# BNY (Bank of New York Mellon): Research, patents and partnerships

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bny-mellon/ai-research-patents-partnerships
Last updated: Oct 16, 2026

*Part of the [BNY (Bank of New York Mellon) AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bny-mellon).*

## What AI research, patents and partnerships does BNY have?

BNY's Eliza platform is model agnostic and integrates models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic: a multi-year OpenAI deal for Deep Research and reasoning models (February 2025), Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise (December 2025) and Claude, which BNY cited in Anthropic's May 2026 finance-agent launch. It hosts Llama and Mistral models on premises and in March 2024 was the first major bank to deploy an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. Microsoft supplies Azure, Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, and the bank rolled the Windsurf coding tool out to all 7,000 developers. On research, BNY signed a five-year, $10 million AI agreement with Carnegie Mellon (September 2025), a Future of Work Alliance with the University of Manchester (May 2026), and lists MIT CSAIL and the Stevens-RPI CRAFT center among its academic collaborations; its responsible-AI approach draws on its membership of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Veritas consortium. The Q4 2025 deck counted more than 60 AI-related patent applications, and in 2026 BNY joined Kinexys, RBC and NVIDIA in a federated-learning fraud proof of concept. CEO Robin Vince joined OpenAI's boards in July 2026. ([PYMNTS](https://pymnts.com/earnings/2026/bnys-ai-strategy-signals-a-new-era-of-platform-banking), [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2025/06/26/ai-banking-bny-eliza-personal-information/), [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/bny-americas-oldest-bank-signs-multiyear-deal-with-openai-74987d1d), [BNY and Google Cloud (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/bny-collaborates-with-google-cloud-to-advance-its-eliza-ai-platform-with-gemini-enterprise-302634978.html), [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/finance-agents), [NVIDIA](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/bny-mellon-superpod), [Forbes](https://forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2026/01/09/engineering-the-backbone-of-global-markets-at-bny), [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom/press-release/bny-and-carnegie-mellon-university-join-forces-to-advance-research-and-development-in-ai-130443.html), [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom/press-release/bny-and-the-university-of-manchester-launch-the-future-of-work-alliance.html), [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence.html), [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence/data-ai-ethical-commitment.html), [BNY (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000139077726000004/ex993_quarterlyupdatepre.htm), [J.P. Morgan Payments](https://jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/project-aikya-federated-learning-fraud-detection), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/openai-names-bny-nubank-ceos-to-board-ahead-of-ipo))

## Which AI model providers and technology partners does BNY work with?

| Partner | What it is | Since | Status | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | Multi-year deal for Deep Research and advanced reasoning models on Eliza; OpenAI case study counts 20,000 agent builders; CEO on OpenAI's boards from July 2026 | February 2025 | In production | [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/bny-americas-oldest-bank-signs-multiyear-deal-with-openai-74987d1d), [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/bny/), [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/21/openai-appoints-two-new-members-to-board-of-directors.html) |
| Google Cloud | Gemini Enterprise integrated into Eliza for employee-built data-analysis agents | December 2025 | In production | [BNY and Google Cloud (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/bny-collaborates-with-google-cloud-to-advance-its-eliza-ai-platform-with-gemini-enterprise-302634978.html), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/bny-google-cloud-agentic-AI-robin-vince/807390/) |
| Anthropic | Claude on Eliza; BNY statement in the finance-agent launch: 'With Eliza and Claude, we're giving processes new digital employees'; early access to the Mythos cyber model | 2026 | In production; pilot | [BNY (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000139077726000042/ex993_quarterlyupdatepre.htm), [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/finance-agents), [Axios](https://axios.com/2026/04/16/scoop-bny-openai-gpt-cyber) |
| NVIDIA | First major bank with a DGX SuperPOD (DGX H100); NVIDIA FLARE and DGX Cloud in the 2026 federated-learning proof of concept | March 2024 | In production | [NVIDIA](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/bny-mellon-superpod), [J.P. Morgan Payments](https://jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/project-aikya-federated-learning-fraud-detection) |
| Microsoft | Azure, Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot; 'Every single one of our coders, nearabout, is using AI assisted coding' | 2025 | In production | [Forbes](https://forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2026/01/09/engineering-the-backbone-of-global-markets-at-bny), [Microsoft WorkLab](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/the-making-of-a-frontier-firm-how-ai-is-redesigning-work-at-bny) |
| Windsurf | AI coding tool rolled out to all 7,000 developers | 2025 | In production | [Forbes](https://forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2026/01/09/engineering-the-backbone-of-global-markets-at-bny) |
| Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, RBC, DeepTempo | Project Aikya: federated-learning fraud detection without pooling transaction data | April 2026 | Proof of concept | [J.P. Morgan Payments](https://jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/project-aikya-federated-learning-fraud-detection), [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence.html) |
| Behavox | Quantum AI communications surveillance across 16-plus languages | April 2025 | In production | [Behavox (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250417745701/en/BNY-Upgrades-Compliance-Monitoring-by-Completing-Implementation-of-Behavox-Quantum-AI) |
| Quantexa | Strategic investment in the entity-resolution and graph-analytics vendor | September 2021 | Invested | [Quantexa (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bny-mellon-invests-in-quantexa-technology-301388579.html) |

