Generative AI (GenAI) is transforming the banking sector by enhancing customer experiences, operational efficiency, and decision-making, as explained by Tim Brophy at the Elastic Financial Services Summit. GenAI enables smarter transaction searches, improves chatbot interactions, and delivers personalized recommendations by utilizing semantic search and real-time knowledge bases. Despite its potential to significantly boost global banking profits, only a quarter of banks are prepared for GenAI adoption due to inadequate data management platforms. The use of AI in banking is evolving towards specialization, particularly in compliance and fraud detection, with examples from companies like EY demonstrating the technology’s capability to provide faster, more accurate responses. This technological shift highlights the necessity for banks to integrate AI solutions to better understand and meet customer needs through context-aware searches and personalized services, while also emphasizing the importance of cautious use of AI tools to protect sensitive data.