89% of global trading volume is now powered by AI. Not in the future. Right now, in 2026. If that number doesn't change how you think about your data strategy, it should. We've all heard "data is the new oil." It's a useful metaphor — but it undersells what's actually happening in financial services. Oil is extracted once, refined once, burned once. Data compounds. Every transaction processed, every fraud pattern caught, every market signal captured makes the next decision sm