Royal Bank of Canada Establishes New AI Team to Boost Capital Markets Growth

RBC sets up new AI team for capital markets unit

TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada's (RY.TO), opens new tab capital markets wing has established a new artificial intelligence and digital innovation team as it bets on AI to boost future growth, the Canadian lender told Reuters on Wednesday. The team, with hubs in New York, Toronto and London, will report to newly appointed Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Lindsay Patrick. RBC also appointed Bobby Grubert as head of AI and Digital Innovation, reporting to Patrick. Grubert worked on Aiden, RBC's first generative AI solution, and RBC Elements, its data-powered research capability. The new team will be formed by appointing talent from across RBC's global market business, the lender said. RBC in March said it expects to earn up to about C$1 billion ($722.02 million) from its AI investments, emphasizing the pivotal role the technology will play in the largest Canadian bank's next growth phase. CEO Dave McKay told investors in March that the bank's technology has received positive responses from the likes of chipmaker Nvidia's (NVDA.O), opens new tab CEO, Jensen Huang, and that the lender is betting on AI to speed up training, streamline processes and more. RBC's capital markets head, Derek Neldner, noted that the unit has been scaling and leveraging Aiden, RBC's GenAI solution developed in partnership with research institute Borealis, for electronic trading, automation of front-to-back operations and data-driven research and insights. AI is becoming a key tool for banks globally, which are using it to streamline customer communications, process documents, spot fraudulent activity and automate other mundane tasks. Rival Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO), opens new tab also named a chief AI and data officer, while other banks have said they are making investments to boost their capabilities. ($1 = 1.3850 Canadian dollars) Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Toronto Editing by Matthew Lewis Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Suggested Topics:Americas Nivedita Balu Thomson Reuters Nivedita Balu is a correspondent for Reuters based in Toronto, where she reports on Canadian banks and financial services. She previously covered U.S. tech, media and telecom companies, and consumer and retail companies in Bengaluru.

Canadian lender RBC sets up new AI team for capital markets unit

TORONTO (Reuters) -Royal Bank of Canada's capital markets wing has established a new artificial intelligence and digital innovation team as it bets on AI to boost future growth, the Canadian lender told Reuters on Wednesday. The team, with hubs in New York, Toronto and London, will report to newly appointed Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Lindsay Patrick. RBC also appointed Bobby Grubert as head of AI and Digital Innovation, reporting to Patrick. Grubert worked on Aiden, RBC's first generative AI solution, and RBC Elements, its data-powered research capability. The new team will include experts from global markets and other teams at the bank, RBC said. RBC in March said it expects to earn up to about C$1 billion ($722.02 million) from its AI investments, emphasizing the pivotal role the technology will play in the largest Canadian bank's next growth phase. CEO Dave McKay told investors in March that the bank's technology has received positive responses from the likes of chipmaker Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, and that the lender is betting on AI to speed up training, streamline processes and more. RBC's capital markets head, Derek Neldner, noted that the unit has been scaling and leveraging Aiden, RBC's GenAI solution developed in partnership with research institute Borealis, for electronic trading, automation of front-to-back operations and data-driven research and insights. AI is becoming a key tool for banks globally, which are using it to streamline customer communications, process documents, spot fraudulent activity and automate other mundane tasks. Rival Bank of Montreal also named a chief AI and data officer, while other banks have said they are making investments to boost their capabilities. ($1 = 1.3850 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in TorontoEditing by Matthew Lewis and David Gregorio)