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The acquisition coincides with a PYMNTS Intelligence report on AI adoption among white-collar professionals. The May edition of "The Enterprise AI Benchmark Report" found that banks, insurers and other financial firms have reached high AI adoption in 27 of 75 tasks examined, meaning at least half of surveyed firms use AI for that activity.

Spending will keep rising, the report said. It found that 85% of financial services firms plan to increase their AI budgets in the next 12 months. Productivity and competitive positioning were each mentioned by 65% of firms as reasons for additional investment, while 55% cited risk reduction and compliance.

The next stage depends on better data foundations. The report found that 30% of financial services leaders named fragmented or poor-quality data as their largest obstacle to broader deployment.

"Most respondents also said they expect AI to support human judgment rather than replace it," the report added. "That creates a practical path forward. Improve the information feeding existing systems, expand proven uses and keep people responsible for the decisions that carry the greatest consequences."