Vol. 47
What your vendor won’t tell you.
What your team needs to hear.
One issue a week.

Spotlight: Core Vendor AI Strategies Reshape Banking
Strategy: AI Hiring Exposes Banking Capability Gaps
Weekly Brief: Banking Governance Comes Before AI Capability
Careers: Explore CSP’s Latest Career Opportunities
Next Week: Scaling AI Requires Strong Banking Governance

Your core vendor has an AI strategy

Major core banking providers are partnering with AI leaders, bringing new capabilities and new dependencies, to thousands of financial institutions. But how much control do banks have over the technology behind these innovations? Rick Mavrovich explores why data transparency, accountability, and operational control must become central to vendor discussions as AI adoption accelerates.

Banks Are Hiring for AI

Banks are accelerating AI hiring, with nearly 140,000 AI-related job listings in 2026. But hiring more specialists won’t solve the bigger challenge: building the operational capability to manage AI effectively. Rick Mavrovich explores why clear ownership, stronger management, and collaboration between banking and technology teams matter more than headcount in turning AI investments into reliable results.
Governance First, Capability Second
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