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Regions Financial expects cybersecurity costs to increase its adjusted noninterest expenses by 1.5% to 3.5% for 2026, CFO Anil Chadha said on an earnings call, according to PYMNTS.

Chadha described cybersecurity spending as increasingly important amid AI-related threats, and said the expense would continue. The reported range covers cybersecurity costs, not a quantified estimate of spending caused by AI alone. For banks, AI is showing up not only as a technology investment but as a security cost to manage. The distinction between the two matters when a percentage starts doing the rounds.

Discuss: How should banks explain cybersecurity spending linked to AI threats without implying that AI accounts for the whole bill?

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