How Itaú is building generative AI for its entire customer base
THE SO WHAT
Itaú rolling out ia.i and the IARA governance platform across a heavily regulated customer base shows that “AI-first bank” is becoming an operating model, not a pilot. If you’re in financial services or similar regimes, the bar is now end-to-end: conversational interfaces plus an auditable governance layer that compliance can live with.
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