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The risks with AI agents are growing fast in the financial sector

Amsterdam, 29 Apr 2026. In this article published on Banken.nl, Rewire's Simon Koolstra warns that the financial sector's rapid adoption of agentic AI is outpacing the governance needed to manage it safely. With over 70% of banks already experimenting with autonomous AI systems, the risks are real: poorly constrained agents can block accounts, reject credits, or trigger regulatory reports at scale within minutes. The solution lies in clear decision scoping, explainability, and C-level oversight — before something goes wrong.

Read the full article in Banken.nl [in Dutch].