Citi is piloting an AI-assisted collaboration feature called Spaces that will help its employees work together on projects within the company's AI platform. The bank's CTO, David Griffiths, stated that Spaces will improve team productivity and collaboration.
The bank’s CTO, David Griffiths, said Spaces will help teams work together on projects within the company’s AI platform.
Lloyds Banking Group announced that its use of generative AI generated £50M in value in 2025, and they have set a target of over £100M in value from 'next gen' AI by 2026. This includes rolling out an AI-powered financial assistant to their 21M users and launching an AI Academy to upskill their 67,000-strong workforce.
Fundamental, an AI lab, has emerged from stealth with a $255 million Series A funding round and a new foundation model called Nexus that is designed to analyze structured enterprise data, an area where traditional AI models often struggle. The company believes Nexus can reshape how large enterprises analyze their data by combining predictive AI with contemporary tools.
Sapiom, a startup founded by a former Shopify payments director, has raised $15 million to build a financial layer that allows AI agents to automatically purchase and access external software, APIs, and data services needed to power their applications. This aims to eliminate the backend infrastructure challenges faced by non-technical creators when trying to launch their AI-powered apps into full production.