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Calling digital upgrades transformation creates illusion of progress, Jim Marous warns — Incremental banking changes not transformation

Jim Marous, publisher at The Financial Brand, cautions that banks and credit unions often mislabel incremental improvements as true transformation.

He argues that enhancements like digitizing account opening are operational, but not transformative, and warns this misnaming may distract firms from addressing more significant changes needed in the industry.

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Marous previously noted that consumer loan processing times at Atlantic Federal Credit Union fell from two days to six minutes, with minimal documentation, following digital improvements earlier this year. He has also observed that AI adoption is dividing the financial services sector, determining which firms may lead in the coming decade according to a separate report. These developments highlight varying approaches to technological change across the industry.

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