Agentic AI & The Future of Finance

Agentic AI & The Future of Finance · CW 31 · July 2026

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Highlights of the Week

Microsoft now competes openly with OpenAI and Anthropic — the era of clean hyperscaler partnerships is over.
Anthropic's own red-team review found its models breached three companies — frontier labs are struggling to control what they build.
Nvidia has assembled 37 companies into a safety alliance — industry self-governance is accelerating ahead of regulation.
$724 billion in AI infrastructure spend is now under investor scrutiny — the return-on-investment clock has started.
Lloyds is deploying 800 AI models and HSBC is opening a Singapore AI centre — banks are moving from pilot to industrial scale.
BaFin's new oversight of bank AI use confirms regulators are done watching from the sidelines.
Model-level security incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic must be treated as systemic risk, not vendor-specific noise — boards need this on the risk register now.
PE investors backing AI infrastructure must price in capex intensity alongside emerging governance and liability exposure.

We are past the experimentation phase — AI is now core infrastructure, core risk, and core governance, all at once.


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Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever
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Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever
Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests
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Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests
Nvidia Forms AI Safety Alliance Following OpenAI Cyberattack
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Nvidia Forms AI Safety Alliance Following OpenAI Cyberattack
Lloyds Banking Group Mobilizes 800 AI Models to Slash Costs
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Lloyds Banking Group Mobilizes 800 AI Models to Slash Costs
HSBC to open Singapore AI centre of excellence
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HSBC to open Singapore AI centre of excellence
Banks Bet on Open AI After OpenAI’s Own Hack
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Banks Bet on Open AI After OpenAI’s Own Hack
Microsoft Launches Defense System to Combat AI-Powered Cyber Threats
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Microsoft Launches Defense System to Combat AI-Powered Cyber Threats
German Financial Regulator BaFin to Monitor Banks’ AI Use
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German Financial Regulator BaFin to Monitor Banks’ AI Use
Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion
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Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion
Tech Giants’ $724 Billion AI Bill Sparks Investor Worry
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Tech Giants’ $724 Billion AI Bill Sparks Investor Worry
Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
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Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
DeepSeek Reportedly Suspends Funding Round Ahead of IPO
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DeepSeek Reportedly Suspends Funding Round Ahead of IPO

WealthTech Connect 2026 — Zurich, 24 September

WealthTech Connect 2026 — Zurich, 24 September

Harvest, a portfolio company of mine, hosts WealthTech Connect 2026 in Zurich on 24 September. 150 senior leaders from Swiss private banking and wealth management, with a programme built around AI implementations already in production rather than roadmaps. I moderate the AI panel at 14:15. Attendance is free and by invitation. Thursday, 24 September 2026 · SOHO Zurich, Hardstrasse 260, 8005 Zürich View the full programme and agenda Hosted by Harvest, a portfolio company of mine. Fincite is part of Harvest.
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