09:03 AM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Salesforce ( CRM ) and Anthropic said Tuesday they are expanding their strategic partnership, with Anthropic's Claude now being used as a preferred AI model for regulated industries, including financial services, healthcare, cybersecurity and life sciences.

The companies said they will collaborate on industry-specific AI services for regulated industries via the Agentforce 360 platform, beginning with financial services.

The partnership will integrate Claude for Financial Services with Agentforce Financial Services, enabling AI agents to better understand financial instruments, insurance claims and industry frameworks, the companies said.

In addition, integrating Claude and with the Slack communications platform will give users access to AI experiences in their preferred work apps, the companies said.