{
  "id": 15018773,
  "title": "Regions Bank Says AI Cybersecurity Drives Up Costs 1.5% to 3.5%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/regions-bank-says-ai-cybersecurity-drives-up-costs-1-5-to-3-5",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:48:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2026/regions-bank-says-ai-cybersecurity-drives-up-costs-1-5percent-to-3-5percent/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Regions Financial Corp., parent company of Regions Bank, expects the cost of cybersecurity to increase its adjusted noninterest expense by between 1.5% and 3.5% for full-year 2026, Chief Financial Officer Anil Chadha said Friday (Oct. 16) during an earnings call. The company’s investments in technology and infrastructure drove a 6% increase in its equipment and software expense, according to […]…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}