Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, announced the launch of OperatorAssist, an AI-powered solution that is available to add to its payment hub user interface, designed to reduce errors, speed exception handling, and lower operational costs across the payments lifecycle.

Payment errors and inefficient exception handling remain among the most time-consuming and costly challenges in payments operations. OperatorAssist tackles these pain points by automating analysis, recommending repairs, and guiding users through resolution, reducing manual effort, improving accuracy and accelerating time to completion. Early results indicate the potential for efficiency gains upwards of 20%.

"OperatorAssist is revolutionizing how banks around the world handle payments," said Barry Rodrigues, EVP, Payments at Finastra. "By combining AI with a cloud-native, ISO 20022-native platform, we're removing friction from daily operations and empowering institutions with faster, smarter ways to resolve issues. Delivering speed, accuracy, and superior customer experience, this isn't just an incremental improvement but a step-change in how payments teams work."

OperatorAssist is testament to Finastra's leadership as a modern payment operations provider, delivering speed, accuracy, and superior customer experience for banks worldwide. Measurable operational impact, includes:

• Faster exception handling: Reduces manual investigation time by 20-30%, saving users more than 1.5+ hours daily
• Improved accuracy and client experience: AI-driven repair recommendations reduce errors and resolution times
• Lower manual effort: Streamlines payment investigations and reporting
• Faster onboarding: Acts as a virtual expert, accelerating productivity for new users
• Simplified daily operations: Minimizes reliance on manual tracking and reporting

OperatorAssist is available to users of Global PAYplus and Payments To Go, extending Finastra's cloud-native payments capabilities with optional additional AI functionality that improves speed, resilience, and customer outcomes.