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Finance & Banking · 4 min read

AI-Native Insurers Captured 95% of InsurTech's $1.63B in Q1 2026 Funding

Every one of Q1 2026's ten largest InsurTech deals went to AI-first firms — and underwriting timelines are collapsing from days to minutes as a direct result.

Sep 14

Finance & Banking · 4 min read

AI-Powered Deepfake Insurance Fraud Up 2,137% in Three Years as Carriers Race to Build Countermeasures

Deepfake fraud in insurance has surged 2,137% in three years, and only 32% of carriers say they can detect it — while AI-native underwriting compresses timelines from days to minutes.

Sep 13

Finance & Banking · 3 min read

Anthropic Launches Pre-Built AI Agents for Wall Street Workflows

Anthropic is rolling out roughly 10 pre-built AI agents for banking and finance, targeting pitchbooks, credit memos, KYC compliance, underwriting, and insurance claims.

May 9

Finance & Banking · 4 min read

AI and Stablecoins Are Both Moving Faster Inside Banks Than Executives Expected

Exclusive American Banker research finds agentic AI is in production across credit underwriting, fraud detection, and customer service at leading banks — and stablecoin adoption is outpacing expectations alongside it.

May 7

Finance & Banking · 3 min read

Insurers See AI Gains but 44% Report Governance Failures, Grant Thornton Survey Finds

Nearly half of insurance executives say governance failures have directly derailed AI projects — even as the sector deploys AI faster than its compliance infrastructure can keep up.

May 4

Finance & Banking · 4 min read

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Warns AI Is Outpacing Bank Regulators' Ability to Keep Up

Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman acknowledged banks are deploying AI for fraud detection and credit underwriting faster than regulators can update frameworks to govern it.

May 4