PentEdge

04/20/2026

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Honored to be recognized among women shaping the future of financial services. We’re at a moment where AI is rapidly entering banking—but recognition isn’t the goal. Responsibility is. Proud to be building toward a future where innovation and accountability go hand in hand.

04/06/2026

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Excited to introduce AIMS™ — the AI Monitoring & Governance System built specifically for community banks and credit unions.
AI is already embedded in the tools your institution uses every day. AIMS™ helps you see it, govern it, and stay ahead of what regulators are expecting.
This is AI with Guardrails™. And it was built for institutions like yours.
Learn more at pentedge.com

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03/24/2026

What an honor to be included in this incredible lineup of women founders! Community banks and credit unions are navigating a genuinely complex moment in AI adoption — new federal guidance from the OCC, FDIC, and Fed, examiners asking hard questions, and no purpose-built tools to help them answer. That's exactly why I built AIMS™. Looking forward to being on the FinovateSpring stage on May 5th and connecting with so many of you in San Diego. 🙌

This year FinovateSpring 2026 will feature a dozen female fintech founders and co-founders in its demo company line-up.

03/18/2026

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We built what community financial institutions have been missing. Meet AIMS™. To learn more or get a short demo, contact us at https://thepentedge.com/

03/15/2026

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Many thanks John San Filippo for so clearly articulating what AIMS™, our AI Monitoring and Governance tool, does and sharing our passion for seeing thrive as they benefit from this new technology.

02/26/2026

Most AI tools in lending miss the mark because they ignore what actually works. This article breaks down three practical use cases that are helping community banks get real results without needing a huge tech team.

The best AI doesn’t replace judgment. It pre-fills memos, flags portfolio risk early, and explains decisions clearly so teams move faster with less guesswork and more consistency.

It’s all about smarter workflows and clearer oversight, not shiny tech. If you’re in banking, this is what using AI right actually looks like.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepentedge.com/3-lending-ai-use-cases-that-actually-work-in-banking/

02/19/2026

Finance leaders are turning to AI to unlock strategic value in planning, forecasting, risk, and performance. CFOs can boost forecasting accuracy and automate routine reporting to spend more time on strategy.

AI enhances scenario planning, tightens controls, improves cash flow insights, and uncovers revenue levers while reducing costs.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepentedge.com/8-ai-benefits-cfos-cant-ignore/

02/11/2026

Banks are using AI to solve urgent challenges and drive growth in real time. You can boost efficiency while improving risk management and customer engagement.

Top solutions include intelligent automation for operations, real time fraud detection, credit decisioning tools, AI powered customer service, data driven marketing, regulatory compliance support, and predictive analytics to guide strategy.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepentedge.com/7-ai-solutions-banks-need-now/

02/05/2026

Treasury has become a frontline player in managing real-time risk, and AI is changing how that game is played. But it’s not about robots taking over. It’s about humans making better calls with sharper tools. Board members need to lead with clarity, not just curiosity.

AI helps treasury flag anomalies, forecast cash, and spot risks faster. But it doesn’t remove judgment. It makes it easier to act early and wisely. Strong governance, not blind trust in data, is what makes the difference.

Boards must ask where AI is used, how it performs, and who owns its output. Visibility beats hype.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepentedge.com/what-board-members-must-know-ai-in-treasury-risk/

02/04/2026

Banks are no longer talking about AI as a futuristic buzzword. They are using it now to make real improvements in how they operate and serve customers. The biggest value isn’t replacing people but giving teams superpowers to work faster, smarter, and more securely.

AI helps banks speed up lending decisions, catch fraud sooner, automate compliance work, personalize digital experiences, predict customer needs before they ask, and reduce manual tasks so staff can focus on higher‑value work. Small and midsize banks are already seeing measurable results and don’t need huge budgets to start.

Read the full article here: https://www.thepentedge.com/6-ai-benefits-banks-are-banking-on/

02/03/2026

I keep hearing, “What tools help my staff work more efficiently without adding more systems to manage?” It’s a fair question given how fast AI and technology keep moving.

In a community bank, speed used to come from familiarity. The same people, same vendors, and the same reports pulled the same way. When something broke, you knew exactly who to walk down the hall to. Perhaps it wasn’t efficient, but it was understood and worked without needing constant attention.

Now customers expect more. Boards want efficiency. And systems and processes can’t keep up. It’s not that what’s working suddenly doesn’t work. Everything just takes longer. More handoffs. More explaining. Less ownership. Teams feeling pressure to change while wanting things to stay the same.

At the same time, the information needed to make decisions has spread out. Lending has one view. Risk has another. Marketing works from a different slice. None of it is wrong. It’s just disconnected. Time gets spent reconciling instead of deciding. Meetings stretch because everyone is translating before they can even disagree.

So you look for relief. Automation. Analytics. Something with AI in the name. But each option shows up as another system with new complications, adoption resistance, upkeep, and promises that assume spare capacity.

You get careful. You ask how it integrates. Who owns it. What breaks when the person who set it up leaves. The answers sound familiar. The work still lands on the same people, which is why change meets resistance.

What starts to feel possible isn’t another layer. It’s removing friction that shouldn’t be there. Letting information connect without rebuilding spreadsheets every month. Letting routine steps move on their own so experienced staff stay with decisions that need judgment. Letting hiring move without managers babysitting the process.

You don’t need a platform overhaul. Just fewer moments where capable people are stuck doing work that doesn’t use their experience.

If this is the mess you’re sitting in, let’s talk about where the work is piling up and what could be lifted without shifting the burden elsewhere.