2#13 of 120191715 of 1729Agentic process transformation, run from finance[32][33][34]
Fifth Third Bancorp84#14 of 120271710 of 1325Jeanie and the Newline MCP server[5][35][36]
Regions Financial83.8#15 of 120221813 of 1525AI-driven banker platforms on a modernised stack[37][38]
Truist Financial82.6#16 of 120181813 of 1527Truist Insights and the 'digital teammates'[39][40]
U.S. Bancorp81.3#18 of 120172116 of 1826In-house tools from the AI Center of Excellence[41][42][43][44]
KeyCorp (KeyBank) (this page)80#21 of 120251710 of 1620Conversational AI in the contact centre and 'cognitive banking' in the app[1][3][45]
M&T Bank75.5#28 of 120181310 of 1425Microsoft Copilot on a data-lineage foundation[16][46]
PNC Financial Services68.2#38 of 12017158 of 1424PNC AI factory[47][48][49][50]

On which parts of the AI record is KeyBank ahead of or behind its peers?

Each row is one input of the index, counted on the profiles of KeyBank and the 8 peers that are scored on the same basis. "Place" is KeyBank's position in the group of 9 (1st = most).

Component (weight)KeyBankPeer medianMost in the groupPlace
Independent sources (45%)2518.5Fifth Third (27)2nd of 9
Use cases in production (10%)1011.5U.S. Bank (16)5th of 9
Own primary disclosures (10%)1717.5U.S. Bank (21)5th of 9
Dated moves, last 12 months (10%)2025.5Huntington (29)9th of 9
Disclosed numbers (5%)1416.5Citizens (20)6th of 9
Named AI leaders (5%)1113.5Huntington (14)7th of 9
Use cases described (5%)1615Citizens (20)4th of 9

What has each bank in KeyBank's peer group disclosed about its AI?

Facts from each bank's profile, cited to the profile's own sources. "Not disclosed" means the bank's public record, as cited on its profile, does not state it.

BankPlatform or assistant, as the profile names itAI leaders namedHeadline AI number disclosedPatents on the recordOpen AI roles
KeyCorp (KeyBank)Conversational AI in the contact centre and 'cognitive banking' in the app[1][3][45]11, incl. Chris Gorman (Chairman and CEO)[1][51]Cost per customer call, AI vs human: ≈ $0.25 vs ≈ $9 (Jan 20, 2026)[1]Not disclosed1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering
Huntington BancsharesAgentic process transformation, run from finance[32][33][34]14, incl. Zach Wasserman (Chief Financial Officer)[32][34][52]AI agents in production / in development: 50 / 60+, ≈ 15 new a month (Apr 24, 2026)[32]6 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 11,194,637 B2 (Extensible alerts platform)[53]9 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering
Fifth Third BancorpJeanie and the Newline MCP server[5][35][36]14, incl. Tim Spence (Chairman, CEO and President)[54][55]Mobile app releases: 500+ in 2025, from ≈ 2 a year in 2021 (Jun 9, 2026)[56]3 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 11,868,865 B1 (Systems and methods for cash structuring activity monitoring)[57]6 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering
Citizens Financial GroupCiZi and the cloud-native core[23][31]10, incl. Brendan Coughlin (President)[58][31]Developers with coding agents: ≈ 800 (half) (Nov 20, 2025)[59]4 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2025/0150457 A1 (AI-driven integration platform and user-adaptive interface for business relationship orchestration)[60]6 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering
M&T BankMicrosoft Copilot on a data-lineage foundation[16][46]13, incl. Michael Wisler (Senior EVP, Technology and Operations)[46][61]Employees on Copilot: 16,000 of 22,000 (Sep 18, 2025)[16]Not disclosed8 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in responsible AI & governance
Regions FinancialAI-driven banker platforms on a modernised stack[37][38]14, incl. John Turner (Chairman, President and CEO)[37][38]New business opportunities generated by AI-driven platforms: 35% (Jan 16, 2026)[37][62]1 patent listed on the profile, e.g. US 11,861,690 B2 (Method and system for transferring funds)[63]3 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI security
PNC Financial ServicesPNC AI factory[47][48][49][50]10, incl. Bill Demchak (Chairman and CEO)[47][64]AI share of the year-over-year increase in technology spending: ≈ 20% (Jan 16, 2026)[65]4 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2025/0094839 A1 (Applying rules via artificial intelligence for document processing)[66]12+ open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in ML & data science
Truist FinancialTruist Insights and the 'digital teammates'[39][40]14, incl. Steve Hagerman (Chief Information Officer)[40][67][68]AI use cases deployed in 2025: 50+ (Jun 1, 2026)[40]4 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 12,657,538 B2 (Audio signal processing and dynamic natural-language risk scoring of customer communications)[69]12+ open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering
U.S. BancorpIn-house tools from the AI Center of Excellence[41][42][43][44]13, incl. Prashant Mehrotra (EVP and Chief AI Officer)[70][8][71]Operations employees under the new COO: 16,000+ (Mar 26, 2026)[72]7 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2024/0144204 A1 (Check fraud detection comparing incoming check image and signature with a reference)[73]12+ open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI product & strategy

