WEEKLY EDITION BY NIKITA ALEXANDER

Welcome to your latest Bobsguide's Weekend Digest, your essential update on the biggest fintech & security challenges shaping the financial sector.

As cyber threats evolve and innovation reshapes financial services, we’ve gathered key insights to keep you informed, prepared, and ahead of emerging risks.

In this issue, you'll find:

- ING moves past the AI buzz to deliver measurable value.

- Real-time payments expose gaps in traditional compliance models.

- Deepfakes and synthetic IDs put financial institutions on high alert.

We're here to keep you ahead of the curve every weekend.

EXCLUSIVE

ING turns AI strategy into tangible results

Following a year of intense experimentation, ING's Chief Analytics Officer reveals how the bank is pivoting from broad AI hype to a new strategy focused on delivering real, measurable customer value.

EXCLUSIVE

Compliance under pressure in the age of real-time payments

Rocio Suarez of LexisNexis Risk Solutions explains why the speed of instant payments requires a fundamental shift from siloed processes to integrated, continuous compliance models to effectively manage financial crime.

INSIGHTS

The weaponization of AI in financial crime

Generative AI is now an accessible and powerful weapon for fraudsters, enabling hyper-realistic deepfake scams, automated phishing campaigns, and synthetic identity creation at scale. This threat briefing breaks down the key attack vectors and the urgent mitigation strategies financial institutions must deploy to stay ahead.