Snowflake said on June 2 it updated its Horizon Catalog data governance platform, focusing on integrating AI agent governance, data contextualisation and security. The company highlighted Horizon Context, designed to unify business logic across an enterprise so tools, teams and AI agents operate on the same data definitions. Snowflake also strengthened security features, including agent identity verification, monitoring via a Trust Center, and added protections against jailbreak attempts and zero-day vulnerabilities. It also introduced Adaptive Compute to optimise resources for AI workloads.

The use of artificial intelligence in finance departments is accelerating, but chief financial officers are cautious about expansion without controls. CFOs in Britain and Ireland agree AI can improve efficiency and support decision-making, but cite gaps in compliance, audit and data controls. A study by Nexas.AI found 43 percent of large financial firms lacked an AI risk framework. Finance leaders say transparency, auditability, governance and regulatory compliance must come first.