T-Bank launches beta of Taya AI, a shopping and finance assistant open beyond its own customers
T-Bank
T-Bank released a beta of Taya, an AI assistant for shopping and finance, available on the web and Android to non-customers as well. It elicits needs and budget before comparing products in complex categories, and T-Bank plans travel booking, investment analytics, and budget-aware purchase advice next.
Why it matters
It is the first Russian banking AI assistant positioned as ecosystem-neutral — T-Bank says it will not promote its own products — signaling that Russian banks now compete on agentic assistants rather than app features.
Importance: 2/5
First ecosystem-neutral Russian banking AI assistant