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A coffee-order demonstration shows how an AI assistant could buy something rather than merely recommend it. RezolvePay also wants merchants to know which assistant made the purchase, raising new questions
A German consumer study found strong interest in letting AI compare shopping options, but weaker enthusiasm for letting it pay. The difference reveals where shoppers still want to make the
Students scored better on an overall finance questionnaire after using a learning chatbot, but one inflation-related response worsened. The small uncontrolled experiment offers a useful warning about measuring what AI
An economics study suggests shopping platforms can earn more when unpaid results become less informative and good matches appear in sponsored positions. It is a model of incentives, not proof
A Stanford study estimates that the mean amount Americans would need to give up generative AI for a month rose to $124.50. The median is far lower, revealing a widening
A peer-reviewed comparison found AI financial advice showed less projection bias than human advisers but tended to recommend more conservative portfolios, creating a different long-term trade-off.
San Francisco Fed researchers found that banks with more AI-related hiring devoted a smaller share of their lending to small firms. The study is an association, not proof that AI
An audit of 1,536 AI product responses found recommendations and displayed source domains could change sharply across repeated queries and interfaces.
Capable AI traders improved price discovery with good information but amplified shared misinformation in a simulation, pushing tracking error far above the noise baseline.
Amazon repricing bots initially cut prices, but a resetting strategy later pushed market prices 11.4 per cent higher in thinner markets.
Andrew Bailey told the G20 that frontier AI could make cyber threats faster, broader and capable of undermining confidence across the financial system.
AI-driven claims review at major insurers has denied hundreds of thousands of claims in seconds, with appealed denials reversed roughly 90 percent of the time. Here is how the technology
AI retirement planning tools now manage trillions in assets, but a fresh SEC enforcement case shows how easily a robo-advisor's hidden allocation choices can work against savers. Here is what
AI insurance premiums are pricing out the people who need cover most. Here's what the 2026 data on algorithmic pricing, state regulation, and last-resort insurance actually shows.
The best evidence on AI credit score discrimination shows algorithmic lenders cut bias by 40 percent, but not all of it. Here is what the data actually says.
Microsoft's CEO says every company using proprietary AI is handing over something more valuable than the subscription fee. Here's his warning, and why it happens to benefit Microsoft too.
The SEC has already fined platforms 400,000 dollars for faking their AI. Here is what the independent evidence says an AI investment manager actually delivers, where it fails, and when
Lyzr let its own AI agent run its $100 million fundraise, fielding 130 investors and drawing four times the interest it needed. Here is what actually happened, and what did
General Intuition just raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation on the bet that gameplay data, not real-world sensors, can teach robots to move. Its foundation model already plays
By June 2025, the IRS maintained 126 active AI use cases, up from just 10 in August 2022, according to the Government Accountability Office. Black taxpayers are audited at rates
AI financial management now handles investing, credit scoring, and fraud detection, with $40B under one robo-adviser alone. Here's where it genuinely beats human judgment, and where it can't.
UK insurers lead all of finance in AI adoption at 95%. AI insurance pricing is faster and often cheaper, but it can also quietly exclude the customers who need cover
Tax authorities already run on AI tax administration, recovering hundreds of millions in unpaid revenue. The annual return is next. Here is what UK taxpayers must do now.
AI tools now deliver over $172 billion in value to US consumers annually, and personal finance is where that value concentrates most — here's what budgeting, investing, and fraud-detection AI
A 2026 academic study found AI genuinely can pick future stock winners — but only winners. Here's what the evidence actually shows about AI trading tools, where FCA and SEC
AI inflation forecasting is moving from experiment to practice at the ECB, Czech National Bank, and Federal Reserve. Here's what's working, what isn't, and why central banks still need humans
AI insurance premiums are already being calculated before you apply, using medical histories, ZIP codes, and driving data. Here's how algorithms are reshaping who gets coverage, and who gets priced
AI is enabling more precise insurance risk pricing, faster claims, and better fraud detection. The same systems carry serious privacy and fairness risks consumers should understand.
AI is rewiring global finance from algorithmic trading to credit decisions. Here is what the transformation means for markets and for individuals.
AI is transforming small business from demand forecasting to customer service. But gains are uneven and risks are real. Here is what small business owners need to know.