( July 22, 2026, 11:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: UK financial services providers participating in the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Supercharged Sandbox will gain access to Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork models to help accelerate their development and bolster implementation of AI. A second cohort of 21 organizations, including Scottish Widows, Money Advice Trust and TrueLayer, will explore use cases such as fraud detection, AI governance, agent-led payments and improving access to financial services. The watchdog said applications to the second cohort were sharply up from the first, suggesting a high demand for a controlled environment where firms can experiment with AI while receiving technical support.Statement follows....
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