Anthropic Supports FCA "Super Sandbox" Second Batch AI Experimental Projects

According to an official announcement by the FCA, Anthropic will provide access to its suite of Claude products (including Claude Code and Claude Cowork) for the second batch of participating enterprises in the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) "Super Sandbox" to accelerate their AI development process. A total of 21 institutions were selected for the second batch, including Scottish Widows, Money Advice Trust, and TrueLayer, among others. The number of applications this time increased by 51% compared to the first batch, with a total of 199 applications received. Participating enterprises will test AI solutions focusing on the following areas: agent payment security, fraud and financial crime detection, AI governance and accountability, financial inclusion for vulnerable groups, and compliance and business automation. Additionally, the FCA simultaneously launched the "Agentic Academy"—a 10-week AI specialized training program co-hosted by the FCA and the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE). Participating enterprises will continue to have access to NayaOne digital sandbox infrastructure and NVIDIA accelerated computing resource support.