Barclays today announced it is collaborating with ExpectAI, a pioneering technology company that uses AI with the aim of helping small and medium-sized businesses grow their profits, using sustainability insights.

From early 2026, using publicly available information, Barclays will test ExpectAI’s Una platform. This AI-driven platform creates digital twins of SME operations to deliver clear, actionable insights. Una aims to provide businesses with an adaptive carbon profile, tailored energy-efficiency recommendations, and connections to verified solution providers and funding partners to accelerate implementation.

The testing will assess the potential of the platform to create value for UK-based businesses, including how AI-powered insights could translate sustainability opportunities into measurable improvements in productivity, cost efficiency and competitiveness.

Daniel Hanna, Group Head of Sustainable and Transition Finance, Barclays, said:

“Barclays believes that AI platforms will play an important role in supporting businesses with sustainability-related initiatives and decision-making. Our ambition with this initiative is to support the development of an emerging climate tech business and help our clients understand the connection between sustainability and business value creation.”

Anand Verma, Founder and CEO, ExpectAI, added:

“We are delighted to be working with Barclays on this important initiative. ExpectAI was founded to help SMEs become more profitable, productive and sustainable. Barclays’ long-standing focus on SMEs and their commitment to supporting clients through the transition make them the ideal organisation to advance this work. We look forward to demonstrating how this could create real value for UK-based businesses.”