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Articles by Karen Mcdermott

Senior product marketing manager, Financial Services

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Quantum computing, agentic AI, and the next infrastructure layer in financial services

As financial services firms adopt AI and explore quantum computing, vector search, observability, and security platforms are emerging as the contextual intelligence foundation for autonomous enterprise systems.

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Scaling AI in financial services starts with governance and architecture

Discover how financial services companies scale AI initiatives by prioritizing data governance, unified search, and observability architecture. Insights from IDC, Microsoft, Kyndryl, and Elastic.

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Stanford’s AI Index Report 2026 meets the security reality in financial services

AI is becoming core to financial services. But as adoption scales, so does risk. Without secure, real-time data, strong governance, and cyber resilience, AI can amplify threats as quickly as it drives innovation.

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Context engineering: The missing layer for trusted AI in financial services

AI in financial services breaks down without trusted context. Discover how context engineering enables real-time, explainable, and compliant AI and how Elastic powers fraud prevention, risk management, and digital customer experience.

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How financial services companies are building contextual intelligence at scale

Leading financial companies are turning data ubiquity into competitive advantage. See how Elastic powers contextual search, real-time decisioning, and AI agents across fraud, compliance, and customer experience.

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Money20/20 USA 2025: Fintech’s inflection point has arrived

From AI-powered insight to stablecoin innovation, Money20/20 USA 2025 showed that fintech’s future is built on unified data, real-time intelligence, and the infrastructure of trust.

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Elastic at Money20/20 USA 2025: Powering the next era of financial services

Elastic is attending Money20/20 USA to showcase how financial institutions can fight fraud, strengthen compliance, and gain real-time visibility into data. Visit our booth #21092 to learn more.

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The rise of intelligent banking: Unifying fraud, security, and compliance in the era of AI

Banks face growing threats and rising expectations. Discover how unifying observability, security, and fraud prevention enables smarter decisions and stronger defenses.

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Agentic AI in financial services: The rise of autonomous intelligence

While agentic AI is still emerging for many, Elastic is powering it now — fueling autonomous workflows in fraud prevention, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity across financial services.