{
  "id": 16105858,
  "title": "4 insights from Smarsh EDGE: Governance becomes the foundation for communications intelligence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/4-insights-from-smarsh-edge-governance-becomes-the-foundation-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:25:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/22/smarsh-edge-2026-governance-anchors-communications-intelligence-smarshedge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Financial institutions have shifted their perspective on employee communications, viewing them as a source of business intelligence rather than just an archive for regulators. At the Smarsh EDGE event, AI was highlighted as a tool that can analyze a year's worth of emails, messages, and AI-prompt traffic to derive business context. However, the inclusion of AI as a channel to capture means that communication platforms such as agents conversing with each other must be integrated. The upcoming phase will revolve around governance built into the system's foundation, as opposed to being added later. Customers are increasingly creating their own agents outside compliance platforms, accessing data through Model Context Protocol servers. Despite regulations being technology-agnostic, financial institutions remain accountable for their agents' actions. Smarsh Inc.'s recent study revealed that only 26% of enterprises consider their governance frameworks aligned with AI deployment, despite AI in the financial sector moving beyond pilot phases. Gemma Allen, host at theCUBE, emphasized that data is a crucial asset for companies in 2026, as the transition from a system of record to a system of engagement to a system of intent hinges on data.",
  "summary": "Financial institutions have long treated employee communications as something to archive for regulators. During the Smarsh EDGE event, that archive was recast as a source of business intelligence. Artificial intelligence can now analyze a year of email, messages and AI-prompt traffic and turn it into business context. The catch is that AI is now one […] The post 4 insights from Smarsh EDGE:…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}