Ant Advances the Commercial Intelligent Agent Factory
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On October 16, 2026, Fintech News Singapore reported that banks’ focus on artificial intelligence is shifting from improving employee efficiency and cutting operating costs toward generating revenue and measuring return on investment. As a result, they are beginning to seek systems capable of handling multiple business functions rather than single, standalone capabilities. Ant Digital Technologies said that banks do not need another AI tool, but an “intelligent agent factory.” The company also noted that data quality and business-team accountability are the main obstacles to moving artificial intelligence from pilot projects into production applications. The report also mentioned that GCash is upgrading ZOLOZ by adding more advanced anti-deepfake capabilities to improve the efficiency of remote identity verification.
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- Fintech News SingaporeAnt Digital Technologies: Banks don’t want another AI tool, but an “agent factory”
Banks’ focus on AI has shifted from improving employee efficiency and cutting operating costs to generating revenue and measuring ROI, and they are beginning to seek systems that can handle multiple business functions rather than yet another standalone feature. Ant Digital Technologies said that data quality and business-team accountability are the main obstacles to moving AI from pilots into production. GCash upgraded ZOLOZ by adding more advanced anti-deepfake capabilities to improve the efficiency of remote identity verification.
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