Latest Trends in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Banking Sector

Author information:

Gergely Lülök https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5080-7314: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, PhD Student. E-mail: lulok.gergely@edu.bme.hu

Zoltán Sebestyén https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-8797: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Associate Professor. E-mail: sebestyen.zoltan@gtk.bme.hu

Cite as (APA):

Lülök, G., & Sebestyén, Z. (2025). Latest Trends in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Banking Sector. Financial and Economic Review, 24(2), 47–72. https://doi.org/10.33893/FER.24.2.47

Column:

Study

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes:

C10, G21, O33

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, banking sector, financial services, trend analysis

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