Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 31 | Page 20

LATEST INTELLIGENCE PRESENTED BY M achine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) is already prevalent across financial services, but only a fraction of its potential is being used. And it’s no longer a matter of if AI will change the face of the industry, but when. The accelerating pace of technological change is considered by some to be the most creative and destructive force in finance (PWC), and the industry is facing great pressure to keep up. In fact, 70% of financial services leaders state that the pace of technological change as a primary concern going forward, the percentage is even higher in banking at 81% (PWC). Download whitepaper here 12% of financial institutions not using AI cited ‘siloed data sets, fear of failure and unclear internal ownership of emerging technologies’ as main factors thwarting innovation (Forbes). So how will these forces for change and rapid technological advances affect the future of finance? What will be the big challenges facing institutions? What will the workforce of the future look like and what should business and IT leaders be doing right now? 20 INTELLIGENTCIO In this report, we’ll be looking at the parts people and computers will play in the future of finance, how this relationship will evolve and what this means for financial institutions today and tomorrow. Technological advances in finance have gone into overdrive in recent years, with many aspects of banking, payments and key operations almost unrecognisable from 20 years ago. With all this new technology comes new opportunity, but also new challenges. www.intelligentcio.com