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The potential effect of agentic AI on banking has become a topic across media and in this quarter's bank earnings. The piece was originally published by American Banker.
Read the original →Orangewood Partners has formed the THRM platform and made an initial investment in RSG. Blue Point Capital Partners-backed Weaver Brands has acquired Shapley's and plans to expand through M&A and organic growth. Chris Kindt of Hg said the firm sent its software portfolio companies on a mission in 2026 to AI-proof their pricing.
Read the original →Some banks and other payment players say agentic commerce has moved ahead without "rules of the road" for liability issues.
Read the original →The article looks at how agentic AI is moving from experimentation into core payments operations. It describes the aim of improving speed and resilience in banking.
Read the original →A social media-driven epidemic of dishonesty means card companies are facing far more first party fraud.
Read the original →The Financial Conduct Authority has released good and poor practice observations on the use of artificial intelligence across financial services. According to ACA Group, the regulator is not introducing a dedicated AI rulebook or mandating a single operating model. The publication still sends a clear supervisory message.
Read the original →A Bank of England and FCA survey shows UK financial firms rarely give AI agents broad autonomy. More of the systems they rate most material come from vendors they know far less well.
Read the original →Shimotsuke Shimbun, Ashikaga Bank and its subsidiary Wing IT Solutions (WIS, Utsunomiya), a web system developer, signed a partnership agreement on generative AI support on the 28th. The three companies will work together to support the introduction of generative AI at companies and municipalities in Tochigi Prefecture. The aim is to promote regional digital transformation, productivity gains and sustainable development.
Read the original →The most common view about captive insurance is that AI data centers are too large for traditional insurance markets to underwrite. Marsh, the world's largest insurance broker and captive manager, expects a surge in companies setting up their own insurers to take on data center risk. Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings said one Meta facility exceeds the limit that can be adequately insured.
Read the original →The banker is showing no signs of slowing down.
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