{"id":2286,"date":"2026-05-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=5b4a5a54be3c02754d87e51ef24e752e"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:00:00","slug":"abrigos-thinkbig-conference-showcases-actionable-data-and-trusted-ai-innovation-for-banks-and-credit-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=2286","title":{"rendered":"Abrigo\u2019s ThinkBIG Conference Showcases Actionable Data and Trusted AI Innovation for Banks and Credit Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AIinFinance<\/a>--Abrigo<\/b><\/a>, a leading provider of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for financial institutions, concluded its ThinkBIG 2026 conference, which welcomed more than 1,150 total attendees over three days. The event brought together industry professionals from 425 financial institutions to explore practical strategies for managing risk, fighting financial crime, and driving growth.<\/p><\/a><\/a>

\nEach year, ThinkBIG invites banking professionals from across the U.S. to share best practices, gain hands-on product knowledge, and learn from peers tackling challenges in lending, portfolio risk, and BSA\/AML compliance.<\/p>

\nThis year\u2019s conference highlighted how AI, working alongside people, can drive stronger outcomes for financial institutions and their customers. Key highlights included new agentic lending capabilities, an enhanced consumer lending solution, and continued advancements to Abrigo\u2019s AI banking agent, AskAbrigo. The event also showcased expanded banking intelligence and AI-driven innovation across financial crime and risk \u2014helping institutions reduce manual work, accelerate decision-making, and gain clearer, more actionable insights.<\/p>

\n\u201cAI is closing the gap between the data you have and the decisions you make, and it\u2019s going to radically change how you think about your work,\u201d said Abrigo CTO Ravi Nemalikanti, addressing the conference. \u201cWe\u2019re focused on creating purpose-built AI for financial institutions that is both explainable to regulators and able to help staff work faster and smarter inside their Abrigo solutions.\u201d<\/p>

\nPolling of Abrigo customers has captured strong interest in AI adoption. 30% are already utilizing some AI pilot programming and another 46% plan to evaluate AI adoption in 2026, reinforcing that AI is moving from exploration to execution within financial institutions.<\/p>

\nWith increased focus on AI and data, trust remained a central theme throughout the conference. Attendees engaged in discussions around:<\/p>