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AI for Banking & Finance

Financial Intelligence That Detects Faster, Decides Smarter

From real-time fraud detection and AI-powered credit underwriting to regulatory reporting automation and conversational banking — we build enterprise-grade AI systems that modernise financial operations, reduce risk exposure, and accelerate customer decisions at scale.

Industry Challenges

The Pressures Facing Modern Financial Institutions

Fraud vectors are multiplying, compliance costs are escalating, legacy systems are stalling growth, and customer expectations demand instant, personalised service — all while margins remain under relentless pressure.

6 key challenges
01

Fraud & Financial Crime

Sophisticated fraud rings, account takeover attacks, and synthetic identity fraud cost global banks over $485B annually — with rule-based detection systems generating false positive rates above 90%.

02

Regulatory Compliance Burden

Basel III, MiFID II, DORA, and evolving AML directives demand continuous monitoring, complex reporting, and audit-ready documentation that consume up to 15% of operating budgets.

03

Legacy System Debt

Core banking platforms built on decades-old COBOL infrastructure cannot support real-time decisioning, open banking APIs, or the data pipelines required to compete with digital-native challengers.

04

Customer Experience Gap

Customers expect Amazon-grade personalisation and sub-second response times, while most traditional banks still offer generic products and multi-day loan decisions that drive attrition to fintechs.

05

Credit Risk Complexity

Thin-file applicants, SME borrowers, and volatile economic conditions expose traditional scoring models — limiting portfolio growth while increasing provisions for credit losses.

06

AML & KYC Bottlenecks

Manual KYC processes take 26–34 days on average, drive 80% of new customer drop-off, and leave institutions exposed to regulatory fines that exceeded $10.4B in 2023 alone.

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Banking & Finance ServicesWe Deliver

End-to-end AI and engineering solutions for financial institutions — from fraud prevention and credit automation to core modernisation and conversational banking at enterprise scale.

Fraud Detection AI

Real-time transaction scoring and anomaly detection models that identify fraud at the point of transaction — reducing losses while keeping false positive rates below 1%.

Real-time transaction risk scoring (<50ms latency)
Behavioural biometrics & device intelligence
Graph network analysis for fraud ring detection
Adaptive model retraining on emerging fraud patterns

Regulatory Reporting Automation

Automated data collection, transformation, and submission pipelines for regulatory filings — eliminating manual spreadsheet workflows and reducing compliance ops headcount.

Automated Basel III / MiFID II report generation
Real-time regulatory data lineage & audit trails
Cross-jurisdiction compliance rule engine
Regulatory change monitoring & impact alerts

Core Banking Modernisation

Phased migration from legacy monolithic cores to API-first, cloud-native architectures — with zero-downtime cutover strategies and seamless third-party ecosystem integration.

Strangler-fig migration with parallel run validation
Open Banking API gateway development (PSD2/FDX)
Event-driven microservices architecture
Real-time data replication & reconciliation

Conversational Banking AI

Intelligent virtual assistants and AI co-pilots that handle complex customer queries, product recommendations, and financial coaching — at any hour, in any channel.

LLM-powered financial advisory chatbot
Omnichannel deployment (web, mobile, WhatsApp, IVR)
Personalised product recommendation engine
Live agent handoff with full conversation context

Credit Scoring & Underwriting AI

Next-generation credit models that incorporate alternative data signals to approve more creditworthy borrowers, reduce default rates, and compress decisioning time from days to seconds.

Alternative data integration (open banking, telco, behavioural)
Explainable AI credit decisions (ECOA/GDPR compliant)
Automated document collection & income verification
Portfolio stress-testing & vintage analysis dashboards

KYC / AML Automation

End-to-end identity verification, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring pipelines that reduce onboarding time from weeks to minutes while strengthening AML controls.

AI-powered document verification & liveness detection
Real-time sanctions & PEP screening (OFAC, UN, EU)
Automated SAR generation & filing workflow
Continuous customer risk re-scoring engine
Use Cases

Real Results from Financial AI Deployments

How banks, lenders, and financial services firms used our AI to cut fraud losses, accelerate decisions, and unlock growth.

01Case Study
71%Fraud Loss Reduction
Fraud DetectionReal-Time MLCard Payments

Real-Time Fraud Detection Overhaul

The Challenge

A Tier 2 retail bank with $38M in annual card fraud losses and a rule-based system generating 92% false positives — burning out analyst teams and degrading customer experience.

The Outcome

ML fraud detection model deployed in 11 weeks reduced fraud losses by 71%. False positive rate dropped to 0.8%. Analyst review volume cut by 65%. Annual savings of $27M realised in year one.

02Case Study
4hrsLoan Decision Time
Credit AIAlternative DataSME Lending

AI-Powered SME Loan Decisioning

The Challenge

A commercial lender processing 4,200 SME applications monthly with a 22-day average credit decision cycle and 34% analyst rejection rate due to thin credit files.

The Outcome

Alternative data credit model reduced average decision time to 4 hours. Approval rates increased 28% with no increase in default rates. $120M in net new lending volume unlocked in 12 months.

03Case Study
9minKYC Onboarding Time
KYC AutomationIdentity VerificationOnboarding

Digital KYC Onboarding Acceleration

The Challenge

A private bank with a 31-day manual KYC process losing 80% of high-value customers before account opening — costing an estimated £18M in first-year revenue annually.

The Outcome

End-to-end AI KYC platform reduced onboarding to 9 minutes for 94% of applicants. Customer drop-off fell from 80% to 11%. Compliance team capacity freed by 60% for complex cases.

04Case Study
$2.1MAnnual Compliance Savings
RegTechBasel IIIReporting Automation

Regulatory Reporting Automation

The Challenge

A mid-market investment bank spending 1,400 person-hours per quarter on manual Basel III reporting across 12 legal entities — with recurring late submission penalties.

The Outcome

Automated reporting pipeline eliminated manual data extraction. Quarterly reporting cycle compressed from 6 weeks to 4 days. Zero late submissions in 8 consecutive quarters. FTE cost savings of $2.1M annually.

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Proven Impact

The Numbers Behind Banking & Finance AI

Measurable outcomes from AI deployments across retail banks, commercial lenders, and financial services platforms.

Top Result
94%
KYC Automation RateReducing onboarding from weeks to minutes
3x
Credit Decision SpeedFrom 22-day cycles to same-day approvals
60%
Fraud Loss ReductionAverage across retail banking deployments
$4.2M
Compliance Cost SavedPer year across reporting & AML ops

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Client Stories

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"Agile Infoways team delivered exceptional iOS and Android apps with responsive support and outstanding problem-solving expertise."

- Rob Machado

"Great company with great management quality developers were really dedicated to get the job done in a timely cost-effective manner."

- Alexandar Salahsour

"They consistently delivers reliable, high-quality development solutions with exceptional communication, value, and trusted partnership."

- Joe Pellegrino, Jordan Pellegrino

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