Coinbase Unveils ‘Agentic Wallets’ to Power Autonomous AI Agents
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Crypto exchange Coinbase has introduced “Agentic Wallets,” a new wallet infrastructure designed to give AI agents the ability to spend, earn and trade autonomously. The company argues that while AI agents have become increasingly capable — answering questions, summarising documents and assisting with tasks — they “hit a wall when they need to actually do something that requires money.”
Half of Finance Teams Globally Stuck in the “Middle” on AI Maturity
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
New research from Payhawk reveals that AI adoption in finance is no longer “early” but it is deeply uneven. Based on a global survey of 1,520 finance and business leaders, Payhawk’s CFO AI Readiness Report shows that half of organisations now sit in the “middle”, actively experimenting with AI in finance yet unable to scale it safely or consistently into core workflows.
Finance Chiefs Struggling to Deliver in Face of Growing Pressure to Embrace AI
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Calls from boards of directors and executive leadership to “do something with AI” are growing louder, and finance is struggling to answer them.
AI Tipping Point Reached as Just 2% of Financial Institutions Report No AI Use, Finds Finastra Research
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Financial services has reached a decisive AI tipping point, according to new research from Finastra, a global leader in financial services software. Only 2% of financial institutions now report no use of artificial intelligence, signaling a clear shift from experimentation to execution across the industry.
74% of Asia Pacific Consumers Already Use AI to Shop, But Trust and Transparency Hold the Key to Checkout: Visa Survey
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today released new survey findings on the state of digital commerce in Asia Pacific, revealing that while consumers are increasingly using AI to shop, concerns over security and transparency are creating hesitation at the crucial moment of checkout.
ai.com Launches Autonomous AI Agents to Accelerate the Arrival of AGI
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
ai.com, a new AI platform founded by Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, today announced the launch of its Autonomous AI agent offering for consumers. With a few clicks, anyone can now generate a private, personal AI agent that doesn’t just answer questions, but actually operates on the user’s behalf - organizing work, sending messages, executing actions across apps, building projects, and more.
Barclays Harnesses GenAI to Deliver World-Class Customer Service
- 1 month 4 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Barclays US Consumer Bank is leveraging generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to create comprehensive summaries of interactions with customers across its contact centers to drive efficiencies and transform customer experience.
Yaspa Becomes Founding Member of UNLV’s AI Research Hub To Advance Responsible AI Adoption in the Gambling Industry
- 2 months 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Yaspa, a leading fintech specializing in payments and identity solutions, today announces it has become a founding member of the newly launched AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI). This collaboration underscores Yaspa’s commitment to integrating next-generation financial technology with academic research to foster a safer, more sustainable gambling environment.
Lloyds Banking Group Expects Over £100 Million in Value from Next-Generation AI in 2026
- 2 months 6 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
As part of its financial results released today, Lloyds Banking Group announced that generative AI (GenAI) has delivered around £50 million of value in 2025, with more than £100 million in additional value expected in 2026 through the continued scaling of both GenAI and agentic AI across the Group.
Quants Increase Focus on Sector-Specific Data as AI Adoption Evolves, Bloomberg Research Data Survey Finds
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
As firms explore embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in investment research workflows, quantitative teams are also placing greater emphasis on sector-specific data to capture alpha that is concentrated within distinct industry verticals.
Nexi Group Joins Agentic Commerce Alliance to Shape the Future of AI-Driven Commerce
- 2 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Nexi Group, the European PayTech, today announced it has joined the Agentic Commerce Alliance (ACA), the world's only open initiative dedicated to ensuring agent-driven commerce remains accessible, secure, and beneficial for merchants of all sizes.
Synechron Launches Suite Of AI Agents To Automate Complex Workflows, Reduce Risk And Speed Adoption
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Synechron, a leading global digital transformation consulting firm, today launched Synechron Agentic, a portfolio of production-ready AI agents built for complex, regulated workflows.
Nevado AI Launches to Modernize Insurance and Financial Services with an AI-Native, Agentic Operating Platform
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Nevado AI, an AI-native technology company for insurance and financial services, announced its official launch. Headquartered in New York City with a technical hub in Minneapolis, the company aims to help financial and insurance institutions harness agentic AI without the burden of legacy infrastructure.
Eltropy Unveils EMERGE 2026 Agenda: Four Days of AI Innovation, Strategic Sessions, and Peer Learning
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the complete agenda for EMERGE 2026, taking place April 21-24, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.
Plumery Launches AI Fabric To Help Financial Institutions Operationalise AI Faster
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Plumery, a digital banking development platform for customer-centric banking, today released AI Fabric, which creates an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready foundation for AI-assisted digital banking.
