AIM-listed Arria NLG, whose natural language generation (NLG) technology helps clients crunch large amounts of word-based data, has signed an agreement with financial services firm the Banking Client.The agreement will see the firm develop a pilot application software reporting on the client's change management programme. Arria will be creating levels of oversight, visibility to performance reporting, such that key performance characteristics are made more visible to the Banking Client's organisation, it explained.If the pilot is completed successfully, the firm said it could lead to further development, deployment and licensing agreements and new revenue streams for Arria.Chairman Stuart Rogers said: "Financial Services represents an important growth area for our business. Fraud detection, risk mitigation and compliance are all places where the Arria NLG engine has an important role to play."As of 10:11 the share price had risen 2.06% to 47p.WS