New Relic: 22% of financial firms run AI agents in production unmonitored

New Relic released its 2026 Observability Forecast for Financial Services based on a survey of 278 financial IT leaders. 22% of firms run AI agents in production with no monitoring, and 42% monitor AI applications versus 47% globally. Compliance remains the top driver of observability adoption, with AI applications second.

• 22% of financial firms run AI agents in production with zero monitoring
• 42% monitor AI applications versus 47% globally
• AI monitoring adoption in the sector is projected to reach 83% in 12 months
• High-impact outages cost $1.69M per hour versus $1.85M globally