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AI Gold Rush or Governance Gap? Banks Bet Big Amid Rising Pressure for Payback
Banks are ramping up their AI investments by 25% in 2025, but the rush for fast returns could backfire. A fragmented strategy, shaky data, and workforce mistrust threaten to derail the AI transformation. Without unified governance and organisation-wide AI
Jun 03, 2025
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AI and Technology (including Fintech)
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- Financial institutions to increase AI budgets by 25% in 2025
- AI spending will make up 16% of all tech
investment across the sector
- Banks focus AI budgets on data modernization and
generative tools
- Only 12% have enterprise-wide AI strategies,
risking siloed deployments
- ROI pressure is high with an average timeline expected
within two years
- Talent gaps and employee mistrust threaten
adoption
- Just 23% of firms have mature AI governance
frameworks
- Trust and transparency are essential to adoption
and performance
- AI literacy is needed across all business roles,
not just technical teams
- Alignment with business goals, governance, and
talent is key to sustainable success
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