Visa says AI is helping to enable workforce cuts

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    "url": "https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/visa-layoffs-will-cut-7-of-its-workforce",
    "title": "Visa says AI is helping to enable workforce cuts - American Banker",
    "excerpt": "Shortly after American Express said AI-related job reductions would come largely through attrition, Visa made a more direct tie between artificial intelligence and downsizing its workforce. Visa will lay off 7% of its workforce, cutting about 2,600 jobs, a move that comes as banks and financial institutions pay close attention to the relationship between new forms of AI and employment . \"AI is also helping to accelerate this evolution and shape the way work gets done at Visa,\" CEO Ryan McInerney said during Tuesday's earnings call. McInerney said improved efficiency was the reason for the cuts, adding that the proliferation and adoption of AI is a key factor - but not the only cause. A large portion of the impacted roles are in product and development teams. The layoffs will add $563 million in severance costs to Visa's expenses. As part of the restructuring, Visa will expand its investments in consumer and commercial payments; including blockchain, stablecoin technology, digital wallet technology, payment orchestration and related applications. Visa has reformed its product development teams, which will now include two to four people as opposed to 10 people. The use of new forms of AI and the product team changes are enabling a 65% boost in feature development, the card network said.\"We are going beyond AI assistants,\" McInerney said, adding the company will increase the...",
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