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Backbase puts agentic AI in customers' hands

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

Backbase today announced the general availability of Conversational Banking, bringing agentic AI into banks’ customer and employee experiences.

Analysis

Backbase today announced the general availability of Conversational Banking, bringing agentic AI into banks’ customer and employee experiences.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Oct 8, 2026.

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