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Lumen: Illuminating the Way to Innovation for LGT
With the launch of Lumen, a platform created in partnership with Unique to help employees work smarter, faster and more accurately, LGT Private Banking has taken a big step forward in its AI journey. Designed to be secure and user-friendly, Lumen is already making a difference across the company.
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Unique Presents an AI-Powered Platform Driving Efficiency for LGT
Zurich, Switzerland – 19.12.2024 – Unique is proud to announce the global rollout of Lumen, a GenAI platform designed to transform the way private banking employees access and utilize information. Lumen's innovative capabilities will now empower around 5000 employees at LGT Private Banking worldwide, enabling smarter workflows and enhancing operational efficiency.
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GenAI in Finance – An Insight into Relevant Data Protection Issues
The discussion around data protection and data security extends to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), which, despite its innovation potential, brings new challenges to protecting sensitive data. Particularly in highly regulated industries like the financial sector, data protection in the context of GenAI is of crucial importance. This article explains how companies can strategically ...
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Exploring Secure GenAI in the Finance Industry with ExpeditionFinance
At Unique, we are constantly pushing boundaries to transform how financial services can leverage artificial intelligence. This vision was recently brought to life when our Chief Data Officer Dr. Sina Wulfmeyer participated in the ExpeditionFinance - Deutsche Bank series, hosted by Jürgen Schmitt, an influencer in banking and finance from Germany. The series, known for simplifying complex fina...
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SIX Introduces Unique's FinanceGPT to Boost Employee Capabilities with Generative AI
Zurich, Switzerland – 21.11.2024 – SIX, a leading provider of financial market infrastructure and services in securities, financial information and payments, rolled out Unique's innovative artificial intelligence platform, FinanceGPT, to its more than 4,000 employees. This initiative will equip employees with the advanced capabilities of FinanceGPT, to streamline access to internal informatio...
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AI Governance White Paper (Part III): Industry Leaders' Opinions
Navigating the world of artificial intelligence (AI) governance can be challenging, especially in the financial services sector, where trust, safety, and accountability are essential. Our latest white paper, part of the Unique AI Governance Series, dives deep into these issues, sharing valuable insights from leaders at major banks, insurance firms, and regulatory bodies. This document, distil...
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What Are Agentic Workflows and How Can They Help Finance Institutions?
Agentic workflows, powered by AI, are revolutionizing financial institutions by automating complex processes, enhancing efficiency, and delivering precise, data-driven insights. In this blog post you'll find out what agentic means, where it's applicable and how Unique is using agentic workflows in its product - Unique FinanceGPT.
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Unique Recognized in Accel’s 2024 Euroscape: Top 100 AI Companies
We are excited to announce that Unique has been named one of the top 100 AI companies in Accel’s 2024 Euroscape report, unveiled at SaaStock in Dublin. This prestigious recognition highlights our commitment to advancing AI-driven automation and innovation in the financial industry. As AI continues to reshape the global tech landscape, Unique’s inclusion in this list underscores the growing im...
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Friday Learnings S3 E6: Personalisation & Co-Development
In this episode of Friday Learnings, hosted by Jen White, the focus is on the power of personalization and co-development within AI platforms, particularly in the financial sector.
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Friday Learnings S3 E7: Personalisation & Co-Development, Pt. 2
In this continuation of the previous episode, the focus is on the critical role of user interface (UI) design and how personalization enhances the customer experience with Unique's Finance GPT platform.
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Unique AI Governance Framework
This is the second part of our AI Governance Series which will focus on how we operationalize the Unique AI Governance Framework. We have already published the first part of this series which focuses on “What is AI Governance about?”.
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The EU AI Act: A Comprehensive Framework for Ethical AI
Recognizing the need to regulate AI, the European Union (EU) has proposed a groundbreaking legislation known as the EU AI Act. This pioneering law, the first of its kind by a major regulatory body, aims to establish a comprehensive framework for the ethical and responsible use of AI.
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What is AI Governance about?
This series explores the coming of GenAI and how it has been framed in a governance context thus far. It also touches on the differences in definitions of AI Governance and how Unique defines AI Governance for Financial Services, namely, our AI principles and their operationalization. It encompasses the implementation through processes, procedures, policies, and regulations to ensure that Fin...
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LGT Launches Their Own Unique FinanceGPT Platform
LGT, in collaboration with Unique, has officially launched Lumen, an innovative chat platform designed to transform the way LGT employees access and utilize information.
