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This Time Is Different: Why AI Is Unlike Any Wave I Have Seen In 40 Years Of Financial Services

Wednesday, July 22, 2026Guest AuthorView original
This Time Is Different: Why AI Is Unlike Any Wave I Have Seen In 40 Years Of Financial Services
AI will fundamentally rewrite the global financial value chain, making marginal operating costs near-zero and creating highly personalized, previously impossible products, argues guest columnist Nigel Morris of QED Investors. He warns that success will depend on whether incumbent banks and fintechs are willing to self-cannibalize and rebuild their operations around this transformative technology.