BNY Integrates Gemini Enterprise with Eliza AI Platform

The News

BNY and Google Cloud have announced the integration of Gemini Enterprise, Google Cloud’s advanced agentic AI platform, into BNY’s enterprise AI platform, Eliza. This collaboration aims to accelerate deep research and market analysis for BNY’s global workforce, enabling employees to build AI agents that process and synthesize financial data and automate routine, data-intensive tasks. BNY’s “AI for everyone, everywhere and everything” strategy is further advanced by this integration, which brings multimodal capabilities and more seamless, secure data integration to the Eliza platform.

Analyst Take

Why This Integration Signals a New Phase in Financial Services AI Adoption

Financial services organizations are under pressure to modernize research, analytics, and operations. Our 2025 survey data shows that AI/ML adoption is rising, but persistent barriers remain: data silos, skills shortages, AI infrastructure costs, and compliance demands. BNY’s integration of Gemini Enterprise with Eliza is a response to these challenges, aiming to supercharge research capabilities while maintaining security and compliance.

  • Multimodal AI and agentic automation can reduce manual analysis time and improve insight generation across large, complex datasets.
  • Financial services firms cite compliance frameworks (SEC/FINRA, EU AI Act, DORA) as top priorities when evaluating AI platforms, and, BNY’s secure, governed approach is aligned with this trend.
  • Skills shortages and cost control remain concerns: platforms that automate routine work and lower the barrier to AI agent development are in demand.

Strengths and Strategic Impact

By leveraging Gemini Enterprise’s advanced reasoning and multimodal features, BNY is empowering its workforce to deliver faster, deeper market analysis. The integration also supports BNY’s goal of embedding AI-driven insight and automation across all business lines.

  • Employees can build AI agents to process financial reports, trends, and data at scale, freeing time for strategic work.
  • Automation of routine, data-intensive tasks can improve operational efficiency and reduce error rates.
  • Seamless integration with Google Cloud’s AI stack positions BNY to benefit from ongoing advances in generative and agentic AI.

Challenges and Considerations

Despite its promise, large-scale AI integrations in financial services face hurdles. BNY’s success will depend on:

  • Ensuring robust compliance and data governance as AI agents access sensitive financial data
  • Demonstrating measurable gains in research efficiency and decision quality
  • Managing upskilling and change management for a global workforce

Looking Ahead

BNY’s integration of Gemini Enterprise with Eliza is a bellwether for agentic AI adoption in financial services. Success will depend on secure, compliant deployment and the platform’s ability to drive both operational efficiency and deeper market insight. As AI adoption accelerates, financial institutions should monitor this collaboration as a model for scaling agentic automation while meeting industry-specific challenges.

Authors

  • Paul Nashawaty

    Paul Nashawaty, Practice Leader and Lead Principal Analyst, specializes in application modernization across build, release and operations. With a wealth of expertise in digital transformation initiatives spanning front-end and back-end systems, he also possesses comprehensive knowledge of the underlying infrastructure ecosystem crucial for supporting modernization endeavors. With over 25 years of experience, Paul has a proven track record in implementing effective go-to-market strategies, including the identification of new market channels, the growth and cultivation of partner ecosystems, and the successful execution of strategic plans resulting in positive business outcomes for his clients.

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  • With over 15 years of hands-on experience in operations roles across legal, financial, and technology sectors, Sam Weston brings deep expertise in the systems that power modern enterprises such as ERP, CRM, HCM, CX, and beyond. Her career has spanned the full spectrum of enterprise applications, from optimizing business processes and managing platforms to leading digital transformation initiatives.

    Sam has transitioned her expertise into the analyst arena, focusing on enterprise applications and the evolving role they play in business productivity and transformation. She provides independent insights that bridge technology capabilities with business outcomes, helping organizations and vendors alike navigate a changing enterprise software landscape.

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