Two banks. Two decisions. One useful lesson for lending executives: modernizing the machinery does not mean handing everyone the controls.
A final rule is not a product launch. It is the point where a strategy presentation needs owners, controls, and an implementation plan.
A borrower’s AI assistant can sound confident. Your institution still needs to know whether it has permission.
A more predictable capital calculation is useful. Mistaking it for permission to stop asking hard risk questions is not.
Six banks exploring a common approach to digital money deserve attention. It does not justify pretending the future has already shipped.