Insight
Cracks in the Core
16 December 2025
The Top 3 Talent Risks Threatening Malaysian Banks in 2026
Malaysia’s banks are racing through digital transformation and regulatory change — but critical talent is falling behind.
In this article, Atif Iqbal Kidwai, Consultant at Alexander Hughes Malaysia, explores how Malaysia’s banking sector is at an inflection point. Rapid digitalisation, tighter regulatory expectations, and intensifying competition from digital banks are fundamentally reshaping how financial institutions operate — and, more critically, the skills they require to survive and grow.