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Swiss Hacks Highlights: Microsoft/Unique Challenge
Two weeks ago, our data science team were a part of the Hackathon, organized by Swiss Financial Innovation Desk and Tenity, and presented a challenge in collaboration with Microsoft.
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Unique Featured in AGEFI
We are thrilled that Unique has been featured in a recent article by Pascal Schmuck (AGEFI), highlighting our pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI) within the finance sector. This recognition underscores our commitment to revolutionizing finance through innovative AI solutions.
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Friday Learnings S3 E4: Security & Compliance Pt.1
In this episode of Friday Learnings, host Nicole Nielson explores innovation within the financial sector, particularly focusing on security and compliance in AI and GPT technologies. The discussion emphasizes the distinct features and advantages of Unique's finance-specific GPT platform compared to more generalized AI platforms.
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Friday Learnings S3 E3: Robust Architecture Pt.3
In the third and final segment of the conversation with Unique's CTO Andreas Hauri, the focus is on the importance of defining use cases for AI and GenAI platforms and how these platforms should support the addition of use cases over time.
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Friday Learnings S3 E5: Security & Compliance Pt.2
In the continuation of the Friday Learnings episode about Security & Compliance, the focus shifts to practical advice for financial institutions considering the implementation of a GPT platform. The discussion addresses the balance of rewards versus risks and offers strategic guidance.
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Friday Learnings S3 E2: Robust Architecture Pt.2
In the second part of these FL series, the discussion focuses on the challenges and considerations for organizations looking to build their own AI platforms. Andreas Hauri emphasizes that while it's possible for any organization to build a software platform, it requires significant effort and expertise to bring AI projects into production and make them scalable and enterprise-ready.
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Set Yourself for Success: A Guide to Implementing Unique FinanceGPT
Unique FinanceGPT is a cutting-edge AI-powered platform designed to enhance financial operations by automating tasks, improving accuracy, and ensuring compliance.
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Unique Holds Thier Third Baking Event together with Julius Bär
Earlier this week, Unique hosted a dynamic event that brought together top-notch professionals from the banking and wealth management world.
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AI in Wealth Management: How GenAI is Transforming Client Service
Forget spreadsheets and endless paperwork. The wealth management industry is undergoing a seismic shift, and at the forefront is generative AI. This powerful technology is empowering advisors to ditch the mundane and focus on what truly matters: building strong client relationships and delivering exceptional financial experiences.
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Friday Learnings S3 E1: Unique's Architecture with Andreas Hauri
Welcome to a New Season of Friday Learning where we unveili Finance in Unique FinanceGPT. In this season, we'll be diving deep into the world of finance with a special focus on Unique FinanceGPT, an AI-powered platform designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the future of this dynamic field.
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Responsible AI: Questions & Answers
Responsible AI refers to the practice of designing, developing, and deploying artificial intelligence with good intention to empower users and society at large.
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Demystifying the Developer's Toolkit: A Guide to SDKs in Programming
Software development is often likened to a complex dance between functionality and efficiency. Developers continuously juggle numerous tasks, ensuring every part of the code works seamlessly together. But what if there was a toolbox filled with pre-built components to streamline the process and reduce the workload?
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Empowering Innovation: A Closer Look at Our Platform with LGT
Unique held a strategic meeting with the LGT AI team. It was a dynamic session filled with insights, demos, and discussions aimed at empowering LGT to leverage our platform to its fullest potential. Here’s a glimpse into what transpired:
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Introducing Spaces: Organize Knowledge within Unique FinanceGPT
We're thrilled to announce the launch of Spaces, a new feature within Unique FinanceGPT that empowers users to create and manage custom knowledge bases tailored to specific needs. Spaces acts as a central hub for collating and organizing financial information, making it easier than ever for teams to access, gain, and share insights.
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for Smarter Information Discovery
Imagine an AI that doesn't just spout information, but actively hunts for the best answers. That's the magic of Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG.
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ChatGPT in Banking: Unique Survey Report
Explore the insights from Unique's Annual Banking Survey, where we took a close look at the day-to-day tasks in client-facing banking roles. Our goal was to understand these tasks better and find smart ways to use Unique's FinanceGPT technology to make their work easier.
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A Guide to Responsible AI in Business
With AI gaining popularity in the business landscape, it is becoming increasingly evident that the responsible use of generative technologies should be a top priority.
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ChatGPT in Banks: Statistics 2023
Unique conducted Annual Unique Banking Survey to examine the administrative responsibilities of client-facing banking roles. The survey's goal was to understand these tasks in depth to find innovative applications for Unique's FinanceGPT technology to reduce administrative workload and increase customer satisfaction.
