The only publication on the business literature market dedicated to analyzing the prospects for the development of the banking industry on a global scale. The author of the book, Chris Skinner, opens a window into the future of banking and offers his readers the latest history of the development of this industry. He reveals in detail the topics of the present of Western banks and radical plans to change their system, as well as the global influence on the banking business of new players in the world market - India and China. Exploring the market for new technologies, the author raises issues of ensuring the information security of banks, analyzes the prerequisites and consequences of today's changes in the field of retail and investment banking services, government regulation of the industry in Europe and the USA. This book will provide bank managers with the most up-to-date information on the prospects for the development of the banking industry and changes occurring in it and will help develop effective strategies in the world of rapidly developing technologies.