Ant International Explores the Future of Personalised, Privacy-First AI Experiences
- 10 hours 41 min ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Human sales and customer representatives have institutional memories to serve clients: their preferences and choices. How can we build a memory mechanism for AI services to create similarly personalised experiences? Ant International’s research on this subject recently received the Senior Area Chair (SAC) Highlight Award from the Best Paper Committee at EMNLP 2026, a leading global AI conference. Why do we need “readable AI memory”?
HKMA Launches Project SAGE and Establishes Expert Group for Agentic Finance
- 1 day 2 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (2 November) the launch of Project SAGE to support the responsible development and adoption of agentic finance in Hong Kong.
Alibaba Brings Cloud and AI to the First Youth Olympic Games in Africa
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
In a historic milestone for African sport, Alibaba Group, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Dakar 2026 Organizing Committee, will power the Summer Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 (Dakar 2026) with its cloud and AI technology. As a Worldwide Olympic TOP Partner, Alibaba will optimise operations and elevate spectator engagement for Dakar 2026, and deliver a lasting digital legacy for Senegal.
Secret SantAI? Visa Survey Finds Americans Quietly Turning to AI for Holiday Shopping Help
- 1 day 12 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
There may be a Secret Sant-AI behind your presents this year. New Visa research finds 41% of Americans wouldn't tell someone that AI helped choose their gift, as more shoppers quietly hand AI the job of finding gifts and tracking down deals. More than half of U.S. adults (54%) have already used AI for at least one shopping task, up from 47% last year.
Akamai Report: AI-Driven Digital Deception Is Escalating Enterprise Fraud and Shrinking Phishing Lifespans
- 4 days 6 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Highlighting the increasing security risks posed by AI, Akamai today released its latest State of the Internet (SOTI) report: AI-Driven Digital Deception: The Fraud and Abuse Report 2026. The report reveals a dramatic evolution in the digital threat landscape, where threat actors are leveraging AI and automated infrastructure to bypass traditional security perimeters, exploit the entire account lifecycle, and abuse corporate brand trust.
Mollie Enables 60+ Operational Financial Workflows in Everyday AI Tools
- 5 days 8 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Mollie now enables businesses to manage their daily financial operations directly from their preferred AI assistants Claude and ChatGPT. The European financial services provider today launched official AI plugins an upgraded open Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing companies to execute more than 60 business operations, from creating checkout links and managing subscriptions, through natural conversation, backed by bank-grade security... more
Ecommpay Launches Savi – the AI Payments Expert for 24/7 Small Business Support
- 5 days 9 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Following the launch of Ecommpay for Small Businesses, inclusive global payment solutions provider Ecommpay has launched Savi – a new AI-powered chatbot that will provide immediate answers to payment questions from small businesses. Designed to keep support simple, helpful and human, Savi provides clear, plain English answers, friendly guidance and tailored suggestions, escalating to human support when necessary.
Ant International CEO: AI to Drive ‘Re-Globalisation’ by Democratising Global Access
- 6 days 5 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Speaking at the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Forum 2026 panel, “Investing in AI for an Inclusive Digital Future”, Ant International CEO Peng Yang called for a new, inclusive “re-globalisation” project that harnesses AI and digital connectivity to give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) greater access to global markets and opportunities.
Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley Announce Landmark $63 Billion Financing Structure to Enable AI Compute Capacity in Partnership With Broadcom
- 6 days 7 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Bank of America , Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley today announced a sixty three billion dollar$63 billion transaction to enable the deployment of A IAI compute capacity, leveraging Broadcom Inc.’s (NASDAQ: A V G OAVGO) technology, for Anthropic. This transaction is part of the strategic compute capacity agreement previously announced by Broadcom, with expected deliveries starting in calendar 2027.
Lloyds Uses Agentic AI Platform to Strengthen Customer Fraud Support
- 6 days 7 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Lloyds expands agentic AI platform to strengthen customer fraud support after it supported fraud specialists across more than 10,600 live customer cases in 90 days. The platform, which helps colleagues investigate suspected debit card fraud, has improved its overall decision accuracy to over 90% in September, helping customers reach a resolution quicker.
Financial Providers Are Ready for Agentic AI Onboarding, but Consumers Aren't
- 1 week 8 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Financial services providers are preparing for a future in which AI agents open accounts on behalf of customers, but consumers are far from ready to hand over control. New research from Signicat, the European leader in digital identity and fraud prevention solutions, finds that 65% of consumers welcome AI assistance with financial applications, provided they retain control over decisions.
Backbase Introduces Delivery Factory to Accelerate Agentic Banking Implementations
- 1 week 8 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Backbase today introduced Delivery Factory, an AI software factory purpose-built for banking, in which a bank's delivery team works alongside specialist AI agents from the first agreed requirement to working code. Across more than 10 Backbase implementations over the past 12 months, teams using it delivered twice as fast as traditional teams and 30% faster than teams working with generic AI coding assistants.
Chargebacks911 Launches First-of-Its-Kind AI Agent Purchase Indemnification for Merchants
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback management, has launched a first-of-its-kind AI agent purchase indemnification solution designed to protect merchants from the emerging chargeback risks associated with agentic commerce.
FIS Research: UK Finance Leaders Back AI in Cash Management, Yet Almost a Third Cannot Measure What It Is Delivering
- 1 week 5 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Nine in 10 (90%) of UK finance leaders have a clear business case for using AI in cash and liquidity management, but only seven in 10 (71%) can clearly measure the business value their AI initiatives deliver, according to new research from FIS®, a global leader in financial technology. The study, conducted by Opinium in June–July 2026 among 100 senior finance directors at UK companies with £250 million or more in revenue, suggests what is... more
Businesses Expect AI to Manage Over a Third of Corporate Travel Spend by 2028, Worth an Estimated $700bn Globally
- 1 week 5 days ago
- Artificial Intelligence
AI is expected to manage or authorise more than a third (37%) of corporate travel spend by 2028, equivalent to $700bn (£535bn) globally when applied to GBTA's 2025 business travel spending forecast. New research from Conferma, a global leader in virtual payment technology, reveals how businesses are preparing to give AI agents greater control over company money, extending their role from booking travel to managing payments.