## Which universities and research bodies does BNY work with on AI?

| Partner | What it is | Date | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Five-year, $10 million AI research and development agreement; BNY also backs CMU's Master of Science in AI and Innovation program | September 11, 2025 | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom/press-release/bny-and-carnegie-mellon-university-join-forces-to-advance-research-and-development-in-ai-130443.html), [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence.html) |
| University of Manchester | Future of Work Alliance on responsible, human-led AI | May 21, 2026 | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom/press-release/bny-and-the-university-of-manchester-launch-the-future-of-work-alliance.html) |
| Stevens Institute of Technology and RPI (CRAFT) | Fintech Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on machine learning, generative language models, quantum computing and cybersecurity | Listed 2026 | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence.html) |
| MIT CSAIL | Named academic collaboration in computing and AI research | Listed 2026 | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence.html) |
| MAS Veritas consortium | 'Longstanding' membership of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's responsible-AI consortium informs BNY's data and AI commitment | Listed 2025 | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/technology-innovation/artificial-intelligence/data-ai-ethical-commitment.html) |

## What AI patents has BNY filed or been granted?

BNY's Q4 2025 deck counted more than 60 AI-related patent applications. The rows below are individual filings identified on Google Patents; applications are not granted rights.

| Number | Title | Status | Date | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| US 12,417,410 B2 | Real-time optimal data predictions for time-series signals | Granted | September 16, 2025 | [Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US12417410B2/en) |
| US 2025/0217603 A1 | Large language model and neural networks for categorical classification of natural language text | Published application | July 3, 2025 | [Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20250217603A1/en) |
| US 2025/0182530 A1 | Template-independent handwriting extraction from images with machine-learning models | Published application | June 5, 2025 | [Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20250182530A1/en) |
| US 2026/0057262 A1 | Orchestrating interaction with an AI application through an AI agent and an API repository | Published application | February 26, 2026 | [Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260057262A1/en) |
| EP 4758506 A1 | Machine-learning translation of one coding language into another | Published application | June 17, 2026 | [Google Patents (EPO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/EP4758506A1/en) |

