The challenge
The real blockers aren't the AI models. They're the constraints around them.
Compliance overhead on every workflow
Automating a process in financial services isn't just a build problem — it's a controls problem. Every agent that touches customer data or regulatory reporting needs audit trails, permission scoping, and documentation that survives an exam.
Regulatory reporting still runs on manual effort
Regulatory submissions — Basel, DORA, MiFID, SOX — require aggregating data from multiple systems, cross-checking against rules that change, and producing documentation under time pressure. Most of that work is still done by hand.
Data can't leave your environment
Third-party AI tools that route customer or financial data through external servers create regulatory exposure. The architecture has to keep everything inside your Microsoft tenant — not as a preference, as a requirement.
Use cases
Where AI agents move the needle in financial services.
These aren't proofs of concept. They're production workflows we design and build on the Microsoft platform your firm already licenses.
From raw data to draft submission — without the manual aggregation
An agent that pulls from your existing data sources, applies the current reporting rules, flags exceptions for human review, and produces a structured draft ready for sign-off. Runs inside Azure with full audit trail. Reduces the hours-per-cycle spent on mechanical aggregation and cross-checking.
Automated controls monitoring with escalation routing
An agent that watches for policy triggers across your operational data, routes confirmed exceptions to the right reviewer, and maintains a timestamped log of every decision and action. Replaces the manual monitoring checklist and the ad-hoc email escalation chain that auditors always question.
Extract, validate, and route — without a human touching the inbox first
An agent that ingests onboarding documents via Teams or SharePoint, extracts the required fields, runs them against your validation rules, and either clears for processing or routes exceptions to a reviewer with a structured summary. Cuts time-to-complete on standard KYC cases significantly.
Evidence packages assembled automatically, not the night before
An agent that continuously maintains the evidence documentation your audit requires — pulling from SharePoint, Teams, and Azure DevOps — so that when an audit cycle opens, the evidence package is already current rather than assembled under pressure.
Why CommonLogic
What financial services firms need from an AI partner is different.
Everything stays in your Microsoft tenant.
We don't route financial or customer data through our infrastructure — or anyone else's. Every agent runs inside your Azure environment, authenticated via Entra ID, with data residency aligned to your regulatory requirements. Your CISO can review the architecture before anything is built.
Audit trails are part of the design, not an afterthought.
We build logging and decision documentation into the agent architecture from day one. Every automated action produces a timestamped, attributable record — not because we're cautious, but because that's what survives an exam.
We scope to what's actually defensible.
Not every financial services process should be fully automated. We'll tell you when human-in-the-loop is the right model — and we design for it explicitly — rather than over-automating and creating a controls gap.
How we engage
Where we typically start with financial services teams.
Every engagement begins with a clear problem. These are the services that apply most often in this industry.
Enterprise AI Strategy
For firms evaluating where AI fits in their compliance and operations stack. We audit your current Microsoft environment, map the highest-value automation opportunities, and produce a sequenced roadmap — before any build commitment.
Learn more →Multi-Agent Workflow Design
For teams with a specific workflow to automate — regulatory reporting, compliance monitoring, KYC processing. We design the agent architecture, validate it against your compliance requirements, and deliver a working system.
Learn more →Microsoft Ecosystem Integration
For firms that need agents to connect with existing systems — core banking, risk platforms, SharePoint document stores — using native Microsoft APIs and Entra ID. No third-party middleware, no data egress.
Learn more →Common questions
What financial services buyers ask before they engage.
If something isn't answered here, reach out — we respond quickly.
How do you handle data residency and sovereignty requirements?
+Can we show this to our CISO and compliance team before committing?
+What happens when regulations change — do we need to re-engage?
+We already have a relationship with Microsoft. Why not go directly to them?
+Does the agent need access to our core banking system?
+Ready to find your highest-value compliance workflow to automate?
One working session is enough to identify the best candidate and scope a no-obligation estimate.
You'll leave with a ranked list of opportunities and a clear picture of what's actually buildable inside your current Microsoft environment.