Tiger Brokers has integrated DeepSeek’s AI model into its chatbot, TigerGPT, as Chinese brokerages and asset managers accelerate efforts to harness artificial intelligence in financial services.

The move follows DeepSeek’s rapid ascent, which has shaken Silicon Valley and sparked a surge in Chinese tech stocks amid expectations of an AI-driven transformation across industries, including finance.

The online brokerage, backed by investors such as Xiaomi and U.S. financier Jim Rogers, joins at least 20 Chinese financial firms—including Sinolink Securities, CICC Wealth Management, and China Universal Asset Management—that have started adopting DeepSeek’s models.

The AI integration is expected to reshape financial research, risk management, investment decision-making, and client interactions.

DeepSeek’s AI will utilize Tiger Brokers’ financial data to enhance market analysis, improve valuation insights, and assist traders in making informed decisions. "Its impact is real. It's no longer just a concept or a marketing trick," Tiger Brokers’ founder and CEO Wu Tianhua told Reuters.

The financial sector is poised for rapid AI adoption, with UBS predicting a 24% increase in financial IT spending over the next five years, amounting to 69 billion yuan ($9.49 billion).

Beneficiaries of this AI-driven expansion include firms such as Hundsun Technologies, Northking Information Technology, and iSoftStone Information Technology.

UBS analyst Haifeng Cao noted that generative AI could reshape the financial industry more profoundly than other sectors due to its reliance on data, labor-intensive processes, and extensive language-based tasks.

Investor confidence in AI’s potential impact has fueled a 17% rally in China’s fintech index this month, bringing it close to record highs.

Tiger Brokers announced that its enhanced TigerGPT investment assistant, powered by DeepSeek, will initially be available for free to users in mainland China and Singapore.

CEO Wu said the integration has significantly improved the chatbot’s logical reasoning, enabling it to better interpret market trends and identify investment opportunities. He added that the AI-generated “chain of thoughts” often provides insights that even experienced traders find valuable.

Sinolink Securities, which views AI as a core growth driver, recently announced plans to deploy DeepSeek’s model for market analysis, industry research, and information retrieval.

The firm intends to expand AI applications to key business functions such as risk management and investment strategies.

Meanwhile, CICC Wealth Management has integrated DeepSeek’s R1 model into its investment advisory services, with early results indicating a 90% improvement in information processing efficiency. Zhongou Fund Management highlighted a critical challenge in AI adoption—standardizing internal databases to optimize AI functionality.

Zhongou’s head of technology research, Du Houliang, noted that financial firms are now racing to explore how DeepSeek’s models can be leveraged for internal management, marketing, and investment decision-making.

As AI adoption accelerates across China’s financial sector, industry leaders believe that generative AI has the potential to unlock the full value of financial data, transforming the way institutions conduct research and manage assets.

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