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OpenAI and Anthropic intensify battle to power AI in finance

On May 7, 2026, Spain’s Cinco Días reported that OpenAI and Anthropic are ramping up competing pushes into financial services, signing deals with banks, consultancies and private equity groups. The article highlights Anthropic’s Claude finance agents and its AML partnership with FIS, alongside OpenAI’s alliance with PwC and joint ventures that raise billions to deploy AI across portfolio companies.

May 7Cinco Días (El País)
OpenAI and Anthropic unveil $11.5B PE-backed enterprise AI ventures

OpenAI and Anthropic unveil $11.5B PE-backed enterprise AI ventures

On May 5, 2026, Awesome Agents detailed how OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched private‑equity‑backed enterprise AI deployment companies, together valued at around $11.5 billion. OpenAI’s “The Deployment Company” and Anthropic’s new services firm will embed forward‑deployed engineers inside portfolio companies of major PE investors to roll out AI tools at scale. ([awesomeagents.ai](https://awesomeagents.ai/news/openai-anthropic-enterprise-deployment-jv/))

May 5Awesome Agents
Anthropic secures $1.5bn Claude joint venture with Wall Street

Anthropic secures $1.5bn Claude joint venture with Wall Street

Anthropic has launched a new AI-native enterprise services firm with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs as founding partners, backed by about $1.5 billion in committed capital. Announced on May 4, 2026, the venture will embed Claude engineers and models directly into mid-market companies, positioning itself as an alternative to traditional consulting for AI transformation. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/anthropic-and-openai-are-both-launching-joint-ventures-for-enterprise-ai-services/))

May 4Fortune

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