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Key Group Improve Sales Performance With Unique 
Key Group are UK’s leader in their unique area of industry. By leveraging decades of experience and insight they unlock property wealth for their customers to deliver innovative products, services and advice. This helps put a fulfilling retirement within reach to all.
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Banks Welcome AI: Insights from NZZ
The cooperation between Unique and Pictet has yet again been mentioned in one of the most reputable news outlets in Switzerland, The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) by Andre Müller.
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Swiss Banks Deploy AI: Insights From Handelszeitung
Unique's AI solution, Finance GPT, has been featured in an article by Handelszeitung, highlighting our transformative impact in the banking sector.
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Unique Held The Second Strategic Advisory Board Meeting with Pictet, LGT and Partners Group
Last month, on December 15th, we held our second strategic advisory board meeting with Pictet, LGT, and Partners Group. The purpose was to leverage the collective expertise of our flagship clients with strategic impact and to collaboratively envision a secure and private FinanceGPT platform.
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Unique Has Officially Received ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 Certifications
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 – Unique has officially received ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 Certifications.
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Interview With Young Sohn, Unique's New Investor and Advisor
We were delighted to speak with our recent investor, entrepreneur and venturer Young Sohn. His journey spans across renowned companies such as Samsung, Intel, etc., where he honed his skills in various facets of the industry.
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Top Swiss Banks Embrace GenAI Transformation with Unique FinanceGPT
Zurich, Switzerland - 19.12.2023 - Unique AG (www.unique.ch), the Swiss-based AI-driven FinanceGPT company, announced an official go-live with their client Pictet Group.
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Pictet Launches the One.Chat Platform Co-Developed with Unique
Watch Pictet make history in the Swiss banking industry by launching the first internal, GPT-powered platform to over 5,000 employees. The groundbreaking technology is co-developed with Unique and leverages the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Services.
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Elevating Customer Experience: The Role of AI in Insurance
Discover how AI is revolutionizing the insurance industry and enhancing customer experience.
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Navigating AI Challenges in Finance: Dr. Sina Wulfmeyer's Perspective
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Unique On Tour: Strengthening Our Bond With Romandie Clients
This October, we organised another tour to Geneva to showcase our commitment to building meaningful connections with potential clients and celebrating success with the existing ones.
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Steps to Successful AI Adoption In A Financial Institution
AI adoption is no longer an option for financial institutions; it is essential for staying competitive, enhancing customer experiences, optimizing operations, and mitigating risks. In this article, we will explore the key steps to successful AI adoption in the financial sector.
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Friday Learnings S2: Deep Dive with Stefanie Auge-Dickhut
In this Friday Learnings Deep Dive, Sina and Stefanie talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to reshape the future of banking. They delve into the most promising use cases for AI integration in the financial sector, pinpointing the use of language models and data analytics as the frontrunners.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot & Unique: Capabilities and Applications
With rapid growth of AI sector, the need for efficient and intelligent tools has never been more evident. Here where solutions like Microsoft 365 Copilot, feature that integrates with your Microsoft 365 applications to offer advanced assistance enter into the game.
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Large Language Models Comparison: Unique’s Experience 
In recent years, there has been a rapid development of LLMs. New models are constantly being released, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. This can make it difficult for developers and businesses to choose the right model for their application.
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Consent and Compliance at Unique: A Comprehensive Guide
Unique is the leading provider for GPT-based solutions for the financial service industry (FSI) in Switzerland. Working with FSI means stringent regulations around data and consumer protection and transparency of information.
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Friday Learnings S2 Ep7: A Deep Dive with Flemming Weyers
In our inaugural Friday Learnings Deep Dive Conversation, Sina engages in a riveting discussion with Flemming Weyers, a seasoned managing consultant at Horváth Digital.
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How AI Is Helping to Make Financial Services More Inclusive
Financial inclusion is a crucial concept that aims to ensure that every individual, regardless of their income, background, or geographical location, has access to a wide range of financial services.
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Transforming Wealth Management: The Profound Impact of AI Technology
In the dynamic realm of finance, and more precisely, wealth management, a profound transformation is taking place, driven by the integration of human expertise and cutting-edge technology. In this article, we will explore how the seamless fusion of human intellect and advanced AI technology is redefining investment strategies, elevating wealth managers to new heights of performance, and deliv...
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Friday Learnings, S2 Ep5: AI & Finance with Jan Carlos Janke - Part 2
Continuing the discussion that we started in one of our previous episodes, Andre and Carlos focus on the benefits of AI and highlight once again the importance of investing in AI.
