• November 15, 2026
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Everest Group Names 'Leaders' in Agentic Automation

Everest Group Names ‘Leaders’ in Agentic Automation

Everest Group has released its 2026 Agentic Process Automation Platform (APAP) and Full Suite APAP PEAK Matrix assessments, evaluating technology providers on how well their platforms integrate the growing number of …

Casap Nabs $56 Million to Expand Agentic AI in Financial Services

Casap Nabs $56 Million to Expand Agentic AI in Financial Services

Casap, a New York-based provider of AI agents for financial institutions, has raised $56 million in Series B funding to expand its automation platform beyond transaction disputes and fraud investigations. The …

UK Regulator Seeks Input on Agentic AI Risks

UK Regulator Seeks Input on Agentic AI Risks

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a “call for evidence” examining how existing data protection laws should apply to agentic AI systems. As the British government agency responsible for …

Cognizant, Google Cloud Expand Agentic AI Partnership

Cognizant, Google Cloud Expand Agentic AI Partnership

IT services provider Cognizant and Google Cloud have expanded an existing partnership that helps businesses take agentic AI pilots into production. The scope of the project has grown to include a …

Minicor Raises $3.8 Million to Automate Legacy Desktop Applications

Minicor Raises $3.8 Million to Automate Legacy Desktop Applications

Minicor, a Bay Area startup that builds AI agents to automate legacy desktop application workflows, has raised $3.8 million in seed funding.  The company said the funding round, led by IA …

Survey Finds Community Banks, Credit Unions Prioritize AI for Fraud Detection and Workflow Automation

Survey Finds Community Banks, Credit Unions Prioritize AI for Fraud Detection and Workflow Automation

While major financial institutions have leveraged RPA and AI-driven intelligent automation since they were introduced, smaller community banks and credit unions have not always been able to commit resources to these …

Agentic Automation Should be Outcome-Driven: A Conversation with SS&C

Agentic Automation Should be Outcome-Driven: A Conversation with SS&C

There is a growing sentiment among end users of business process automation technology that releasing a new platform labelled “agentic” isn’t the quantum leap forward suggested by the work of the …

Barndoor Acquires Diaphora to Add Governed AI Workflow Automation

Barndoor Acquires Diaphora to Add Governed AI Workflow Automation

Enterprise AI governance provider Barndoor has acquired Diaphora, a startup developing technology for building repeatable AI workflows, as the New York City-based company hopes to combine automation development with controls over …

OpenAI Pauses Model Training Amid Concerns Over Agent Behavior

OpenAI Pauses Model Training Amid Concerns Over Agent Behavior

OpenAI has temporarily halted training of its latest AI models following reports that its agents took actions beyond their instructions while accessing federal government websites, according to a report fropm the …

SS&C Rolls Out AI-Enabled Tools for Financial Services, Healthcare at Annual Conference

SS&C Rolls Out AI-Enabled Tools for Financial Services, Healthcare at Annual Conference

After opening its annual conference by ringing the NASDAQ opening bell, SS&C Technologies this week unveiled a collection of AI-enabled products and enhancements to its current technology lineup aimed at automating …