## What does the BNY profile record on this topic?

| Date | Move | Detail | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 21, 2026 | Future of Work Alliance with the University of Manchester | Responsible, human-led AI research and testing. | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom/press-release/bny-and-the-university-of-manchester-launch-the-future-of-work-alliance.html) |
| May 5, 2026 | Named among Anthropic's finance-agent customers | Anthropic's launch of ten finance agent templates carries a BNY statement: 'With Eliza and Claude, we're giving processes new digital employees who work the case end to end.' | [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/finance-agents) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Federated-learning fraud detection proof of concept | Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, BNY, RBC, DeepTempo and NVIDIA trained local fraud models without pooling transaction data, using NVIDIA FLARE on DGX Cloud; the result outperformed single-institution models and nearly matched a centralised one. | [J.P. Morgan Payments](https://jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/project-aikya-federated-learning-fraud-detection) |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Q1 call: 218 AI solutions in production, up fourfold | Vince recounts the 2023 AI Hub and BNY's DGX SuperPOD with NVIDIA, the first at a global bank, and says 2026 moves from point solutions to end-to-end processes. | [The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bny-mellon-bk-q1-2026-165751274.html) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Patent application: orchestrating interaction with an AI application | US 2026/0057262 A1 describes an AI agent that turns a user message into an inference process, checks an API repository for missing inputs and then executes it. | [Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260057262A1/en) |
| Jan 13, 2026 | FY2025 scorecard: 99% of staff on Eliza, 160 solutions, 134 digital employees | The fourth-quarter deck adds more than 60 AI-related patent applications; on the call the CFO says BNY still spends more on cyber resiliency than on AI. | [BNY (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000139077726000004/ex993_quarterlyupdatepre.htm), [The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bny-mellon-bk-q4-2025-233422534.html) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise added to Eliza | Employees build agents for data analysis such as parsing financial reports. | [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/bny-google-cloud-agentic-AI-robin-vince/807390/), [BNY and Google Cloud (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/bny-collaborates-with-google-cloud-to-advance-its-eliza-ai-platform-with-gemini-enterprise-302634978.html) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | $10 million, five-year AI R&D agreement with Carnegie Mellon | Students, faculty and BNY experts on AI applications and systems. | [BNY](https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom/press-release/bny-and-carnegie-mellon-university-join-forces-to-advance-research-and-development-in-ai-130443.html) |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Multi-year OpenAI deal | Access to Deep Research and OpenAI's most advanced reasoning models to 'supercharge' Eliza. | [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/bny-americas-oldest-bank-signs-multiyear-deal-with-openai-74987d1d) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | First major bank to deploy an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD | BNY revealed a SuperPOD built on DGX H100 systems with InfiniBand networking, installed ahead of typical timelines; then-CIO Bridget Engle said it would accelerate processing capacity. The AI Hub had more than 20 solutions in production, a firmwide exercise had found more than 600 AI opportunities, and early use cases were deposit forecasting, payment automation, predictive trade analytics and end-of-day cash balances. | [NVIDIA](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/bny-mellon-superpod) |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Strategic investment in Quantexa | BNY Mellon joined Quantexa's Series D after a 12-month engagement using its platform, with an expanded relationship focused on 'data fabric' innovation (master data management, entity resolution, graph network intelligence and AI); its CIO of engineering and architecture joined Quantexa's board and its chief data officer the advisory board. | [Quantexa (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bny-mellon-invests-in-quantexa-technology-301388579.html) |

## Common questions

### Which AI models does BNY use?

Eliza integrates foundation models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, according to BNY's Q1 2026 materials, and chief data and AI officer Sarthak Pattanaik said in 2025 the bank also hosts Meta's Llama and Mistral models on premises. Engineers use GitHub Copilot and Windsurf, and staff have Microsoft 365 Copilot.

### Does BNY have a partnership with OpenAI?

Yes. BNY signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI in February 2025 for Deep Research and advanced reasoning models on Eliza. OpenAI's December 2025 case study says 20,000 BNY employees build agents. CEO Robin Vince joined the OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC boards in July 2026, a relationship BNY discloses publicly.

### What is BNY's Carnegie Mellon AI partnership?

In September 2025 BNY and Carnegie Mellon announced a five-year, $10 million agreement to advance AI research and development, bringing together students, faculty and BNY experts on AI applications and systems. BNY's AI page also lists CMU's Master of Science in AI and Innovation program among its academic collaborations.

### How many AI patents does BNY have?

BNY's fourth-quarter 2025 investor deck reported more than 60 AI-related patent applications. Public records show at least one granted AI patent (US 12,417,410 B2 on time-series predictions, September 2025) and published applications on LLM text classification, handwriting extraction, AI-agent orchestration and code translation.

### Was BNY the first bank with an NVIDIA AI supercomputer?

NVIDIA said in March 2024 that BNY was the first major bank to deploy an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX H100 systems. BNY's own AI page describes it as the first major bank to deploy an AI supercomputer, used to accelerate processing capacity and launch AI capabilities.
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