What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of KeyBank and its peers?

The two newest dated entries of each bank since Oct 16, 2025, from the timelines of the profiles (which also log filings, results and deals that bear on the AI record), newest first.

DateBankMove
Oct 12, 2026Fifth ThirdAI chief Jay Budzik describes the lending-model upgrade[30]
Oct 7, 2026U.S. BankVenkatachari: from proving AI to industrializing it[74]
Oct 6, 2026RegionsCore deposits planned for 2027[75]
Oct 1, 2026M&TRajwani on AI agents and deposit runs[76]
Oct 1, 2026Fifth ThirdCMO: generative AI kept away from customers on purpose[77]
Oct 1, 2026KeyBankGessner ranked No. 3 in American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT[78]
Sep 29, 2026U.S. BankCFO Insights Report: AI spending running over budget[79]
Sep 29, 2026CitizensCoughlin: engineers now 30-40% more productive with AI[80]
Sep 29, 2026CitizensQ4 2026 Business Pulse: small-business AI spending rising[81]
Sep 29, 2026HuntingtonNamed a Coverbase enterprise customer[82]
Sep 25, 2026PNCHead of ATM Banking hired with an AI mandate[83]
Sep 25, 2026M&TFinTech Futures profiles the RDC.AI deployment at M&T[84]
Sep 25, 2026HuntingtonVakharia on AI in bank marketing[85]
Sep 18, 2026TruistMid-table on AI-judged reputation[86]
Sep 16, 2026TruistInsights scale: 4 million daily sign-ins, 500 insights a year per customer[87]
Sep 16, 2026RegionsTemenos publishes Regions case study[88]
Sep 14, 2026PNCBarclays conference: agents at the centre of development, 5–10x[50]
Sep 14, 2026KeyBankBarclays conference: Copilot for everyone, operations moved to the businesses[10]

How does KeyBank's contact-centre AI compare with its peers' assistants?

Customer-service AI as each bank reports it; units and dates differ, so the table ranks disclosure, not quality.

BankCustomer-service AIResult disclosedDate
KeyCorp (KeyBank)Conversational AI in the contact centre on UJET; Personetics transaction enrichment in the app; assistant plannedAbout $0.25 per AI-handled call against about $9; agent call volumes down 15%August 2025 and January 2026[1][2][3]
Truist FinancialTruist Assist chatbot and 'Ask Truist Assist' search; AI call summaries12.5 million-plus requests since 2023; 81% of inquiries resolved (3Q25); 4.5 million-plus call summaries in Q2 20262025-2026[4][21][89]
Fifth Third BancorpJeanie, bilingual since the Comerica conversionIntent accuracy from about 20% to about 90%; containment from 3% to 42%August and September 2026[5][90]
U.S. BancorpSmart Assistant, by text and voice; generative assistant for contact-centre agentsUsed 2.5 million times a monthFebruary 2026[22][91]
Citizens Financial GroupCiZi; LLMs in the call centreMobile-related call volume down 44%; about 25% of calls without a human targeted by end-2026April and June 2026[23][12]
PNC Financial ServicesDigital assistant planned for later in 2026 on a new app built with about 115 AI agentsNot yet launchedJuly 2026[92]
M&T BankGenerative call summaries for staff; no customer assistant namedAbout 6 minutes saved per callSeptember 2026[46]

How does KeyBank's use of AI in coding compare with other regional banks'?

