Insights on Financial Services
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How P&C insurers can successfully modernize core systems
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Updating technology is essential but perceived as costly and difficult. Here’s our guide for property and casualty carriers.
Report
Global Banking Annual Review 2024: Attaining escape velocity
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In coming years, the “management quotient” will spell the difference between industry leaders and laggards.
Report
Global Insurance Report 2025: The pursuit of growth
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Finding profitable growth is an imperative for the world’s personal and commercial property and casualty insurers, while life carriers must adjust to changing consumer needs.
Podcast
Talking with the founder of Featurespace, David Excell
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The fraud and financial-crime prevention company’s machine-learning approach uses adaptive behavioral analytics to identify and root out improper payments.
Blog Post
MENA fintech’s ascent: Growth, investment, and the path forward
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Unicorns emerge and consolidation looms for fintech in the Middle East and North Africa. Twenty fintech leaders offer insights into how they are navigating the challenges and shaping the future.
Article
The new face of wealth: The rise of the female investor
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Women are increasingly recognized as the new face of wealth, but industry players have yet to fully capture the growth opportunity presented by the rising share of assets controlled by women.
Article
Pursuing insurance growth in Latin America
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Insights from Global Insurance Report 2025 show unlocking the insurance distribution opportunity is critical to further driving sustainable growth.
Blog Post
Banking trends snapshot: The demographic digital divide
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Countries where banking is driven by younger people have higher digitalization levels. Banks that understand such demographic trends can better tailor their strategies to serve customers effectively.
Article
Five accelerators for corporate and investment banking in the GCC
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Decisive action may be needed for corporate and investment banking players in Gulf Cooperation Council countries to maintain their recent momentum.
Blog Post
How banks can win back lower-value cross-border payments business
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Nontraditional players have been making significant inroads in the peer-to-peer and small-business cross-border sphere. Here are the steps banks can take to turn the tide.
Article
Riding the storm: How consumer finance companies can survive and thrive
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AI and new technologies present a unique opportunity for consumer finance entities. By embracing them, lenders can unleash new levels of efficiency, personalization, and customer engagement.
Talking Banking Matters
Leaders in Payments is an original podcast series from McKinsey’s Global Banking Practice, featuring conversations with...
Banking & Securities matters
Short takes on critical topics for leaders in banking, securities and beyond.
McKinsey on Insurance
McKinsey Insurance leaders and other experts help you navigate the challenges of a fast-changing insurance landscape and inspire...
Insurance blog
Short takes on vital topics for insurance leaders.
Featured publications
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Extracting value from AI in banking: Rewiring the enterprise
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To gain material value from AI, banks need to move beyond experimentation to transform critical business areas, including by...
Report
The state of retail banking: Profitability and growth in the era of digital and AI
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As the global macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, retail banks should focus on the fundamentals of customer primacy...
Article
Scaling gen AI in banking: Choosing the best operating model
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Generative AI is transforming financial services, offering opportunities for efficiency and innovation. As banks race to deploy...