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Friday Learnings S2, EP4: Addressing Fears Around AI
AI is everywhere. It's on TV, in newspapers, in our social media feed. The world seems to be constantly talking about it. That's why there appeared so many myths and misconceptions when it comes to AI's potential misuse and even threat.
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Friday Learnings S2, Ep3: Investing in AI with Jan Carlos Janke
Is implementing AI way too risky or worthwhile? This question has been lingering ever since AI entered into a new phase in the beginning of 2023, especially with the heavily regulated financial industry.
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9 Most Common Misconceptions About Generative AI
As AI has been making headlines recently, many skeptics raised a series of fair questions when it comes to its safety and potential danger that it poses to the human workforce. While some of these concerns are completely substantiated, the fear and the lack of understanding of AI brought about various myths and rumors that are quite easy to debunk.
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The Rising Maturity of AI in Financial Services: Stats and Trends
Undoubtedly, AI has taken the world by a storm. We’ve already covered a variety of topics about AI in the Financial Services, but now, it’s time to dive deeper into the numbers and stats in regards to generative AI adoption rate in this industry.
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The Economic Impact of Generative AI on the Banking Industry
Generative AI is poised to bring about a significant transformation across various industry sectors. Among these, banking and high tech are expected to experience the most substantial impact in terms of revenue.
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Friday Learnings S2 EP2: Automation in the FSI with Olivier Laplace
In this episode of Friday Learnings, we have a special guest – Olivier Laplace, a managing partner at VI Parters. Together we explore the significance of embracing AI in the financial sector and how it attracts top talent, leading to business success.
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Friday Learnings S2 EP1: ChatGPT and FinanceGPT
Welcome to Season 2 of Unique's Friday Learnings! In this exciting new installment, we delve deep into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and uncover the immense benefits that they bring to companies in the present day. Join us as we explore how to get started with AI, address common concerns, and carefully weigh up the pros and cons.
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Augmented Assistance: The Real Impact of Unique | White Paper
🔎 Are you struggling with manual processes, lack of automation and data integration challenges in the finance and insurance industries? We have the perfect solution for you! Introducing Unique, the AI-driven platform that revolutionizes client intelligence.
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Unlocking the Power of Data for Personalized Banking Experiences
In this digital era, customer relationships play a vital role in the success of banking institutions. Like in any industry, it's crucial for banks to capture client data and explore it further to determine certain behaviors and patterns.
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Unique FinanceGPT: Product Explainer
Unique FinanceGPT is a platform that records conversations and leverages state-of-the-art AI language models to provide client advisors with augmented assistance, coaching and useful analytics.
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Client Relationships in Banking: Top 5 Tips to Keep Clients Happy
The success of banks is highly dependent on building and maintaining strong relationships with clients. Customer relationships are critical to establishing trust, driving loyalty, and retaining clients. Without loyal and satisfied clients, banks would find it challenging to compete in an increasingly crowded market.
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What is Azure OpenAI Service, And What it Means for Your Business?
Artificial Intelligence has become an integral part of the modern business landscape, and OpenAI is one of the most popular implementations for businesses.
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Welcome Unique FinanceGPT: An AI Platform for Relationship Managers
The financial industry is undergoing rapid transformation and has started embracing AI platforms and tools to streamline and automate operations.
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How to Use ChatGPT Securely and Responsibly
In the recent months, the news about ChatGPT spread like a wildfire across the globe. Everybody seems to be obsessed with it and its counterparts like Dall-E, Bing and Bard. However, in a rush to get the answer to the trickiest questions possible, we often forget about the #1 rule of conduct when it comes to any kind of new technology - restricted use of personal information.
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Unique Aims to Increase Productivity in Finance With Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service
0n the picture from left to right: Pascal Hauri (Unique), Claudio Mirti (Microsoft), Adam Goldberg (OpenAI), João Pedro Martins (Microsoft), Andreas Hauri (Unique), Simon Gomez (LGT Private Banking) Zurich, Switzerland - March 28, 2023 - Unique AG (www.unique.ch), the Swiss-based AI-driven client intelligence platform, became one of the first startups in Europe to integrate Microsoft Azure Op...
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Revolutionizing Financial Services with AI: Insights from Unique's CEO
As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented speed, it is no surprise that the financial services industry is looking for ways to leverage emerging technologies to stay ahead of the competition.
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Generative AI: Unleashing Human Potential Through Automation
Generative AI has come a long way in the past few years. We’ve all been mesmerized by its ability to produce human-like responses and generate visual representation for your bravest and most creative ideas.  
