By Emma Dunkley Peter Hargreaves does not mince his words. Shortly after arriving at Cafe Murano, a stylish Italian restaurant on St James’s Street in the West End of London, he tells me that he rarely ventures this far for business meetings, preferring instead to make Zoom calls from the comfort of his home in Bristol. “People would say, ‘Peter why don’t you come to London and have lunch in our boardroom?’” He pauses, then says emphatically, “Why the bloody hell do I want to do that? I’d say if you want to see me, come and see me.” I’m honoured … Continue reading ‘I never see the point of spending money for the sake of it’

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Becoming an #AI bank is no longer a question of if but of how. McKinsey has just released one of the best reports on how to do it. Here are my main take-aways: —  Reimagining the customer experience (personalization, frictionless journeys)—  Using AI to help with decision making—  Modernizing core #technology—  Setting up a platform operating model —  Set a bold, bankwide vision for the value AI can create—  Transform entire domains, processes, and journeys rather than just deploying narrow use cases—  Build a comprehensive stack of AI capabilities powered by multiagent systems—  Sustain and scale value by setting up critical enablers of the AI transformation —  A business-led … Continue reading TSource: McKinsey & Company, link in the comments