Technology

The U.K. conducted simulated cybersecurity attacks on its banks' live systems and found they lack basic patching and identity controls.

Goldman Sachs makes leadership changes across its global credit business; JPMorganChase names Simon Dale global head of the credit portfolio group lending; Citi hires Anand Govind as a managing director on its technology investment banking team; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Once seen as a sleepy corner of the financial services industry, asset servicing has become increasingly important for banks as artificial intelligence, blockchains and a generational transfer of wealth alter the landscape.

Shares of the California lender surged 25% on news of the leadership change and preliminary fourth-quarter earnings.

The McLean, Virginia-based bank plans to close the deal in mid-2026, about a year after it sealed its landmark purchase of Discover Financial Services.

The acquisition will improve how clients can use agentic artificial intelligence to attract and reel in consumers.

Tech giants such as Google and OpenAI are pushing to bring commerce and checkout into their platforms. But for many merchants, solving the question of how payments fit in is less of a priority.

The bank's AI-based virtual assistant, which began development 10 years ago, is now used by 42 million customers and more than 200,000 employees. It does everything from sending wire transfers to unlocking corporate phones.

The Providence, Rhode Island-based bank has steadily revamped certain parts of its strategy. Now, it will update its systems for serving customers.

The bank technology seller's deal with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company is an opportunity to cash in on a government initiative to reduce cash — and comes on the heels of an earnings miss. Plus, Klarna plans to offer more credit options through a partnership with Walmart-backed OnePay, Revolut embraces agentic AI protocols and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.