AI
Will the AI Agent Kill the Trading App?
- Experts note that integrating AI agents via MCP with trading platforms is turning them into the main distribution layer.
- With MetaQuotes expected to release its own MCP solution on Friday, apps might need to evolve into a data and execution pipeline.
- While adoption among retail traders is increasing, true agentic trading is still sandboxed.
Wednesday, 24/06/2026 | 13:03 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
Bybit Opens Walled AI Trading Accounts as Agent Wave Hits Crypto Exchanges
- The exchange says its AI Subaccount isolates trading bots from client funds through API-only access and user-set risk limits.
- The security model closely tracks what retail brokers like Robinhood and eToro built earlier this year.
Wednesday, 24/06/2026 | 08:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
AI Agents Are Not Replacing Labor. They Are Reorganizing It
- AI agents won't replace workers—they'll reshape how labor is organized.
Monday, 22/06/2026 | 06:01 GMT by
MarketAcross
"You Can’t Grow Just by Cutting”: Huy Nguyen Trieu on AI in Finance Jobs
- The new wave of AI represents a paradigm shift in cognitive power, fundamentally altering financial services, he argues.
- Professionals who previously excelled at repetitive tasks are in danger of being left behind.
- For Trieu, financial firms should view AI as a source of cognitive abundance rather than just an optimisation tool.
Tuesday, 16/06/2026 | 10:34 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
Three AI Shifts and a $40 Billion Fraud Problem: Inside the FCA's First Horizon Scan
- The UK regulator's first external horizon scan sets out how AI, synthetic crime and programmable finance could reshape financial services by 2030.
- It lands as Deloitte projects gen-AI-enabled fraud in the US could reach $40 billion by 2027, up from $12.3 billion in 2023.
Thursday, 11/06/2026 | 19:01 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Leverate Bundles AI Chat Assistant With a Back-Office View of Client Activity
- The broker-technology vendor is giving away the trader-facing chatbot while charging for the analytics that track what clients ask and search.
- Rivals, including B2BROKER and Devexperts, have shipped similar tools, and Leverate has marketed a broker chatbot before.
Tuesday, 09/06/2026 | 10:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Japan’s Robinhood Joins the MCP Craze. Will the Industry Grapple with Existential Questions?
- Among others, Woodstock's MCP will allow clients to place buy and sell orders, including split orders.
- The degree of autonomy AI agents have across the brokerage industry remains uneven.
Tuesday, 09/06/2026 | 09:21 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
Claude Powers Nine of Ten Broker AI Agents That Now Trade Live Accounts
- Ten retail brokers and platform vendors connected AI agents to live client accounts in just six months, and one model showed up almost everywhere.
- A new FM Intelligence analysis maps who granted execution power, who kept a human in the loop and where client money sits.
Monday, 08/06/2026 | 19:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Capital.com Launches MCP Server for MENA Clients
- Clients can place trades via AI agents only after completing a mandatory two-step confirmation process.
- Launching MCP servers is gathering pace in the industry, raising questions about the future of the trading app.
Monday, 08/06/2026 | 08:44 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
The return of the travel concierge, this time powered by artificial intelligence
- AI integrates planning and booking to restore the travel concierge.
Thursday, 04/06/2026 | 07:26 GMT by
FM
AI Can Mimic Bloomberg. Replacing the Terminal Is Another Matter.
- Dubbed as "Bloomberg Killers," AI terminals struggle to replace its massive social architecture: IB Chat.
- "We haven’t attempted to nor intend to replace the terminal,” said one expert, while another stressed that LLM outputs are "convincing but need verification.”
Wednesday, 03/06/2026 | 10:22 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
Exclusive: ThinkMarkets Launches MCP Server; “AI Can Execute Trades, but Not Access Funds”
- “Traders can now connect any AI LLM of their choice” with ThinkTrader, Nauman Anees, CEO of ThinkMarkets, explained. It has joined the trend early, as only a handful of industry players offer MCP access.
- “You have full control over which order types are scoped within your AI platform,” he explained on the control of traders over the access of AI to their accounts.
Monday, 01/06/2026 | 06:00 GMT by
Arnab Shome
The $500 Trillion AI Bet Depends on Energy, Infrastructure, and Policy, Not Just Code
- If valuation outpaces physical output, AI boom could trigger inflationary pressures globally.
- Transition gap between financial markets and infrastructure could cause macroeconomic instability.
Tuesday, 26/05/2026 | 13:00 GMT by
Anndy Lian
Retail Traders Get Custom AI Stock Research as Webull Launches Vega Analyst
- Tool generates real-time stock analysis combining fundamentals, valuation, technicals, and market context.
- Firms such as eToro and Robinhood are introducing AI tools for trading and portfolio analysis features.
Tuesday, 19/05/2026 | 15:18 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
How AI Overload Affects Retail Traders’ Behaviour, Decisions, and Churn
- Human attention remains limited despite AI expanding access to market analysis, signals, and recommendations.
- In AI-driven markets, decision quality depends on how traders process information, not just the volume of data available.
Wednesday, 13/05/2026 | 09:35 GMT by
Oded Shefer
In Singapore, Retail Brokers' Growth Does Not Come from Acquisition
- Two-thirds of traders would move all activity to a single provider if it covered their traded assets, said Lorenzo Vignati, Research Director at Investment Trends.
- About half of leverage trades are placed via mobile, while three in four traders either use or are open to AI tools.
Thursday, 16/04/2026 | 11:16 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Bitcoin Miners Are Becoming AI Infrastructure and the Market Is Repricing Them
- AI workloads generate up to 10x more revenue per megawatt, making the shift economically unavoidable.
- The pivot could reclassify miners from crypto plays into infrastructure assets with higher valuation multiples.
Monday, 06/04/2026 | 13:10 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
FCA Plans 1% Fee Rise; AI and Sandbox Expansion Could Impact CFD Oversight
- The regulator’s perimeter report flags risks: AML-only firms, AI financial guidance, speculative markets.
- It expands overseas presence, adjusts IPO rules, and consults on pension charge caps.
Thursday, 26/03/2026 | 12:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
From Chatbots to Custom Portfolios: How AI Guides Smart Spending and Investing
- AI automates credit scoring, fraud detection, and onboarding, reducing barriers for risky or underserved clients.
- Fintech users gain confidence and better money management through AI-supported financial literacy tools.
Wednesday, 11/03/2026 | 14:23 GMT by
Dmytro Spilka
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