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Techday NZ
12-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Extend unveils open-source AI toolkit for smarter finance
Extend has released an open-source AI toolkit aimed at enhancing how businesses manage and analyse financial data. The toolkit supports multiple frameworks, including Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenAI, native integration with LangChain, and compatibility with CrewAI to facilitate complex multi-agent workflows. The company states that this versatility allows businesses to incorporate Extend's API seamlessly into their existing AI-driven systems, enabling more advanced spend analysis and automated finance processes. The toolkit is designed to offer flexibility to businesses, allowing them to interact with Extend while continuing to use their preferred banks or credit cards. Its intention is to help organisations adopt AI solutions tailored to their needs, supporting functions such as intelligent financial queries, custom reporting, and workflow automation. Jonathan Bailey, Extend's Chief Technology Officer, commented on the motivation behind the toolkit: "When I started to explore the multitude of use cases for AI in our industry, I zeroed in on the power of 'agentic frameworks', and realised we could enable tools like Claude to interact directly with Extend via our APIs and immediately unlock extensive AI functionality for our customers." Through the integration of these frameworks, users are able to query financial data using natural language input, conduct advanced analytics, and generate custom reports. Automation powered by AI agents can manage tasks such as expense categorisation and budget tracking. Businesses will also be able to analyse spending patterns, identify cost-saving opportunities, and obtain greater insights into areas such as cash flow, team spending, and overall budget allocations. Andrew Jamison, Extend's Chief Executive Officer and co-founder explained the broader company strategy: "At Extend, we believe in empowering businesses to do more with what they already have - whether that's credit lines, banking relationships, or software investments. With this AI toolkit, we're taking that mission to the next level, giving our customers the tools they need to make smarter, faster, and more informed decisions." Extend indicated that development efforts will continue to focus on expanding AI automation features within its platform, in response to increasing demand from companies seeking more streamlined financial management solutions. Extend is a modern spend and expense management platform that helps businesses gain control over spending - without changing their existing bank or credit card programs. Thousands of companies use Extend to create and manage virtual cards, streamline payment workflows, and get real-time visibility into team and vendor spend. According to the company, Extend powers billions of dollars in transactions while partnering with the financial institutions businesses already trust.
Techday NZ
09-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Extend launches open-source AI toolkit for smarter financial data
Extend has introduced an open-source AI toolkit designed to enhance the way businesses interact with and analyse their financial data. The spend and expense management platform has released this toolkit with compatibility for Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenAI, LangChain, and CrewAI, allowing businesses to seamlessly integrate Extend's API into their own AI-driven systems. This move aims to make spend analysis and workflow automation more accessible and customisable for companies with varying internal infrastructures and needs. By supporting several widely used frameworks, the toolkit is intended to provide businesses with significant autonomy in selecting the software and financial institutions suited to their operations. It enables integration and interaction with Extend's API for custom AI workflows, which include data queries, report generation, workflow automation, and expense management operations. Jonathan Bailey, Chief Technology Officer at Extend, said, "When I started to explore the multitude of use cases for AI in our industry, I zeroed in on the power of 'agentic frameworks', and realized we could enable tools like Claude to interact directly with Extend via our APIs and immediately unlock extensive AI functionality for our customers." This facility allows users to interact with their financial data using natural language, facilitating advanced analytics, tailored reporting, and the automation of processes such as expense categorisation and budget tracking. Companies leveraging the toolkit can deploy AI agents to review spending trends, spot opportunities to reduce costs, and obtain more nuanced insights into cash flow management, budget allocations, and payment behaviours across teams. The introduction of the open-source AI toolkit follows Extend's approach of supporting businesses in using their existing banking relationships and credit card programmes while providing enhanced financial technology solutions. As the company highlights, the added AI element aims to further customer empowerment by improving efficiency and offering more granular financial insights. Andrew Jamison, Extend's Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, commented, "At Extend, we believe in empowering businesses to do more with what they already have—whether that's credit lines, banking relationships, or software investments. With this AI toolkit, we're taking that mission to the next level, giving our customers the tools they need to make smarter, faster, and more informed decisions." Extend's AI toolkit is being positioned as a resource for businesses seeking to streamline financial processes without major changes to their existing infrastructure. The company states that the toolkit is part of its broader effort to combine AI with spend and expense management for enhanced control of business finances. Development plans are in place at Extend to further expand AI automation features in its platform, according to the company. These future enhancements are expected to continue the trajectory towards more automated and efficient financial management solutions for business clients.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
