Regional banks are not behind on AI in software delivery. They are ahead. The real question is whether test automation moved with them. Most bank technology leaders have this backwards. The assumption, understandably, is that regional banks and credit unions are playing catch-up on AI, that megabanks with larger technology budgets are further along. The […]

Development moved faster this year. Most quality engineering functions did not move with it. Here is how to tell if yours is one of them. Ask most CIOs, CTOs, and Heads of Engineering at regional and challenger banks whether their development teams got faster this year, and the answer comes quickly: yes, obviously. Ask the […]

Banks increasingly consume AI through vendor APIs, SaaS platforms, cloud services, and embedded features. Proprietary architecture can limit visibility, but it does not transfer accountability. SR 26-2 states that model risk principles remain applicable to vendor products and calls for institution-specific understanding, validation, monitoring, and outcome analysis. A vendor model card is an input to […]