DenmarkFinance and insurance2023 – ongoingSaxo Bank
GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot
Saxo Bank developers accept about 30% of GitHub Copilot suggestions
Problem
The trading broker serves over 1.3 million clients and handles 200 million API requests a day. Its 700-plus developers wanted fewer blockers and faster debugging.
Approach
More than 400 developers began using GitHub Copilot in February 2023, mostly for short snippets they review and for bug diagnosis. The bank also offered Microsoft 365 Copilot to almost 2,600 staff and built an AI champions network of 80.
Results
Takeaway
Developers reviewed short code suggestions and accepted around 30% across the team. Microsoft did not report hours saved.
Categories
- Industry
- Finance and insurance
- Business function
- IT and R&DInternal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Vendor's case study
Sources
Source summaries
Microsoft reports how Saxo Bank developers use GitHub Copilot and how the bank spread AI tools across staff. It gives an acceptance rate of around 30%.
Full details are in the original sources.
