{
  "id": 12140034,
  "title": "Techcombank CEO AI no longer a tool but a new operating foundation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/techcombank-ceo-ai-no-longer-a-tool-but-a-new-operating-foundation",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:11:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/techcombank-ceo-ai-no-longer-a-tool-but-a-new-operating-foundation-162207.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Techcombank, a pioneering bank in Vietnam, is embracing data and AI as the foundation of its operations, decision-making, and customer service. According to the bank's CEO, Lottner, AI is no longer just a supporting tool but a driving force behind innovation and a sustainable competitive advantage for financial institutions. Lottner emphasized that AI should be at the core of how the bank works, while keeping people at the center of every decision. The bank aims to place AI at the center of all operations, ensuring that human capabilities are amplified rather than replaced.\n\nTo achieve its AI-First strategy, Techcombank has invested systematically over the years in three key areas: digitalization, data, and talent. The bank currently processes around 8 billion data points daily, builds customer profiles with thousands of attributes, and operates dozens of AI models that support business operations and risk management. Techcombank applies AI in various key areas, including enhancing the operational efficiency of the Relationship Manager team, personalizing products and services, supporting data-driven decision-making, managing risk, and expanding financial access for potential customer segments.\n\nThe bank is also constructing a unified technology platform across its entire ecosystem, enabling AI to be deployed on a larger and more seamless scale. At AWS Cloud and AI Day Hanoi 2026, Techcombank's CEO discussed the topic \"Building the AI-First Bank, Shaping the Future of Financial Services,\" highlighting how financial institutions can responsibly exploit AI to transform operating models, improve competitiveness, and shape the future of the financial services industry.\n\nLottner's presentation at the AWS Cloud and AI Day Hanoi 2026 provided insights into how financial institutions can leverage AI responsibly to transform operating models, enhance competitiveness, and shape the future of the financial services industry. Techcombank's presence at the event showcased the bank's pioneering role in Vietnam's digital transformation and AI application journey, with the goal of building a next-generation bank where technology drives growth and people remain at the center of all innovation.\n\nAdditionally, Techcombank is co-organizing the Vietnam Financial Forum 2026, a national-level financial forum that opened at the Ariyana International Convention Centre in Danang on July 9. The bank is also advancing its support for foreign investors in Vietnam with tailored banking solutions. As import-export activities through border gates expand and modernize, Techcombank is experiencing a growing need for foreign currency payments and cash flow management among businesses.",
  "summary": "Attending AWS Cloud and AI Day Hanoi 2026 on September 29 Jens Lottner CEO of Techcombank shared his vision for building an AI First Bank model emphasising the role of AI in shaping the future of the financial services industry",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}