Delivering the autonomous bank in the Agentic AI world
What core systems must evolve to support intelligent banking
Banks are moving beyond traditional automation toward a new mode: the autonomous bank.
An autonomous bank is one where systems can sense, decide, and act in real time to improve experiences, reduce friction, and uncover new opportunities. Banks are pursuing this model to boost efficiency, responsiveness, and innovation, not just to automate tasks.
Reaching this level of autonomy requires an augmented core and data – a modern, unified, data‑rich technology foundation that unifies enterprise data, supports real‑time processing, and provides secure, well‑governed access to advanced AI and automation capabilities. Join experts from Celent and Finastra to explore how banks can prepare for this shift, what an autonomous‑ready core really looks like, and how institutions can move forward without the disruption of a full core replacement. With the symbiosis approach, banks deploy a next‑generation platform alongside the existing core, accelerating modernization safely and incrementally. We’ll also demonstrate how Finastra Essence brings this architecture to life, supporting new digital capabilities, richer data access, and intelligent operations from day one.
Key themes
Industry insights from Celent
Fresh perspective on modernization trends, AI adoption, and what the shift toward autonomous banking means for innovation, customer value, and operational resilience.
Why the Autonomous Bank is emerging now
Agentic automation is reshaping onboarding, reconciliation, exception management, and monitoring. But autonomy must be paired with governance and human oversight to ensure quality, avoid unintended consequences, and maintain control.
The augmented core: the technological foundation
A modern core capable of integrating enterprise and third‑party data, processing information in real time, and supporting autonomous decisioning.
How banks modernize without disruption
Why a symbiosis strategy (deploying a next‑gen cloud core alongside legacy) has become the preferred approach for speed, long‑term agility, and risk reduction.
The role of Finastra Essence
How Essence provides a mature, API‑rich, enterprise‑grade platform that enables intelligent use cases, improves access to data, and accelerates the delivery of autonomous capabilities.
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