Q&A with FINRA’s Greg Ruppert on the organization’s use of Artificial Intelligence
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Aaron Nicodemus2025-12-19T20:33:00
Greg Ruppert, Chief Regulatory Operations Officer at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), recently shared insights with Compliance Week regarding the self-regulatory organization’s use of Artificial Intelligence in monitoring trends in the market, spotting threats, and keeping its members informed.
Ruppert leads FINRA’s efforts to strengthen regulatory coordination, expand intelligence sharing, and enhance its regulatory processes and technology – protecting investors and upholding market integrity. What follows is an edited conversation between Ruppert and Aaron Nicodemus, Compliance Week’s Editor-in-Chief.
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