Successfully scaling AI in financial services

ChainWatcher · 2026-02-24T08:14:53+00:00

The essay discusses the challenges of scaling AI in banking due to fragmented data and emphasizes the need for unified data sources and strong governance for enhanced operational efficiency and customer experience.

ChainWatcher

2026-02-24 08:14:53

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As AI adoption accelerates in all areas of business, fragmented data remains the source of most deployment challenges. From a strategy standpoint, the integration of AI and data analytics is becoming increasingly crucial for banks and financial institutions.

To overcome the roadblocks and successfully scale AI across operations, banks must focus on unifying their data sources and creating a seamless data flow that supports explainable machine learning models and real-time decision-making.

Data governance and compliance are critical components in this process, ensuring accessibility through role-based access control. This foundation of AI and strong data governance frameworks enables financial institutions to provide exceptional customer experiences, enhance operational efficiency, and ultimately, stay competitive.

This report highlights the key takeaways of a Finextra webinar, hosted in association with Elastic, by a panel of industry experts. We discuss:

*   _The current challenges of scaling AI;_
*   _How financial institutions can create unified data structures and governance; and_
*   _How data and AI become enablers for the future. _

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