AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI in Utilities: South Carolina’s Santee Cooper is partnering with Google Cloud to deploy Gemini Enterprise and WeatherNext 2 for more accurate load forecasting and faster financial scenario planning. AI Risk & Finance: A Wharton professor warns the Fed is under-focused on financial stability as AI investment grows, with private credit and opaque funding structures raising systemic concerns. Crypto Security: Notional Finance says it suffered an ~$1.7M exploit tied to a legacy escrow calculation error, with funds moved via USDC/DAI and converted to ETH before transfers to Tornado Cash. Privacy & Onchain Tradeoffs: Optimism published a deep dive on privacy dilemmas in public chains, mapping architecture tradeoffs as confidential transactions move toward mainstream operational needs. Embedded Finance Push: Walmart-linked OnePay rolled out “My Garage,” bundling auto finance and payments plus vehicle and payoff insights in one place. Sanctions: The US Treasury sanctioned a Turkish bank accused of supporting Iran-linked financial flows, targeting subsidiaries tied to oil proceeds handling. Regulatory Compliance: The US proposes substantive updates to how banks and fintechs handle non-public information, signaling tighter expectations. Market Pulse: Stronger US jobs data lifted rate-hike expectations, while Europe closed mixed.
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