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Lloyds Bank to embed AI financial assistant into mobile app

Lloyds Bank is to launch a new multi-purpose AI financial assistant to help customers manage their finances via the UK bank's mobile app.

06 November 2025

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UK Government commissions report into impact of AI in financial services

The UK Treasury has instructed the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to produce a report on AI skills needs, training and innovation in financial services.

06 November 2025

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Zest AI scores customer-led financing round

AI-based loan underwriting platform Zest AI has completed an oversubscribed, customer-led financing round.

06 November 2025

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AI fintech Optasia lists in South Africa

UAE-based Optasia, a AI-powered fintech, has listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in one of the country's biggest IPOs in recent years.

04 November 2025

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28m Brits use AI tools to help manage their money - Lloyds

More than half of UK adults have used artificial intelligence in the last year to help them manage their money – making personal finance the nation’s number one use of AI, according to research from Lloyds.

03 November 2025

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BNY executives on combatting CX fragmentation and integrating AI

At Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, Finextra spoke to BNY executive platform owner of payments platform Isabel Schmidt, and executive platform owner for treasury services Carl Slabicki, on everything AI, blockchain, and cross-border.

31 October 2025

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UK startups lacking AI expertise at board level

UK startups and scaleups are being urged to address an absence of AI skills within their boardrooms, according to a recently published report

30 October 2025

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PayPal wallet comes to ChatGPT

Shares in PayPal soared more than 10% on news that the payments firm has struck a deal with OpenAI to embed its wallet into ChatGPT.

28 October 2025

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Starling launches AI tool for scam monitoring

UK challenger bank Starling has launched what it claims is the UK's first AI tool designed to spot purchase scams.

28 October 2025

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Anthropic beefs up Claude for Financial Services

Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Amazon and Google, has expanded Claude for Financial Services with an Excel ad-in and more connectors to real-time market data and portfolio analytics, including from LSEG.

28 October 2025

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JPMorgan lets staff use AI to help write performance reviews

JPMorgan Chase is letting employees use the bank's in-house AI system to help them write year-end performance reviews, according to the Financial Times.

28 October 2025

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AFP: BMO, Affirm on deepfakes, downtime and demand for a crisis-ready culture

At AFP 2025 in Boston, Larry Zelvin, executive VP and head of the financial crimes unit, BMO; Sarah McMorris, CTP, lead, treasury operations, Affirm; and Marlys Green, director, treasury controller, PDS Health, took to the stage to explore the profound shift in the threat landscape due to AI-enabled cybercrime.

27 October 2025

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