2026 SPRING REPORT

The state of intelligent finance in the UK

New research on how consumers in the UK are using AI to manage their money—and what they want next from their banks and finance apps.

2026 SPRING REPORT

The state of intelligent finance in the UK

New research on how consumers in the UK are using AI to manage their money—and what they want next from their banks and finance apps.

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The data is in. UK consumers are ready for AI in finance.

Rise to the occasion with insights from our new report, The state of intelligent finance including:

  • Where people want AI to play a bigger role

  • How comfortable they are delegating financial 
decisions to AI

  • What earns their trust—and what puts it at risk

The data is in. UK consumers are ready for AI in finance.

Rise to the occasion with insights from our new report, The state of intelligent finance including:

  • Where people want AI to play a bigger role

  • How comfortable they are delegating financial 
decisions to AI

  • What earns their trust—and what puts it at risk

Turn insights into your advantage

  • 53%

    of Brits expect fintech apps to use AI

  • 61%

    say AI has improved their ability to evaluate financial products

  • 51%

    say managing money without AI will feel outdated soon

“AI adoption has made 'intelligent' the new 'digital.' 
Moving it from experimentation to the core user experience 
is now a near-term imperative.”
The state of intelligent finance in the UK

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