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Banks brace for AI agents reshaping risk management
AI-powered agents are rapidly transforming how banks and financial firms manage risk, with experts warning of new cybersecurity and governance challenges. Speaking at the Evident AI Symposium in New York, senior technology leaders from Cisco, State Street, and HSBC said that while AI promises major efficiency gains, it also multiplies potential vulnerabilities - forcing firms to expand budgets and strengthen oversight frameworks.
Oct 29, 2025
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- Financial firms are rethinking
risk management as AI agents proliferate
- Cisco’s Al Slamecka warned that
finding vulnerabilities is becoming harder
- State Street’s Pinar Kip said
agentic AI exposes weaknesses in core risk structures
- IT leaders spent 37% more time
managing AI risk in 2025
- Governance budgets are set to
rise 24% on average next year
- AI use cases in top 50 financial
firms doubled year over year
- HSBC’s Ian Glasner urged focus
on business value, not overcomplication
- Experts agreed the challenge is
balancing innovation and protection
- Agentic AI could reshape
cybersecurity, compliance, and governance in banking
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