What each bank has published about AI-assisted software development; measures differ.

BankCoding toolsResult disclosedDate
KeyCorp (KeyBank)Coding among about 40 generative-AI proofs of concept; technology productivity one of four 2026 AI themesNot publishedAugust 2025 and April 2026[19][93]
Fifth Third BancorpAI code generation and test automation45% prompt-accepted rate for new code; more than 87% of unit testing automatedJuly 2026[24]
U.S. BancorpGenAI code-review assistant; Cognition and Claude Code among toolsCode-review time down 75%; 70%-75% of engineers using AI tools within three monthsFebruary and June 2026[22][8][94]
Regions FinancialGitHub CopilotAbout 80% of developers; about 30% lift in code developmentSeptember 2026[95]
Citizens Financial GroupGitHub Copilot's coding agentAbout 800 developers; engineers 30-40% more productive than a year earlierNovember 2025 and September 2026[59][80]
PNC Financial ServicesDeveloper-assistance tools; about 115 agents built the new mobile appCertain offerings delivered about 40% more efficientlyJuly and September 2026[25][92]
Truist FinancialAI for internal code development and testingListed in the 2025 10-K; no figureFebruary 2026[96]

Who leads AI at KeyBank compared with its peers?

The executive closest to AI at each bank, as reported.

BankAI leaderRoleSince
KeyCorp (KeyBank)Clark Khayat; Ankit Goel; Kim SnipesCFO and head of technology; chief data and analytics officer; head of commercial digital, AI and client experienceMarch 2026 (Khayat over technology)[6][7][18][97]
U.S. BancorpPrashant MehrotraChief AI OfficerJuly 2025[8][71]
Truist FinancialPascal BelaudChief AI & Data Officer, from MicrosoftNovember 2025[9]
Fifth Third BancorpJay BudzikSenior vice president managing the bank's AI scientistsOctober 2026[30]
Huntington BancsharesZach WassermanCFO acting as AI strategist; 50 agents in productionApril 2026[32]
M&T BankKalyana BedhuHead of AI engineeringAugust 2026[98]
Citizens Financial GroupKrish SwamyChief Data and Analytics OfficerJuly 2026[99]

Which banks are KeyBank's peers, and why these?

KeyCorp (KeyBank) is compared here with Huntington Bancshares, Fifth Third Bancorp, Citizens Financial Group, M&T Bank, Regions Financial, PNC Financial Services, Truist Financial and U.S. Bancorp: chosen by the editors for this page (see the note below the table). KeyCorp (KeyBank) is classed as a regional or retail-commercial bank in the Midwest.

KeyBank is compared with the US superregional and regional banks it meets in its branch states and in middle-market lending, in place of the computed group's direct bank (Ally) and foreign-owned US arm (HSBC USA), whose business models differ.

Is KeyBank better than Huntington at AI?

The record cannot settle capability, but Huntington has put more on it: it scores 84.2 on this site's index against KeyBank's 80. Huntington counts 50 AI agents in production and more than 60 in development (April 2026), run from finance by CFO Zach Wasserman. KeyBank's distinctive disclosure is contact-centre economics, about $0.25 per AI-handled call against about $9, and Copilot for every employee.[32][1][10]

Does KeyBank have an AI virtual assistant like Truist or Fifth Third?

