87% of UK Business Leaders Expect Responsible AI to Become a Strategic Advantage Within Two Years
- 3 days 4 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Experian, the global data and technology company, has published a new report examining UK business leaders’ perspectives on Responsible AI, a framework for designing, building and deploying AI safely across its lifecycle. The research shows that AI is already delivering strong results, with 89% of respondents reporting a positive impact on performance. However, as adoption continues to grow, 87% believe Responsible AI practices will become a key... more
Checkout Adopts ACP, Backed by OpenAI, to Power Agentic Commerce for Enterprise Merchants
- 4 days 2 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced its support for the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open standard for AI commerce that lets AI agents, people, and businesses work together to complete purchases, powering agentic commerce for enterprise merchants.
Grasshopper and Narmi Expand Access to Generative AI to Streamline Financial Workflows With ChatGPT Integration & OAuth
- 5 days 3 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Grasshopper, a client-first, full service digital bank, and Narmi, a leading digital-banking-platform provider, today announced the next evolution of their groundbreaking Model Context Protocol (MCP) server deployment, with expanded functionality to support ChatGPT from OpenAI, an AI research and development company, and OAuth 2.0-based authorization for secure, permissioned data access.
Three in Four Shoppers Believe AI Advances Have Made Scams More Convincing, Fuelling Black Friday Fraud Fears
- 5 days 4 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Ahead of Black Friday, the UK’s busiest retail event, new research shows that AI is making consumers more susceptible to purchase scams. As fraudsters change tactics and turn to SMS/text to directly target victims, Barclays is urging deal-seekers to act with caution to stay protected when shopping in this year’s sales.
Coupa Launches New AI Agents to Accelerate Source-to-Pay ROI Featuring Autonomous Sourcing, Collaboration, and Orchestration
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Coupa, the leading AI platform for Total Spend Management, today announced a significant platform release powered by agentic AI. This release delivers predictive intelligence and orchestration capabilities that enable procurement and sourcing leaders to accelerate sourcing cycles, reduce manual effort, and gain granular control over supplier management.
VAST Data Partners With Microsoft to Power the Next Wave of Agentic AI
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, announced today at Microsoft Ignite a collaboration with Microsoft to power the next wave of agentic AI. Available soon to Azure customers, the VAST AI OS provides a simple way to deploy high-performance, scalable AI infrastructure in the cloud.
FloQast Strengthens AI-Powered Accounting Transformation With RSM
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
FloQast, an Accounting Transformation Platform built by accountants for accountants, today announced a strategic alliance with RSM US LLP (“RSM”), a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market.
Fintech Founders Embrace AI Revolution, but Confidence in UK Economy Plummets to New Low
- 2 weeks 1 day ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Results of this year’s Fintech Founders Annual Survey, published today, reveal a striking contrast: while 92% of founders express strong confidence in their own businesses, a staggering 81% have low confidence in the broader UK economy (up sharply from just 46% last year). The number of founders considering relocating abroad continues to creep up – 40% in 2023, 43% in 2024, and 46% in 2025 – with taxes cited as the most common reason.
Eurobank and Fairfax Digital Launch New Project With EY and Microsoft to Accelerate Agentic AI in Banking
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Eurobank, in strategic partnership with Fairfax Digital Services (a Fairfax company), today announced a landmark AI initiative, supported by EY and Microsoft, to accelerate its AI-powered transformation. This initiative brings together global technology leaders and financial services experts to position Eurobank as a first mover in agentic AI adoption across the banking sector. Agentic AI refers to systems that act with autonomy, learning and... more
Chubb Launches AI-Powered Embedded Insurance Engine
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Chubb, a world leader in insurance, debuted today a new AI-powered optimization engine within Chubb Studio, its global technology platform for embedded insurance distribution partnerships, at the Singapore Fintech Festival. The new capability uses proprietary AI to analyze data and deliver personalized insurance offerings at the point of sale, making it one of the first solutions of its kind available to digital distribution partners in the... more
Visa Expands Visa Intelligent Commerce Across Asia Pacific, Prepares for AI Commerce Pilot by Early 2026
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced significant strides in expanding Visa Intelligent Commerce across Asia Pacific, accelerating the region’s push into agentic commerce – a new era where AI-powered agents shop and pay on behalf of consumers. This expansion delivers fresh progress on Visa’s agentic commerce strategy by introducing new security protocols and pilot programs that are ready to build upon earlier partnerships... more
Ant International’s Antom Unveils AI-Driven App to Empower MSMEs in Finance and Business Management
- 2 weeks 3 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Antom, a leading provider of merchant payment and digitisation services under Ant International, has announced the launch of EPOS360, an integrated app designed to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) streamline and scale their operations.
Ant International Open Sources Time-Series Transformer AI Model to Enable More Businesses to Benefit From AI-Powered Forecasting
- 2 weeks 4 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, has released its proprietary Falcon TST (Time-Series Transformer) AI model, the industry-first Mixture of Experts architecture-based big data model with multiple patch tokenizers, supported by up to 2.5 billion parameters. The model has also achieved state-of-the-art zero-shot results on well-acknowledged long-term forecasting benchmarks, such... more
Eltropy Introduces "Safe AI Strategy" eBook to Guide Credit Unions and Community Banks Through Responsible AI Adoption
- 2 weeks 4 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today introduced its "Safe AI Strategy for Community Financial Institutions" eBook. This strategic guide offers credit unions and community banks practical guidance for navigating AI implementation through a framework built on trust, fairness, and security.
From Vision to Reality: AI Factory Solutions for Government and Enterprise
- 3 weeks 2 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
AI factories are transforming how governments and enterprises operate - unlocking new levels of automation, intelligence, and efficiency. From streamlining citizen services to accelerating innovation in regulated industries, AI is no longer a future vision—it’s today’s imperative.