IBM (IBM) Expands AI Push With Launch of watsonx Orchestrate for Enterprise Agents
IBM (IBM, Financials) announced a major expansion of its artificial intelligence capabilities Tuesday with the launch of watsonx Orchestrate, a platform aimed at helping businesses deploy autonomous agents across complex technology stacks. The announcement marks a shift from conversational AI toward agentic systems that perform tasks independently. IBM said the new solution supports agents for domains like human resources, procurement and sales, automating tasks such as time-off management, vendor workflows, and lead qualification. The platform integrates with more than 80 enterprise applications, including Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle and Salesforce. The company is also releasing a no-code automation studio that allows users to build agents in under five minutes, along with a pro-code Agent Development Kit for developers using frameworks like CrewAI and LangGraph. An Agent Catalog with more than 150 tools is expected to support partner-built agents and integrations with collaboration tools such as Slack. IBM highlighted that watsonx Orchestrate includes agent orchestration and observability features to ensure effective coordination and responsible AI deployment. The system is built to support Model Context Protocol for broader interoperability, allowing companies to integrate agents with thousands of existing tools and APIs. The company said it expects watsonx Orchestrate to serve as the foundation for next-generation enterprise automation, helping businesses scale agent-based solutions without vendor lock-in. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Reuters
08-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Miami AI Agent Summit, Co-Hosted by Miami AI Hub and CrewAI, Sells Out and Sets the Stage for the Future of Agentic AI
MIAMI, FL, April 7, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The inaugural Miami AI Agent Summit, hosted by Miami AI Hub in collaboration with CrewAI, drew a sold-out crowd of over 250 founders, engineers, enterprise leaders, creators, and investors to The LAB Miami on Saturday, April 5. The event marked a pivotal moment in the city's growing tech scene, establishing Miami as a rising epicenter for AI innovation. Opening remarks were delivered by Burhan Sebin, founder of Miami AI Hub, who set the tone with an inspiring vision for the future of Miami's tech landscape. He reaffirmed his mission to position the city as a global hub for responsible and accessible AI development. Through his leadership at Miami AI Hub, he has united startups, corporate partners, and technologists in a collaborative space designed to unlock AI's potential across disciplines and industries. He also works to establish strong AI ecosystem linkages between the United States, Europe, and Latin America. João (Joe) Moura, CEO of CrewAI, followed with a bold vision for agent-native organizations and announced several major initiatives, including the launch of the CrewAI Job Board, a new Agent Marketplace, and early traction with enterprise. The day featured four high-impact sessions: Fireside Chat: The State of Agentic AI & Open Source Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, joined Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout, in a candid conversation that blended technical insight with humor. Delangue highlighted the importance of building agents 'just for fun' as a low-friction path to innovation. Isenberg underscored the rise of solo founders with agent teams, predicting, "The next billion-dollar startup will be one person with a fleet of AI agents.' AI Agent Infrastructure Moderated by Burhan Sebin, this panel explored how agentic workflows are built, scaled, and trusted. Panelists Garrett Rowe (NeuralSeek), Ryan Doan (Outrival AI), and Lou Mata (Mainframe) shared insights into orchestration, memory, user trust, and the real-time challenges of deploying AI agents in complex environments. Enterprise Adoption & Investment This enterprise-focused session brought together Ed Sim, Partner at Boldstart Ventures, and Hernan Londono, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Strategist at Lenovo, moderated by Ayal Stern of The LAB Miami. Ed Sim emphasized the need for strong founder-market fit in early-stage AI startups, while Hernan discussed how global enterprises are navigating the AI adoption curve. Real-World Use Cases The final panel, moderated by Iman Oubou, Co-Founder of Vocable AI, featured Trevor Lee (Myko AI) and Peter Yared (InCountry). From content creation to field sales and compliance-heavy industries, panelists shared their experience with real-world implementations. Final thoughts were delivered by Burhan Sebin, who reflected on the energy and momentum sparked by the gathering: 'This wasn't just an event, it was a movement,' said Sebin. 'We're proud to have brought this community together to shape the next generation of AI right here in Miami. And we will expand to other cities across the U.S. and beyond.' The Miami AI Agent Summit's success was made possible by the tireless efforts of the Miami AI Hub volunteer team, and the generous support of CrewAI, Atlas Space, Late Checkout, EZ Newswire, 4A Labs, and The LAB Miami. About Miami AI Hub Miami AI Hub fosters innovation and collaboration in artificial intelligence within the city's vibrant tech ecosystem. Its mission is to make Miami a global AI powerhouse and to build bridges across the AI ecosystems of the United States, Italy, Spain, and Latin America. Miami AI Hub has convened over 4,000+ participants, supported more than 50 AI startup showcases, and hosted speakers from major companies including NVIDIA, Apple, Google, AWS, and others. As an innovation catalyst, the Hub champions AI solutions that improve lives and transform industries. As a community platform, it brings together enthusiasts and experts to grow a shared knowledge base. And as a startup launchpad, it supports early-stage ventures with mentorship, funding access, and growth resources. Media Contact Cigdem Oztabak cigdem@ ### SOURCE: Miami AI Hub Copyright 2025 EZ Newswire See release on EZ Newswire
