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Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks

Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Oracle Financial Services has launched an agentic platform for retail banking, featuring a suite of AI-infused applications, design tools, frameworks, and pre-built AI agents aimed at enhancing customer engagement and automating core processes.

According to the company, the platform utilises conversational interfaces and autonomous AI agents across online, mobile, and in-branch channels. It also incorporates human oversight into decision-making and governance.

Agentic Platform

Oracle described the platform as an architecture that embeds AI into customer engagement and business processes. The company said its agent ecosystem can orchestrate interactions in real time and tailor them to individual customers. Oracle also said bankers retain a "human-in-the-loop" role for oversight and ethical governance.

"Oracle is ushering in a new era of banking where AI moves beyond task automation to deliver real business intelligence, agility, and trust at scale," said Sovan Shatpathy, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Development, Oracle Financial Services. "Our agentic platform is not just a set of applications it's a foundational architecture for building truly intelligent banks. By combining domain specific AI, human-in-the-loop governance, and enterprise grade scalability, we're enabling banks to drive proactive, hyper-personalized engagement while innovating responsibly and competitively."

Retail Agents

Oracle said the platform is available now with new experience and domain agents for retail banking. The company positioned the initial agents around origination workflows and collections.

In originations, Oracle highlighted a Product Brochure Generation agent and a Smart Assist for Application Insights agent. Oracle said these agents produce consistent product information and give bankers answers intended to speed application completion.

Oracle also introduced an Application Tracker agent. Oracle said this agent predicts delays and recommends next steps. Oracle said it keeps the lead banker informed and supports handoff to underwriting staff.

Another component is the Qualitative Analysis & Credit Decisioning agent. Oracle said it uses streamlined data and suggests responses for complex scorecards. Oracle said this approach results in faster and more consistent credit decisions.

Collections Focus

Oracle said it has experience agents for other retail domains, including collections. Oracle said these tools automate tasks linked to efficiency and compliance. Oracle also said they shape the working environment for bankers and customers.

For collections activity, Oracle described a Collector Call Summarization agent. Oracle said the agent generates call notes from transcripts. Oracle said it reduces after handle time.

Oracle also described a Call Compliance Check agent. Oracle said it analyses call tone and sentiment for regulatory adherence and provides feedback on compliance scores. Oracle referenced the Fair Debt Collection Practises Act as an example of the type of regulation addressed by the tool.

Roadmap

Oracle stated that the agents currently announced comprise only a sample of a more extensive catalogue. Moving forward, the company intends to release hundreds of retail and corporate banking agents over the next 12 months.