Michael Abbott, Senior Managing Director – Global Banking Lead at Accenture, discusses the top banking trends for 2024, including the shift to personalized banking experiences, involving regulatory and compliance teams, the importance of sustainability and ethical banking, and the rise of embedded finance.
Banks must adapt to changing customer expectations and embrace sustainable banking practices in the face of AI, cloud computing, and regulatory changes.
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize banking by optimizing processes, enhancing productivity, and driving revenue growth.
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Banking trends in 2024
In this podcast episode, Michael Evans, Senior Managing Director and Global Banking Lead at Accenture, discusses the top banking trends in 2024. He highlights the transformative role of AI, cloud computing, and regulatory changes in the banking industry. Evans emphasizes the need for banks to adapt to changing customer expectations and the growing importance of sustainable banking practices. Additionally, he emphasizes the significance of speed and culture in embracing these trends and suggests incorporating generative AI to impact various banking functions. The conversation provides a roadmap for banks to navigate and thrive in the evolving banking ecosystem.
The revenue potential of generative AI
Evans explores the potential revenue upside of generative AI and suggests that the industry may be underestimating its impact. He points out that in addition to cost reduction, generative AI can drive revenue growth for banks. By leveraging this technology, banks can optimize processes, enhance productivity, and provide personalized customer experiences. Evans urges banks to recognize the revenue potential of generative AI and utilize it to drive top-line growth and deepen customer relationships.
The transformational power of generative AI
Evans highlights the transformative nature of generative AI and describes it as a technology that will impact every function within a bank in the next five to ten years. Unlike digitalization, which changed how banking operates, generative AI has the potential to revolutionize banking itself. Evans provides an example of how generative AI can simplify and enhance the mortgage process, increasing productivity while allowing loan officers to focus on value-added tasks and customer interaction. He emphasizes the importance of putting the human touch back into digital banking experiences.
The need for curiosity and engineering mindset
Evans emphasizes that banks need to cultivate a culture of curiosity tempered with execution and risk-focus. He explains that in a rapidly changing landscape, banks need to prioritize a mindset of continuous learning and adapting to new technologies and trends. By embracing curiosity and investing in talent, banks can stay ahead of the curve and drive innovation. Evans also suggests shifting from a focus on technology to engineering, with product engineers leading the development process and embedding regulatory compliance into the design of products.
Today, we're thrilled to have Michael Abbott, Senior Managing Director – Global Banking Lead at Accenture on the Banking Transformed podcast. On this episode, we explore the top banking trends for 2024, diving into a world where AI, cloud computing, and new regulatory landscapes are redefining the banking industry.
We discuss the need for banks to adapt to changing customer expectations and the growing importance of sustainable banking practices. We also highlight the need for speed, emphasizing the practical applications of these trends.
The conversation provides a roadmap for banks and credit unions to navigate the evolving banking ecosystem and embrace these transformative trends.
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