Advai

Advai was named as technical partner for the FCA's second AI Live Testing cohort on 21 April 2026, providing independent adversarial evaluation of AI systems deployed by Barclays, Experian, GoCardless, Lloyds/Scottish Widows, UBS, and four other financial firms . Advai's role is to stress-test AI models for failure modes, bias, and adversarial vulnerabilities before and during live deployment.

Advai is a London-based AI safety and assurance company. It operates a platform for red-teaming AI models: systematic adversarial testing that probes how AI systems respond to edge cases, distributional shift, and deliberate manipulation. The company works across financial services, critical infrastructure, and government sectors.

The FCA appointment elevates Advai from a specialist vendor to a regulator-endorsed AI assurance provider, a significant credibility signal in a sector where AI governance frameworks are nascent. As FCA Regulatory Sandbox applications rise 49% year on year, demand for Advai-style assurance is expected to scale in parallel.