Zawya
24-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Cloudera powers autonomous enterprise agents for AI practitioners with CrewAI
Dubai, UAE - Cloudera, the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, today announced that CrewAI has joined the Cloudera Enterprise AI Ecosystem. This is set to revolutionize multi-agentic driven workflows in the Middle East, where AI is expected to amass $320 billion in economic benefits by 2030. CrewAI joins a growing list of AI innovators who have partnered with Cloudera to improve enterprise AI success. In October, Cloudera announced that Anthropic, Google Cloud, and Snowflake joined the Enterprise AI Ecosystem, along with founding members NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Pinecone. By adding CrewAI to its ecosystem, Cloudera is doubling down on its commitment to deliver cutting-edge AI capabilities that transform raw data into actionable insights and automate decision-making processes. This strategic collaboration aims to unlock unprecedented value from enterprise data by enabling intelligent, autonomous processes that can continuously adapt, learn, self-heal, and take action in real-time. From a product perspective, the partnership will deliver the following set of technical use cases: Agentic ETL (extract, transform, load) elements for data processing and inference in complex scenarios. Dynamic reports generated at runtime by multi-agent systems capable of understanding and querying data structures. Cross-organizational capabilities, with agents deployed throughout the company to tap into data for better decision making, action taking, and report building. AI agents are becoming more autonomous and widely adopted to empower the workforce. Cloudera and CrewAI's joint customers have already put AI agents in place. Industry applications include: Healthcare: Automate complex workflows such as medical record analysis, patient triage, diagnostic image review, and real-time health monitoring to reduce administrative overhead and improve patient outcomes. Financial Services: Streamline processes like fraud detection, compliance monitoring, product offer personalization, and customer onboarding by automating repetitive tasks and applying real-time insights. Industrial: Enhance predictive maintenance workflows, optimize quality control, and ensure just-in-time inventory management. Telecommunications: Deliver seamless customer support, optimize network performance in real time, and proactively address outages. Cloudera is empowering organizations to maximize the potential of their data assets, driving innovation, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage in an increasingly AI-driven business landscape, accelerating digital advancements in key sectors of the Middle East. This unified approach helps to ensure businesses can unlock the full potential of AI, creating impactful outcomes across their operations. 'Cloudera's data lakehouse delivers a powerful platform for accessing high-quality data at scale, and we're pleased to announce a collaboration with the CrewAI Platform to improve agentic process automation. This partnership represents a significant step forward in automating complex operations using intelligent and autonomous agents. By combining Crew AI's skills with our platform, we intend to empower enterprises across various sectors, increase productivity, and promote faster decision-making, ultimately opening up new opportunities in an AI-driven future.' says Ahmad Shakora, Group Vice President- Emerging Markets at Cloudera. Click here to learn more about how Cloudera and its partner ecosystem are making it easier, more economical, and safer for enterprises to maximize the value they get from AI. To see how Cloudera's community is already using CrewAI to build Accelerators for ML Projects, visit Multi-Agent API Orchestrator or Agentic Workflows with AYA in the community catalog. About Cloudera Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI. With 100x more data under management than other cloud-only vendors, Cloudera empowers global enterprises to transform data of all types, on any public or private cloud, into valuable, trusted insights. Our open data lakehouse delivers scalable and secure data management with portable cloud-native analytics, enabling customers to bring GenAI models to their data while maintaining privacy and ensuring responsible, reliable AI deployments. The world's largest brands in financial services, insurance, media, manufacturing, and government rely on Cloudera to use their data to solve what seemed impossible—today and in the future. To learn more, visit and follow us on LinkedIn and X. Cloudera and associated marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cloudera, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. About CrewAI CrewAI empowers enterprises to achieve accurate, consistent results by automating workflows with an enterprise-ready platform for AI agents. Built for scalability, CrewAI streamlines multi-agent orchestration, delivering efficiency through Agentic Process Automation. With event-based flows and agent-driven control, CrewAI provides high-precision solutions tailored to business needs. Trusted by many Fortune 500 companies, CrewAI redefines intelligent automation with seamless integration, security, and enterprise-grade support.
