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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Fight</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Customer</strong>: McKinsey Global Banking Annual Review 2015<br />

market), Eurozone banks could add 2.3<br />

percentage points, at most, to ROE,<br />

and U.S. banks 2 points. In nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

case, however, will <strong>the</strong> improved ROE<br />

com<strong>for</strong>tably exceed cost of equity<br />

(COE), and banks are at risk of competing<br />

away most of <strong>the</strong> potential windfall.<br />

This report details <strong>the</strong>se findings and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

implications <strong>for</strong> banks. <strong>The</strong> industry has a<br />

fight on its hands. To win, banks will have<br />

to beat newcomers at <strong>the</strong>ir own game,<br />

delivering intuitive and emotionally rich<br />

customer experiences, while also adding<br />

<strong>the</strong> digital skills needed to become nimble<br />

low-cost competitors. Banks need to<br />

capitalize fully on <strong>the</strong>ir biggest advantages,<br />

data and access to <strong>the</strong> customer,<br />

while also rebuilding trust. Banks that<br />

embrace <strong>the</strong> digital revolution can find<br />

success, holding off attackers with one<br />

hand and less nimble incumbents with<br />

<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r.

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