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29 May 2026, 08:03 UTC · 13h ago
Visa's Pismo Says AI Has Exposed Banking's Old Tech Problem
Source · https://www.pymnts.com/news/payments-innovation/2026/visas-pismo-says-ai-has-exposed-bankings-old-tech-problem/
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PYMNTS
29 May 2026, 08:03 UTC · 13h ago
Source · https://www.pymnts.com/news/payments-innovation/2026/visas-pismo-says-ai-has-exposed-bankings-old-tech-problem/
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Legacy banking infrastructure is incapable of supporting AI-driven real-time personalization and decisioning. — This creates a significant structural barrier for incumbents to monetize AI, risking market share loss to cloud-native challengers.
-0.60Approximately 70% of financial institution IT budgets are currently consumed by the maintenance of outdated legacy systems. — High maintenance spend acts as a drag on earnings and severely limits the capital available for growth-oriented innovation.
-0.40Infrastructure modernization has transitioned from a technical IT concern to a C-level strategic boardroom priority. — Increased executive focus typically leads to higher capital expenditure on modernization vendors and cloud-native solutions.
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Financial institutions are shifting toward phased, incremental modernization rather than high-risk 'big bang' migrations. — This reduces operational risk and ensures a more steady, predictable revenue stream for modernization service providers.
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Visa's Pismo is presented as a strategic solution for the industry-wide need to modernize legacy banking infrastructure.
Mention of an upcoming AI overhaul for Siri suggests positive product development.
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