MX launches AI assistant to personalise digital banking experiences. July 1, 2026 MX has introduced a conversational AI assistant that helps financial institutions deliver personalised financial guidance, customer support and product recommendations through secure digital banking channels. MX, a financial data platform for banks, credit unions and fintechs, has introduced a conversational Financial Intelligence Assistant designed to help financial institutions turn enriched financial data into real-time customer insights, personalised guidance and governed AI-powered workflows within their own digital banking platforms. The enterprise-grade conversational AI assistant is designed to help financial institutions strengthen customer relationships as technology platforms increasingly compete for ownership of the banking experience. Hosted within a financial institution's secure digital banking environment, the assistant derives financial insights from verified customer data, operates within institution-defined privacy and compliance controls, and provides full auditability of its responses. MX defines Financial Intelligence as delivering the right insight, decision or action to the right person at the right time. By combining enriched financial data with conversational AI, the platform is designed to transform digital banking from a transactional experience into an ongoing customer relationship that supports financial well-being while creating growth opportunities for financial institutions. The assistant analyses customer account trends, with customer permission, to identify relevant financial opportunities and recommend appropriate products or services when they are most relevant. It also provides immediate, personalised answers to everyday financial questions using deterministic, data-driven responses designed to improve customer trust while reducing pressure on traditional customer service channels. At the same time, MX's intelligence engine transforms raw financial data into actionable insights for both customers and financial institutions. "Financial institutions are sitting on incredibly powerful data. They just haven't had the right tools to act on it at the moment that matters. This assistant will change that. It's designed to take complex back-end data and turn it into a clear signal that this customer needs something right now. Instead of a third party stepping in to capture that moment, the relationship stays with the financial institution that earned it, and the customer gets help from someone they already trust," said Ryan Caldwell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MX. To protect data integrity and support regulatory compliance, the AI assistant routes user interactions through a secure, multi-layered architecture that validates conversations against institutional policy rules, generates insights from real-time ledger data, and provides administrative visibility for risk and compliance teams. The platform also introduces configurable guardrails that integrate with existing compliance frameworks while remaining model-agnostic, allowing MX to optimise underlying AI models without changing the customer experience. Customer data remains within the financial institution and MX platform, preventing external AI providers from training or retaining the data used by the assistant. The architecture also separates conversational intelligence from transactional actions. While the AI assistant provides financial guidance and decision support, actions such as transferring funds or opening accounts continue through the financial institution's existing secure workflows, ensuring customers remain in control of critical financial transactions.

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