United KingdomFinance and insurance2026 – ongoingYorkshire Building Society
AI agents for internal risk and control testing
Yorkshire's risk-testing pilot suggested around 40% efficiency savings
Problem
Internal risk and control testing consumed staff time.
Approach
Yorkshire piloted AI agents to support testing. Staff retained professional judgement.
Results
around 40%early pilot efficiency savings, per Microsoft
Takeaway
The result remained preliminary.
Categories
- Industry
- Finance and insurance
- Business function
- Finance, risk and legal
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- AI agentsGenerative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Microsoft3 Jul 2026
Microsoft reported early pilot savings. It did not define the efficiency measure.
Full details are in the original sources.
Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026