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TooBankinaTrends2026About the reportAccenture's topbankingtrends2026is more than a forecast;it'saguide to a future where the limits that once defined bankingaredisappearing.Forgenerations, technology, structure and riskappetite constrainedwhat banks could achieve. Today, those boundaries are dissolving.Generative Al(gen A), digital assets and the potential for newbusiness models are rewriting the rules, creating possibilities that wereunimaqinable just a few years aqo.The future of banking is being written now. This report distills insights. from our alobal client work, boardroom conversations and research,offering a clear look at what 's happening and why.It also offers.actions banks can take to unlock capacity, accelerate innovation andredefine what's possible. Our mission is to equip banking leaders notjust to adapt, but to lead-transforming constraint into opportunityand shapingthenextera ofbankingResearchsnapshotThis vear. the Top Banking Trends team began by defining thecorethemesshapingdrawing onleaders across key domains. Shortlistedideas weregarigcxed-methods approach: four surveys with bankingI banking clients and retail banking customers, supported byeconomic modeling and complementary research techniques. This processensuresevery trend is both evidence-based and highly relevant to the industry,
TooBankinaTrends2026Preface Banking is entering an era defined by the removal of long-standingconstraints. For centuries the limits of technoloay, oraanizationalstructure.risk appetite and even imagination have bound the industryMichaeltoacertainshae.Todav. the converaenceof aenAl and aaentic AlAbbottlimits. but shatterina them.orManagingor-Globalsreuindand Capitalmheadcount andphvsicalMarketsLeader of tens of thousandsofConnectwithMichaelemoloveesat afraction of the cost. Imaaine beina able to understandrisk in itsentirety in real time. Imagine turning customer experiencesinto a seamless continuity of conversations.These possibilities are suddenly viable; in fact, they're changingthe face of competition. Welcome to the age of unconstrained bankingWe exolore the ohenomenoninthesepaaes.focusina onsixkevareas:money, experience, work, technoloav. riskand comoetition. Toensure the perspectives we share would be current and actionable,we drew on insightsfrom hundreds of global client engagements andlboard-level conversations. complemented by proprietary research andanalysis. We also expanded our author team to include specialists ineach areaOur aimrestions we're hearing frombanking leaders around the world: How will the industry evolve overthe next five years? How can banks balance innovation with prudentrisk management? What new forms of competition and collaborationwillemerge? And mostimportanty, how can leaders rear theisorganizations to thrive in this rapidly chanaina environment.Bankina is a diverse and complex indus...
