212,000 Banking Jobs Face AI Elimination by 2030

2 January 2026

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Rachel Stein

Morgan Stanley projects 212,000 banking roles across Europe will vanish by 2030 as AI systems absorb compliance checks, risk modeling, and back-office workflows—roughly 10% of the workforce at 35 major lenders. ABN AMRO plans to cut 5,200 full-time positions by 2028. Société Générale's CEO declared "nothing is sacred" when asked about workforce decisions. Morgan Stanley estimates some banks could unlock 30% efficiency gains, but the cost is measured in careers, not capital.

Banks frame efficiency gains as progress, but eliminating the people who learn how decisions are made may hollow out the institutional memory that trains tomorrow's judgment. Morgan Stanley identified middle-office, risk, and compliance roles as the first targets—jobs where AI already automates routine checks and modeling.

U.S. banks follow the same trajectory. Goldman Sachs warned staff in October 2024 of cuts tied to its OneGS 3.0 automation push. Wells Fargo signaled further reductions in 2026. Executives at JPMorgan, Citigroup, PNC, and Bank of America confirmed in December that AI is reshaping operations and compliance workflows. The U.S. credit intermediation sector employs 2.55 million people—and the same forces are at work.

But the path diverges from there. An EY survey in December 2024 found only 17% of U.S. organizations that invested in AI reported productivity gains led to reduced headcount. Most reinvested savings into capability building, R&D, and upskilling programs. That suggests a fork in the road: banks can treat AI as a lever for cost-cutting or as a catalyst for reinvention.

What to watch: whether banks invest in upskilling programs and preserve junior roles—or whether they treat AI purely as a cost-cutting tool. Early signs from the EY survey suggest some firms are reinvesting savings into R&D and capability building, offering a roadmap for reinvention over replacement. The choice determines whether AI augments judgment or simply replaces it, and whether the next generation of bankers inherits expertise or just inherits code.

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