Not yet. KeyBank went live with Personetics transaction enrichment in its app in April 2026 and was piloting personalised insights, and said in June 2026 that a conversational assistant is the next step, in 2027 funding conversations. Truist Assist has handled more than 12.5 million requests since 2023, and Fifth Third's Jeanie handles all intents in English and Spanish.[3][4][90]

How does KeyBank's technology spending compare with its peers'?

KeyBank plans about $1 billion of technology spending for 2026, up about $200 million from 2024. M&T spent more than $1.2 billion on technology in 2025, and Fifth Third reported $474 million of technology and communications expense in 2024. Huntington said its investment would grow about 20% in 2026, including AI use cases.[11][100][101][102]

Who runs AI at KeyBank after the CIO left?

CIO Amy Brady resigned for health reasons in March 2026 and CFO Clark Khayat took over technology and operations; an August 2026 release titles him CFO and Head of Technology. Ankit Goel is Chief Data and Analytics Officer and Kim Snipes heads commercial digital, AI and client experience. Peers such as U.S. Bancorp and Truist have appointed dedicated chief AI officers.[6][7][18][97][8][9]

How does KeyBank govern AI compared with other regional banks?

KeyBank's 2025 corporate responsibility report says the ERM Committee approves its AI Policy, AI systems are inventoried, risk-assessed and monitored across three lines of defence, and the framework is aligned to the NIST AI RMF. Truist's 2025 10-K also describes a NIST-based AI program, Citizens' board oversees a 'measured approach to AI', and Huntington's board Technology Committee oversees AI strategy.[15][96][103][104]

Why does KeyBank rank seventh in its peer group on this site's AI index?

It has strong outside coverage (25 independent sources, second in the group) but the fewest dated moves in the last 12 months (20) and fewer disclosed numbers and named AI leaders than most peers. Its Q2 2026 call carried no AI programme update and its 2026 10-Qs no AI language, while peers such as Truist and Fifth Third publish AI metrics in their quarterly decks.[26][27][105][24]

Which bank uses AI more in commercial banking, KeyBank or Citizens?

Both target commercial bankers. KeyBank says AI cut analyst research time in commercial loan approvals from 60% to 25% and uses machine learning in KeyTotal AR for invoice matching; its commercial bank targets double-digit improvements in banker productivity. Citizens is piloting generative-AI credit research and an AI-Powered Banker that assembles client health reports.[18][14][106][20][31]

