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Commerzbank expands Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure AI partnerships

Commerzbank announced expanded partnerships with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure on 3 April 2025, rolling out an Azure OpenAI chatbot and Google Gemini drafting tools. FAZ reported the bank has no alternative to US data services.

Verified AI-drafted Commerzbank press release, 3 April 2025

What it does not test. It does not show Commerzbank evaluating any European cloud or AI alternative; the dependency is on the bank's own account.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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