Anthropic and FIS building AI Agent to help banks police financial crimes

May 4, 2026

Wall Street Journal: The first tool being developed is an AI agent to investigate drug traffickers, terrorists and other criminals that use the financial system, said FIS CEO Stephanie Ferris. Bank of Montreal and Amalgamated Bank will be among the first institutions to use the financial crimes agent, Ferris said, and it is expected to be widely available to clients in the second half of the year…