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Unique Hosts A Successful Leader Board Meeting with Pictet and LGT
Last Friday marked a notable occasion for our team at Unique, as we held our first strategic advisory leader board meeting with two of our clients, Pictet and LGT.
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Revolutionize Your Workflow with GPT-Powered Reports by Unique
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Reports - the new feature that will revolutionize the way you perform various tasks. OpenAI’s cutting-edge language model, GPT-3, has been integrated into Reports to offer you a hassle-free and seamless experience in generating text, identifying key takeaways, and tracking essential information.
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AI in The Payment Industry: Faster, Secure, and More Convenient
The payment industry is rapidly changing with the advent of new technologies. AI and state-of-the-art language models like GPT-3 have the potential to revolutionize the way we make and receive payments, making the process faster, more secure, and more convenient. Imagine a world where you can easily automate manual processes that are currently required to make payments, reducing the time and ...
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Generative AI and Data Protection: Insights from Unique
Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT or DALL-E are changing the way we live and work. This change has touched almost every industry out there, including the financial sector.
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What Is GPT and How Will It Transform the Financial Sector?
It's become harder and harder to keep track of all the new AI advances lately. One day, you're amazed at its ability to create unique art, the next day you hear about ChatGPT, and now you're worried it will take your job.
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The Use of AI-Powered Software in The Financial Sector
Financial services organizations are on the path of revolutionizing their daily operations. With new technologies continuing to emerge, they now have plenty of opportunities to invest their time and resources into strengthening their market positions.
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Consultative Selling: How To Build Meaningful Connections with Clients
The time when pitching your product's best and most attractive features has officially passed. Sales and FSI leaders have discovered the benefits of the client-centric selling, which proved to be a much more effective way for businesses to expend and retain their pool of clients.
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Top 5 Tech Trends In the Financial Industry in 2023  
The year 2022 was very turbulent in many ways. From the economic downturn to the crypto crash to the rise of digital-only banking, the financial industry has seen many changes and transformations.
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Sales Playbook Part I: Mid Market & Enterprise
With digital transformation in the B2B environment, everything around us has changed, including complex business processes. Sales cycles became longer and more elaborate, clients – more demanding, and sales strategies have been adjusting accordingly.
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GDPR Compliance in SaaS Companies: Everything You Need to Know
Many SaaS tech companies across Europe fail to understand the importance of the EU’s set of regulations concerning their citizens' personal data. This leads to a loss in revenue and possible fines.
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Unique Secures Multiple PoCs With Top Finance & Insurance Companies
Following its selection for the Kickstart program, Unique secured Proof-of-Concepts with the leading partners in the Insurance & Finance industry. Unique aims to prove that AI-based solutions can indeed revolutionize and transform client interactions and boost productivity for client advisors.
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Prompting the Muse: The Art of AI Interaction
If you’re working with ChatGPT-like tools, you might know the struggle of carefully choosing a prompt to get a desired result from the first try. However, no matter how much you try, sometimes you need to reprompt several times before you reach your goal.
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5 Transformative Tech Trends in the Insurance Industry
There’s a handful of tech trends that are poised to transform and alter the way insurance organizations handle client relationships.
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Sales Methodologies: Everything You Need to Know | White Paper
Are sales methodologies dead? Can you apply one methodology for every company and deal size? And if you do, is it realistic to implement them on a company scale? Let's figure it out!
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Unique Now Available on Microsoft AppSource
Zurich, Switzerland, September 14, 2022 - Unique, the AI-driven sales intelligence platform, today announced that the company has achieved official IP Microsoft Co-Sell Ready status. The Unique sales platform is now available in the Microsoft AppSource. By securing Co-Sell Ready status, Unique has been selected by Microsoft for joint sales and support with Microsoft sales teams.
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Lionstep Improve Their Revenue Predictability With Unique
“Unique gives us very precise data, so we can understand better which deals will come or not.” - Jonas Wälti, VP of Sales EMEA at Lionstep.
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Sturdza Financial Group Solve Key Challenges With Unique
“Unique is very well positioned to help us with a number of key challenges that we have, and the entire financial industry has.”- David Haynal.
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How Financial Service Providers Stay Compliant With Unique
One major problem a lot of sales reps and relationship managers face in their day-to-day work is incomplete notes taken during client conversations.
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Unique raises USD $6.4 Million Seed Extension and Acquires Ciara
Zurich, Switzerland, 11 April 2022 - Unique, the AI sales intelligence platform transforming sales using conversational AI and automation, today announced the closing of a USD $6.4 million seed extension round, bringing the total seed amount raised to USD $12 million.
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