Agentic AI workflows are gaining momentum across financial services — 53% of executives report experimenting with them, according to a Google Cloud survey — but lenders can't quantify credit risk without compliant, explainable models, which hinders their AI implementation. Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics and cash flow underwriting models, has removed that barrier by launching the first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to allow lenders to access Carrington Labs credit risk models outputs — built specifically for their institution and regulatory requirements — directly within agentic flows.

Ridgeline, the industry cloud platform for investment management, today announced that Westwood is live on its front‑to‑back platform. The Dallas, Texas-based firm selected Ridgeline to unify its core workflows and to expand support for complex asset classes.

Humanity Protocol, an on-chain digital identity solution provider, today announced a new integration that brings together Mastercard’s open finance connectivity with Humanity Protocol’s identity verification platform Human ID. Rolling out first in the United States, the enhanced platform will enable users to tap into open finance technology to access credit, loans, and real-world financial services through Humanity Protocol.

Atom bank launched its new Easy Access Cash ISA, offering savers a competitive and tax-efficient way to make their money work harder

Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC), a financial services and technology company has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan to develop a $2 billion Sovereign AI Hub in Kazakhstan. The hub will be operated by Freedom Holding Corp. and powered by sovereign exascale NVIDIA AI infrastructure, as part of a major strategic initiative to accelerate Kazakhstan's and Central Asia's AI leadership.

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Starling has revealed a suite of new tools for its business customers including AI-powered features to help businesses manage their money

Lloyds Banking Group will launch the UK’s first large-scale, multi-feature AI-powered financial assistant, set to transform the way customers manage their money

Verso, the UK-based wealth management group, has extended its strategic partnership with Nucleus, transferring the custodial operations of its investment management arm to Third Financial under an initial five-year deal.

PensionBee, the leading online pension provider on a mission to build pension confidence, is partnering with financial promotions (FinProm) platform Adclear to empower teams to leverage the power of AI across UK and US marketing compliance. Having gone live with Adclear this autumn, PensionBee’s marketing team has already leveraged the platform to analyse over 1,000 pieces of content.

Arta today announced the expansion of Arta AI, a SaaS platform purpose-built to empower individuals and financial institutions with AI agents for wealth management. Now available to all investors, wealth managers and advisors globally at arta.ai, the AI Sidekick is now being deployed across a growing network of banks and wealth management firms – with Bank of Singapore, Hong Leong Bank, and Ethivo Asset Management (HK) Ltd, formerly known as UCAP HK AM Ltd joining existing clients Wio Invest operated by Wio Securities LLC and Income Advisory Financial Advisers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Income Insurance Limited — reflecting strong demand from both traditional and next-generation financial institutions.

United Fintec has acquired Trade Ledger, the pioneering technology company behind an AI-powered solution that automates commercial and business lending

GoHenry has welcomed the outcome of the Curriculum & Assessment Review, which today concluded that financial education should be made compulsory in primary schools

YouLend and business management platform Tide are expanding their successful UK partnership to the German market

Thousands of people at risk of experiencing homelessness will be able to open bank accounts through the Financial Inclusion Strategy