Wells Fargo Increasing Its AI Investment Focus

Wells Fargo has been active in biometrics; in 2014 it launched a startup accelerator led by EyeVerify which it now uses for eyeprint verification with its commercial banking customers; it is also working with Kasisto in its startup accelerator and plans to launch some virtual assistant offerings for employees and customers; it has also now announced a refocused effort in its Innovation Group that will be dedicated to AI, payments and application platform interfaces; Wells Fargo’s management is committed to biometrics and the firm wants to be a leader in the technology with a specific focus currently on voice recognition.  Source