Trading Weekly AI News

October 27 - November 4, 2025

This weekly update explores major developments in agentic AI, which is artificial intelligence that can make decisions and take actions on its own. eBay is working with OpenAI to create AI shopping agents that help buyers find products and make purchases. These AI agents can understand what you want and help you buy things without you having to click through a bunch of pages. In the banking world, executives say artificial intelligence is their top priority for 2025, and they're exploring how AI agents can help detect fraud and make better financial decisions. How shopping will change is exciting: imagine telling your AI assistant 'I need an outfit for camping' and it finds the perfect clothes, compares prices, and buys them for you. However, there are new questions about responsibility. If an AI agent makes a mistake and buys something you didn't want, who should fix it? Banks and payment companies are still figuring out these rules. Major companies like Klarna, Revolut, and Cube are also using agentic AI in new ways. Klarna partnered with Google Cloud, Revolut bought an AI travel assistant called Swiftly, and Cube added agentic AI capabilities to help with regulations. These changes mean the future of shopping and banking will be very different from today, with AI doing more of the work while people stay in control.

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