ExaWizards Partners with FFG to Drive Transformation with AI Agents

Norbert Gehrke

13 May 2025 — 2 min read

ExaWizards has entered into a strategic partnership with Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG), intended to leverage AI agents to drive FFG’s business transformation, enhance productivity, and create new banking models.

Background of the Partnership

ExaWizards has been using their generative AI expertise and advanced technological capabilities to assist in streamlining FFG’s existing operations. Following an AI agent implementation and the subsequent successful value creation, the decision was made to formalize the partnership.

Details of the Partnership

The partnership focuses on utilizing AI agents to harness FFG’s extensive operational data and industry expertise with ExaWizards’ cutting-edge AI technologies, robust technical assets, transformation capabilities, and R&D strengths. Together, the two companies will fundamentally transform operations through AI and co-create a new banking model. Specific initiatives include the following, with phased implementation starting in May 2025:

Operational Reforms and Productivity Improvements with AI Agents

Reforming head office operations, improving productivity in sales and market operations, and enhancing compliance and risk management with AI agents.
ExaWizards’ AI agent development and operations Platform “exaBase Studio,” including AI agents and RAG Ops templates, will be utilized for development and deployment. 90% of AI use cases proposed by FFG’s departments already align with templates available on “exaBase Studio,” allowing FFG engineers to develop and operate solutions internally.

R&D and Cutting-Edge Autonomous AI Agents

Joint R&D efforts between ExaWizards’ engineers, who possess expertise in advanced technologies, and FFG’s engineers, who are well-versed in banking operations, drive operational implementation and value creation. Successful examples of AI adoption will be considered for joint deployment to regional companies in the future. Note that templates serve as the foundational framework for the applications.

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