  1. KeyBank Taps $100 Million Increase in Technology Spend (AI calls at $0.25 vs $9)
    PYMNTS · Jan 23, 2026
  2. KeyBank lowers costs by moving contact center to the cloud
    American Banker · Aug 15, 2025
  3. KeyBank bets on relationships over tech budgets
    Banking Dive · Jun 23, 2026
  4. Exhibit 99.3: First quarter 2026 earnings presentation (Form 8-K)
    Truist Financial (SEC filing) · Apr 17, 2026
  5. Fifth Third's Jeanie Named Best Chatbot by Tearsheet AI Innovation Awards
    Fifth Third · Aug 12, 2026
  6. KeyBank CIO resigns
    Banking Dive · Mar 3, 2026
  7. KeyCorp appoints Chris Doll as Chief Strategy Officer & Deputy CFO
    KeyCorp (PR Newswire via Yahoo Finance) · Aug 31, 2026
  8. Beyond token-maxing: How U.S. Bank AI chief navigates costs
    American Banker · Jul 30, 2026
  9. Truist names Pascal Belaud as chief AI & data officer
    Truist · Nov 19, 2025
  10. KeyCorp at Barclays conference: growth, margin gains in focus (conference transcript)
    Investing.com · Sep 14, 2026
  11. KeyCorp investor presentation, September 2026 (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
    KeyCorp (SEC filings) · Sep 25, 2026
  12. 1Q26 Earnings Presentation (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.2)
    Citizens Financial Group (SEC filings) · Apr 16, 2026
  13. NiCE Actimize X-Sight AI Enterprise Platform Increases Modernization of KeyBank's Financial Crime Operations
    NiCE Actimize (Business Wire) · Jun 12, 2025
  14. KeyBank Launches Predictive Accounts Receivable Matching with KeyTotal AR Powered by Versapay
    KeyCorp · Jul 7, 2025
  15. KeyCorp 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report (business edition): Our approach to artificial intelligence
    KeyCorp · Aug 10, 2026
  16. How M&T Bank ensures data quality as it implements gen AI
    American Banker · Sep 18, 2025
  17. Regions Financial investor meeting materials (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)
    Regions Financial (SEC filing) · Aug 7, 2026
  18. Why context, not just data volume, is key to successful AI
    Google Cloud · Nov 16, 2025
  19. KeyBank identifies 40 AI proofs of concept
    Bank Automation News · Aug 14, 2025
  20. 2Q26 Earnings Presentation (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.2)
    Citizens Financial Group (SEC filings) · Jul 16, 2026
  21. Exhibit 99.3: Third quarter 2025 earnings presentation (Form 8-K)
    Truist Financial (SEC filing) · Oct 17, 2025
  22. U.S. Bancorp Annual Report 2025
    U.S. Bank · Feb 23, 2026
  23. Citizens Financial's Michael Ruttledge is #43 on the Most Innovative People in Finance ranking
    American Banker · Jun 1, 2026
  24. Fifth Third (FITB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
    Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance) · Jul 17, 2026
  25. PNC Financial Reaffirms Outlook as Loans, Fees and AI Investments Gain Momentum
    MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance) · Sep 18, 2026
  26. Earnings call transcript: KeyCorp tops Q2 2026 profit view, shares slip premarket
    Investing.com · Jul 21, 2026
  27. KeyCorp Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026
    KeyCorp (SEC filings) · Aug 4, 2026
  28. KeyCorp Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026
    KeyCorp (SEC filings) · May 5, 2026
  29. KeyCorp Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
    KeyCorp (SEC filings) · Feb 23, 2026
  30. Alum Spotlight: Jay Budzik (PhD '03)
    Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering · Oct 12, 2026
  31. Citizens details how AI is speeding everything up
    American Banker · Mar 27, 2026
  32. At Huntington Bancshares, the CFO is also the AI strategist
    Fortune · Apr 24, 2026
  33. Huntington Bank's plan to obtain a return on gen AI
    American Banker · Sep 11, 2025
  34. Banking on AI: Huntington's CFO on Innovation and Risk Oversight
    The Wall Street Journal (Deloitte CFO Journal) · Sep 15, 2025
  35. Fifth Third Launches AI-Powered Interface in Mobile App
    Fifth Third via FT Markets · Jun 17, 2026
  36. Fifth Third's Newline Extends MCP Server Capabilities with Skills
    Fifth Third (Business Wire via Yahoo Finance) · Apr 13, 2026
  37. Regions Bank Says AI Lifts Productivity 20% as Loan Growth Cools
    PYMNTS · Jan 16, 2026
  38. Regions plans to unveil upgraded deposit platform in 2027
    American Banker · Jul 18, 2025
  39. Truist delivers 2 billion AI-powered proactive insights
