RPA matters, but AI changes how automation works
RPA (robotic process automation) is a practical and proven way to reduce manual work in business processes without AI systems. By using software bots to follow fixed rules, companies can automate repetitive tasks like data entry and invoice processing, and to a certain extent, report generation. Adoption grew quickly in many sectors, especially in finance, […]
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Ocorian: Family offices turn to AI for financial data insights
To gain financial data insights, the majority of family offices now turn to AI, according to new research from Ocorian. The global study reveals 86 percent of these private wealth groups are utilising AI to improve their daily operations and data analysis. Representing a combined wealth of $119.37 billion, these organisations want machine learning to […]
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Goldman Sachs sees AI investment shift to data centres
Artificial intelligence investment is entering a more selective phase as companies and investors look beyond early excitement and focus on the data centre infrastructure required to run AI systems. Recent analysis from Goldman Sachs suggests the market is moving toward what the firm describes as a “flight to quality.” In practice, investors are paying closer […]
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How multi-agent AI economics influence business automation
Managing the economics of multi-agent AI now dictates the financial viability of modern business automation workflows. Organisations progressing past standard chat interfaces into multi-agent applications face two primary constraints. The first issue is the thinking tax; complex autonomous agents need to reason at each stage, making the reliance on massive architectures for every subtask too […]
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Mastercard brings agentic payments to life in Singapore with DBS and UOB
Mastercard has completed its first live, authenticated agent-based payment transaction in Singapore, a milestone that advances autonomous AI commerce from proof of concept to everyday use. Announced on March 4, 2026, the transaction was carried out in partnership with DBS and UOB, two of Southeast Asia’s largest banks. In the demonstration, an AI agent booked a ride to […]
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AI insurance underwriting is past the pitch deck—Gradient AI just got the capital to prove it
AI insurance underwriting has been called the next frontier of insurtech for years. The difference now is that the money backing it has moved from venture bets into institutional conviction. On March 3, Boston-based Gradient AI securedgrowth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, a lender with over 25 years of experience backing growth-stage technology companies and […]
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UK sovereign AI fund to build up domestic computing infrastructure
The UK sovereign AI fund intends to secure advantages by providing a domestic alternative to external computing infrastructure. Backed by a £500 million budget from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the unit formally launches on April 16th at 6pm GMT. James Wise, Partner at Balderton Capital, chairs the function to coordinate efforts across […]
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Google makes its industrial robotics AI play official–and this time, it means business
When Google folds a moonshot into its core operations, it’s not cleaning house. It’s placing a bet. On February 25, Alphabet-owned Intrinsic–which builds AI models and software designed to make industrial robotics more accessible–officially joined Google. The company will remain a distinct group within Google, working closely with Google DeepMind and tapping into Gemini AI models and […]
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AI adoption in financial services has hit a point of no return
AI adoption in financial services has effectively become universal–and the institutions still treating it as an experiment are now the outliers. According to Finastra’s Financial Services State of the Nation 2026 report, which surveyed 1,509 senior executives across 11 markets, only 2% of financial institutions globally report no use of AI whatsoever. The debate is […]
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Mastercard’s AI payment demo points to agent-led commerce
A recent demonstration from Mastercard suggests that payment systems may be heading toward a future where software agents, not people, complete purchases. During the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Mastercard showed what it described as its first fully authenticated “agentic commerce” transaction. In the demo, as reported by Times of India, an AI agent searched […]
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