2025 CSL Case Competiton

​Six graduate students teams selected from colleges and universities from all over the country will compete for $20,000 in prize money solving a problem around the theme of Trusted AI in Banking!

​Register here to join the audience for the Final Round presentations!

​Theme:

​Imagine a future where every financial insight is AI-generated, but every recommendation is fully explainable, bias-tested, and customer-controlled. What does a transparent, bias-controlled AI assistant inside a banking platform actually look like? Where is the line between helpful advice and persuasive advertising?

​Today’s banking customers are comfortable with digital tools but are increasingly skeptical of opaque algorithms.  Trust is shaping up to be the new key currency in financial technology.

The 2025 Corporate Startup Lab Case Competition, sponsored by PNC Bank, invites all graduate students in U.S. based Universities to design the next generation of Trusted AI in Banking, with a focus on explainable AI, ethical governance, and regulatory readiness.