    Truist via FT Markets · Sep 3, 2026
  40. Steve Hagerman's agentic vision for Truist's future
    American Banker · Jun 1, 2026
  41. U.S. Bank launches Design Assistant, an AI solution to empower designers at scale
    U.S. Bank · Mar 30, 2026
  42. U.S. Bank gives embedded banking clients a gen AI assistant
    American Banker · Jan 15, 2026
  43. AI-powered Statement Analyzer simplifies payment services for small businesses
    U.S. Bank · May 26, 2026
  44. U.S. Bank launches AI-driven cash forecasting tool
    U.S. Bank · Nov 18, 2025
  45. How KeyBank is creating 'cognitive banking' with AI
    American Banker · Aug 1, 2025
  46. How this Buffalo-based bank is using tech as a competitive edge
    Fast Company · Sep 2, 2026
  47. Why PNC is building its own 'AI factory'
    American Banker · Jun 11, 2026
  48. PNC's solution to rising AI costs: build its own AI
    American Banker · Jun 12, 2026
  49. PNC's New Mobile App Delivers an Intuitive, Personalized Experience to Help Clients Seamlessly Manage Their Day-to-Day Financial Lives
    PNC via FT Markets · Jul 7, 2026
  50. PNC at Barclays conference: growth, AI and branch push (transcript)
    Investing.com · Sep 14, 2026
  51. KeyBank has 'no interest' in buying a bank, CEO says
    Banking Dive · Dec 9, 2025
  52. 'It's a tremendous priority': Huntington CFO Wasserman on AI
    American Banker · Mar 4, 2025
  53. US11194637B2: Extensible alerts platform
    Google Patents (USPTO) · Dec 7, 2021
  54. Fifth Third Sees 'Pretty Remarkable' AI Ability to Lower Costs
    Bloomberg · Mar 11, 2026
  55. Fifth Third Bancorp CEO Tim Spence on new partnership with Brex
    CNBC · Dec 9, 2025
  56. American Banker Names Jude Schramm to Most Innovative People in Finance List
    Fifth Third · Jun 9, 2026
  57. US 11,868,865 B1: Systems and methods for cash structuring activity monitoring (assignee Fifth Third Bank NA; filed 2023-06-08)
    Google Patents (USPTO) · Jan 9, 2024
  58. Citizens' latest move further positions Coughlin as next CEO
    American Banker · Jul 9, 2026
  59. How Citi, Citizens, TD deploy AI agents without upsetting humans
    American Banker · Nov 20, 2025
  60. US20250150457A1: AI-driven integration platform and user-adaptive interface for business relationship orchestration
    Google Patents (USPTO) · May 8, 2025
  61. How M&T Bank Built A Technology Powerhouse In Buffalo
    Forbes · Aug 28, 2026
  62. Regions Financial fourth quarter 2025 earnings presentation (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.3)
    Regions Financial (SEC filing) · Jan 16, 2026
  63. US11861690B2 - Method and system for transferring funds
    Google Patents (USPTO) · Jan 2, 2024
  64. What It Takes to Build One of The World's Biggest Banks
    Bloomberg · Jan 26, 2026
  65. The PNC Financial Services Group Q4 Earnings Call Highlights
    MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance) · Jan 16, 2026
  66. US 2025/0094839 A1: Systems and methods for applying rules via artificial intelligence for document processing (PNC; filed 2024-12-04)
    Google Patents (USPTO) · Dec 4, 2024
  67. Steve Hagerman, Chief Technology & Operations Officer (Operating Council profile)
    Truist · Oct 13, 2026
  68. Truist names JPMorgan, Wells vet as next CIO
    Banking Dive · Aug 8, 2024
  69. US 12,657,538 B2: Audio signal processing and dynamic natural language understanding (assignee Truist Bank; granted 2026-06-16)
    Google Patents (USPTO) · Jun 16, 2026
  70. Benchmarking AI adoption: What U.S. Bank's playbook tells us
    American Banker · Sep 2, 2026
  71. U.S. Bank Chief AI Officer on Transformation: 'If Not Now, When?'
    The Wall Street Journal (Deloitte CMO Journal) · May 14, 2026
  72. U.S. Bancorp Announces Leadership Changes in Its Operations Function
    Business Wire via FT Markets · Mar 26, 2026
  73. US20240144204A1 - Systems and methods for check fraud detection
    Google Patents (USPTO) · May 2, 2024
  74. How U.S. Bank Is Industrializing AI
    Forbes (Yahoo Finance) · Oct 7, 2026
  75. 'Progressive modernization' for cores
    ABA Banking Journal · Oct 6, 2026
  76. AI agent bank runs possible but unlikely, experts say
    American Banker · Oct 1, 2026
  77. Fifth Third Succeeds Through Empowered Employees (undated page, retrieved 2026-10-01)
    The Financial Brand · Oct 1, 2026
  78. The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT, #3, Emily Gessner, KeyBank
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