Finley AI represented the UK at Singapore’s 2025 Insights Forum, with co-founder Elemi Atigolo speaking on a senior FCA-invited panel.
Finley AI, a UK-based pioneer in agentic AI infrastructure for financial services, represented the UK at Singapore’s 2025 annual Insights Forum, with co-founder Elemi Atigolo invited by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as one of six innovators to speak on a senior industry panel attended by regulators, policymakers, and financial leaders from across Asia-Pacific and Europe
Atigolo spoke on the panel “Next Gen Financial Services: Industry AI Adoption and the Rise of AI Agents”, where he unveiled AI Consent as a previously under-examined regulatory and governance challenge emerging as financial institutions deploy increasingly autonomous and agentic AI systems.
The invitation reflects growing international recognition of Atigolo’s work at the intersection of AI, regulation, and financial services, as well as Finley AI’s role as a research and development pioneer in agentic AI infrastructure for finance.
The panel
During the panel discussion, Atigolo shared his early research findings that highlight how existing compliance and governance models struggle to address consent, accountability, and decision authority once AI systems move beyond passive assistance and begin to act autonomously within regulated environments.
“AI systems are no longer passive tools. They act, decide, and influence outcomes,” said Atigolo. “AI Consent exposes the question regulators and firms now face: how institutions evidence who authorised what, under which conditions, and with what limits, as AI systems operate at speed and scale.”
AI Consent reframes consent as a continuous and auditable construct rather than a one-off approval, aligning closely with regulatory expectations around traceability, human oversight, and governance by design.
Finley AI has worked with the UK Financial Conduct Authority since 2019, has been highlighted and case-studied by the FCA, and has delivered recognised case studies in collaboration with IBM. Its work has been cited by regulators and technology partners as pioneering in the practical governance and deployment of AI in financial services.
Atigolo’s presence at the forum reinforced Finley AI’s position as a leading UK innovator in agentic AI infrastructure for financial services, focused on bridging the gap between policy intent and operational reality as agentic AI capabilities accelerate beyond traditional compliance models.
“Regulators are not asking institutions to slow innovation,” Atigolo noted during the discussion. “They are asking for clarity, evidence, and control.”
International growth
The Singapore engagement marks a further milestone in Finley AI’s international profile and Elemi Atigolo’s growing role in shaping global dialogue on the future governance of AI in financial services. As a member of the Fintech Power 50, Finley AI continues to contribute applied insight, regulatory collaboration, and research-led innovation that supports trusted AI adoption across global markets.
