The agentic moment in banking: Always‑on Compliance in an autonomous AI era

Explore why agentic AI is a turning point for banks, and how Always‑on Compliance is becoming practical and scalable

Banks have invested heavily in digital and AI, yet many workflows remain fragmented, manual, and hard to scale. Compliance programs are often episodic and reactive. Leaders want the benefits of autonomy, but worry about explainability, auditability, and regulator confidence.

This is the agentic moment in banking: AI is moving beyond copilots toward agents that can reason and act across workflows. Always‑on Compliance is a natural starting point. The path forward is to start controlled, then scale fast: Done responsibly, risk and compliance intelligence becomes a business enabler.

Speakers

John Edison – President, Financial Services division, SymphonyAI

Tyler Pichach – Global Head of AI and GTM Strategy, Payments & Banking, Microsoft

Discussion breakdown

In this 30-minute session, experts discuss and share practical insights on agentic AI, Always-on Compliance, and everything that is needed to start controlled and scale fast.

Define agentic AI in a banking context and distinguish it from copilots, chatbots, and traditional automation
Explain what Always‑on Compliance means operationally and why it’s a practical early application for agentic capabilities in global banks
Identify where and how banks can embed AI directly into compliance workflows to improve end-to-end execution
Understand the trust, governance, and control requirements to deploy agentic systems responsibly in regulated environments
Take away a pragmatic approach to start controlled and scale fast, including an executive perspective on cost of inaction vs cost of change