**Experts warn that AI advances could lead to 200,000 banking jobs being cut this year, highlighting the sector’s vulnerability to automation.**[1]

This high-impact forecast from recent TechRadar coverage underscores broader IT disruptions from AI integration in finance, amid ongoing global debates on workforce transformation.[1]

References:
1. https://www.techradar.com/news/archive
2. https://etcjournal.com/2025/12/28/ai-in-jan-2026-three-critical-global-decisions-global-ai-operating-system/
3. https://digitalstrategy-ai.com/2025/01/17/ai-tech-news-january-week-3-highlights/
4. https://caliber.az/en/post/technology-set-to-transform-life-in-2026
5. https://nexttechtoday.com/tech/what-technologys-next-act-looks-like-according-to-the-people-building-it/
6. https://www.tbsnews.net/tech/5-tech-trends-might-define-2026-1324786
7. https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2025/01/03/three-big-it-stories-around-the-world-you-might-have-missed
8. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/wireStory/big-techs-fast-expanding-plans-data-centers-running-128860618
9. https://www.1edtech.org/blog/three-trends-were-watching-in-2026