FIS and Anthropic launch AI agent to speed up anti-money laundering in banks

FIS and Anthropic have jointly developed a Financial Crimes AI Agent designed to accelerate anti-money laundering (AML) investigations by completing them within minutes. This AI agent automatically gathers evidence from a bank's core systems, assesses activities against known fraud patterns, and highlights the highest-risk cases for investigators. Initially deployed by BMO and Amalgamated Bank, the technology will be more widely available later this year. Building on this success, FIS plans to independently develop additional AI agents for credit decisions, customer onboarding, fraud prevention, and more, all delivered through a unified platform to help banks become "agent-first" institutions that rely on AI to actively manage financial operations.