Mizuho to train sales, office staff as AI engineers in 3 months

TOKYO - Mizuho Financial Group Inc., one of Japan's three megabanks, said Thursday it will fully launch a three-month program next month to train sales and administrative staff as artificial intelligence engineers.

The program, dubbed Mizuho AI Bootcamp, aims to accelerate the development of business systems tailored to on-the-ground challenges by drawing on the financial industry knowledge and experience of reskilled employees.