Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has launched Snowflake Cortex AI for Financial Services, a robust suite of AI tools and partnerships designed to help financial firms unify their data ecosystem and securely deploy AI models, apps, and agents. The platform also ensures strict security and compliance controls essential for regulated industries.
Snowflake also unveiled a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, now in public preview, allowing organizations to securely leverage both proprietary and third-party data from partners like FactSet, MSCI, Nasdaq eVestment, and The Associated Press.
Using this MCP Server, customers can connect their data to apps and AI agent platforms—including Anthropic, CrewAI, Cursor, Devin by Cognition, Salesforce’s Agentforce, UiPath, and Windsurf—to build context-rich AI agents and applications. These innovations enable financial services and other industries to rapidly deploy trusted, purpose-built AI solutions, while ensuring secure, seamless connectivity across data and AI ecosystems.
“The financial services industry has long been a leader in embracing new technology, and AI is no exception. However, the industry faces unique challenges in navigating fragmented data, robust compliance requirements, and the need for airtight security and governance,”
said Baris Gultekin, VP of AI, Snowflake.
“By bringing AI directly to where their data already lives and enabling secure interoperability with remote agents, Snowflake is making it easier for highly-regulated industries like financial services to power business-critical use cases and tap into a unified ecosystem of best-of-breed data, AI, and apps.”
Cortex AI for Financial Services empowers enterprise-grade AI agents to streamline complex financial workflows, including market analysis, quantitative research, fraud detection, customer support, and claims management—helping organizations save time, cut operational costs, and gain faster insights.
Snowflake’s MCP Server enhances this capability by enabling secure, industry-wide interoperability, connecting both Snowflake data and third-party data and applications.