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CEO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sc.com\/en\/people\/bill-winters\/\">Bill Winters<\/a>\u00a0discussed the company\u2019s plans in greater detail during a briefing in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not cost cutting; it\u2019s replacing in some cases lower-value human capital with the financial capital and the investment capital we\u2019re putting in,\u201d Winters said, per multiple published reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bank will have \u201cjob role reductions in favor of the machines, and that will accelerate as we go forward into AI,\u201d the CEO added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the plan released Tuesday, the bank says its next stage of growth would be \u201csupported by a simpler, faster and more connected operating model.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pymnt-3326607141\" class=\"pymnt-content pymnt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"dianomi_context_script\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dianomi.com\/js\/contextfeed.js\"><\/script> \r\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"4329\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the job cuts, Standard Chartered said it is \u201cscaling practical uses of automation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to streamline processes, improve decision\u2011making and enhance both client service and internal efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research by PYMNTS Intelligence offers a glimpse into banking\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/study\/credit-union-member-retention-ai-digital-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing embrace<\/a> of artificial intelligence, where, for example, 73% of top-performing credit unions are working on new payment features with external partners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFinancial firms are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/banks-discover-ais-best-trick-is-boring\/\">not just experimenting with AI<\/a>; they\u2019re operationalizing it at scale, and in the least visible parts of the enterprise, including the core systems that determine how work gets done,\u201d PYMNTS wrote last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional research has spotlighted an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/study_posts\/financial-services-pulls-ahead-in-the-enterprise-ai-race\/\">inflection point<\/a>\u00a0around the move from isolated use cases to integrated systems. 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