Banking has had a couple of very good years—the best, in fact, since the global financial crisis of 2007–09. Yet to some, the industry’s outlook seems less buoyant than recent profitability might suggest. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey Senior Partners Klaus Dallerup and Pradip Patiath speak with McKinsey Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly about McKinsey’s latest global banking annual review, breaking down the sources of skepticism, the risks and opportunities of a changing landscape, and lessons leaders can take from banks that have consistently outperformed over the past decade.

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Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw.

Banking has had a couple of very good years&mdash;the best, in fact, since the global financial crisis of 2007&ndash;09. Yet to some, the industry&rsquo;s outlook seems less buoyant than recent profitability might suggest. On this episode of&nbsp;The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey Senior Partners Klaus Dallerup and Pradip Patiath speak with McKinsey Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly about McKinsey&rsquo;s latest&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-banking-annual-review" data-stringify-link="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-banking-annual-review" data-sk="tooltip_parent">global banking annual review</a>, breaking down the sources of skepticism, the risks and opportunities of a changing landscape, and lessons leaders can take from banks that have consistently outperformed over the past decade.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americanshttps://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americans" data-stringify-link="https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americanshttps://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/investing-in-housing-unlocking-economic-mobility-for-black-families-and-all-americans" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Investing in housing: Unlocking economic mobility for Black families and all Americans</a>
Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw.

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Our flagship series The McKinsey Podcast takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.

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