The lessons Chime and Visa's layoffs have for banks

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    "title": "The lessons Chime and Visa's layoffs have for banks - American Banker",
    "excerpt": "Mentioning \"artificial intelligence\" in a job cut announcement is becoming more common, but in reality the technology is still not overtly replacing people with machines. What AI is changing is how customers access bank features, and the internal talent needed to accommodate that. For example, Friday's Chime downsizing acknowledged AI's role but did not say the technology was performing specific jobs. The digital lender laid off about 150 workers, or 10% of its staff, the downsizing coming at a time when AI investment is sparking fears about job security. \"AI is changing what's possible but requires new skills,\" Chime CEO and co-founder Chris Britt said in a memo to employees that the company emailed to American Banker. \"And as a public company, we must accelerate growth while continuing to demonstrate operating discipline to build an even stronger, more profitable business.\" Chime has maintained a busy product development schedule as it cuts jobs. The digital bank recently added investing to its app. Chime hit GAAP profitability earlier this year, and has expanded products to reach its target audience of consumers that Chime says traditional banks do not serve. \"We're at an important moment in Chime's journey. In the past year alone, we've launched Chime Card, Chime Prime, Chime Invest and Jade. To continue to lead in the next era, we need to have the right structure...",
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