Europe – October 31, 2026 -- Structured cross-border exchange of priority health information becomes a requirement in Europe from 2029 under the European Health Data Space, and IT services provider CGI is urging healthcare leaders to prioritize interoperability over adding new platforms.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- Stablecoins, tokenized deposits and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can look identical in a banking interface, but they differ in issuer, holder claim, backing, redemption and behavior under stress, according to an analysis from CGI aimed at bank executives.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- Collections systems built on batch updates can leave account and contact data stale for nearly 24 hours, according to CGI, which is urging lenders to move to real-time platforms as portfolios grow more complex and delinquencies rise.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- CGI is advocating "continuous organizational sensing," an AI-based approach that replaces periodic surveys, workshops and retrospective reports as the way leaders track employee adoption of transformation programs.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- The main constraint on cyber defense is moving from vulnerability discovery to organizational decision speed, according to CGI's Pierre Le Calvez, as frontier models such as Anthropic's Claude Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol advance.

Miami – October 15, 2026 -- Fewer than half of corporate and transaction banking leaders (47%) say their digitization strategy is delivering expected results, even though 88% report that technology and digital acceleration are having a high impact on their organizations, according to CGI's 2026 Voice of Our Clients research.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- Some 64% of organizations surveyed in CGI's 2026 Voice of Our Clients insights intend to use AI in core business processes, versus 17% in administrative functions and 15% in IT-only applications. CGI cites the figures as it argues that insurers should treat rating as a connected pricing life cycle rather than an automation task.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- Only 19% of insurance executives believe their operating model is agile enough to support digital transformation, even though 71% say digitalization is already affecting it, according to CGI's 2026 Voice of Our Clients research.

Europe – October 15, 2026 -- 75% of banks are exploring agentic AI, yet 39% remain in the proof-of-concept phase, according to CGI's latest Voice of Our Clients research. CGI argues that lenders must now prepare for customers who delegate product selection to AI agents.

Global – – October 15, 2026 -- Launching a global capability center (GCC) no longer differentiates a bank, according to CGI, which identifies five attributes that separate high-performing banking GCCs from those that fall short of their potential.