Fintech startups in New York using agentic AI to revolutionize financial sector operations

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-06-20 14:00:00

Fintech startups in New York are leveraging agentic AI to revolutionize business operations, compliance, and security in the financial sector, with a focus on improving internal processes, technology, data usage, and more. New York leads in fintech investment, with 30% of 2024 investments totaling $5.6 billion going to firms based in the city.

Two standout fintech startups are Lyzr, offering pre-built AI agents for banking tasks, and AnChain.AI, using agentic AI to monitor blockchain transactions for fraud and money laundering. The Fintech Innovation Lab, hosted by BNY in Manhattan, showcases these startups’ innovative solutions to investors and industry executives.

Accenture sponsors the Fintech Innovation Lab, emphasizing generative AI startups to help banks streamline their search for AI partners. The potential for generative AI to transform the financial services industry is significant, according to Leo Framil, Accenture’s U.S. client lead for financial services. Understanding, implementing, and scaling AI innovation will be key to success in the industry.



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