Global Banking Outlook 2026: The AI Dividend and the New Cost Equation
Global banking enters 2026 with AI investment reshaping cost structures and competitive dynamics. Where the dividend is real - and where it remains elusive.…
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New Competition: Big Tech, Fintech and AI-Native Entrants
Big tech, fintech, and AI-native entrants are redrawing the competitive map in financial services. How incumbents should respond to threats they cannot outspend.…
The Invisible Bank: When Banking Disappears into Platforms
Banking is disappearing into platforms, embedded in the moments where customers actually need it. What this means for banks that still think in terms of channels.…
Global Banking Outlook 2025: Structural Transformation and the AI-Native Bank
Global banking faces structural transformation as AI-native operating models emerge. A comprehensive outlook covering the forces reshaping the industry in 2025 and beyond.…
Global Banking Outlook 2024: Margin Pressure, Cost Discipline and Strategic Reset
A comprehensive assessment of global banking conditions in 2024, examining margin pressure, cost discipline, and the strategic reset underway across major institutions.…
Barclays Eyes 2,000 Job Cuts in $1.25 Billion Cost-Cutting Strategy: Report
Barclays is working on its cost-saving plans of 1 billion pounds ($1.…
Citi Engages in Talks to Initiate New Private Credit Strategy in Early 2024
Citigroup Inc. is in discussions to start a new direct-lending strategy by…
The Embedded Finance Shift: Banks at Risk of Disintermediation
Embedded finance is shifting value away from traditional banks. How platform-based distribution is creating disintermediation risks - and what incumbents can do about it.…
ESG in Banking: From Reporting Obligation to Strategic Lever
ESG in banking is maturing from a reporting obligation into a strategic lever. How leading institutions are turning sustainability commitments into competitive advantage.…
Qatar Central Bank's FinTech Strategy
There was a lot of buzz across the GCC region recently when…
The Cost of Complexity: Why Simplification Is Back on the CEO Agenda
Complexity is costing banks more than they realise. Why simplification is back on the CEO agenda - and what the most effective programmes have in common.…
Regional Divergence: Why Banking Performance Is Splitting Across Markets
Banking performance is splitting sharply across regions. Why the gap between leaders and laggards is widening, and what is driving divergence in Europe, the US, and Asia.…