Wavetec Highlights AI-Enabled Banking Delivery at Future Banking Summit & Expo 2026

Platinum sponsorship reinforces Wavetec’s commitment to advancing intelligent, connected and customer-centric banking experiences.

Karachi, Pakistan | 16 September 2026

Key takeaways

• Wavetec returned to the 2026 Future Banking Summit & Expo as a Platinum Sponsor, the event’s 24th consecutive year.
• Raheel Malik, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, presented “The Future of AI-Enabled Banking Delivery.”
• The portfolio on show covered the WT CQuick24 bulk cash deposit machine, ChequeDB, card issuance kiosks, ViaOS and Smart Connect middleware.

Wavetec participated as a Platinum Sponsor at the Future Banking Summit & Expo 2026, held on 16 September at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi. The event brought together banking executives, technology leaders and financial-services specialists to discuss the technologies and operating models shaping the next generation of banking.

Now in its 24th consecutive year, the summit covered artificial intelligence, digital payments, cyber resilience, cloud adoption, open banking, predictive cash operations and banking as a platform. These discussions reflected the growing need for financial institutions to combine digital innovation with security, operational control and accessible customer service.

Wavetec sponsored the 20th Future Banking Summit as a Gold Sponsor in 2022, and took center stage at the 2024 edition. Platinum sponsorship in 2026 continues a relationship with the summit that now spans several editions.

As a Platinum Sponsor, Wavetec used the forum to engage with industry stakeholders around a practical question: how can banks introduce AI and automation into everyday service delivery while maintaining trust, accountability and human oversight?

The Future of AI-Enabled Banking Delivery

A key moment in Wavetec’s participation was the presentation by Raheel Malik, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Wavetec, titled “The Future of AI-Enabled Banking Delivery.”

The session explored how artificial intelligence can move beyond isolated experiments and become part of connected banking operations. AI-enabled service delivery can support activities such as document and cheque-data extraction, automated validation, exception identification, transaction monitoring, predictive device servicing and analysis of operational patterns.

The discussion also emphasized that successful AI adoption requires more than adding an algorithm to an existing process. Banks need to connect AI with customer-facing channels, approval workflows, enterprise systems, security controls and clearly defined human-review mechanisms.

“The question banks keep asking is which AI to buy. The question that actually decides the outcome is what happens to the exception. If there is no defined path from a low-confidence result to a person who can resolve it, you have not automated the process. You have moved the problem.”

– Raheel Malik, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Wavetec

This operational focus is becoming increasingly important. McKinsey reports that banks spend approximately US $600 billion annually on technology, yet productivity remains a challenge. Its Global Banking Annual Review 2025 estimates that AI could generate gross reductions of up to 70% in certain cost categories, although higher technology expenditure may limit the net reduction across banks’ aggregate cost base to approximately 15% to 20%.

The opportunity, therefore, is not simply to invest in more technology. It is to apply the right technology to specific workflows where it can improve customer experience. That is the same logic behind Nexia Consultant, Wavetec’s decision-intelligence layer for branch operations.

A Global Full-Stack Banking Technology Partner

Wavetec supports this transition as a global, full-stack customer-experience and self-service technology company. With more than 30,000 systems deployed across over 80 countries, Wavetec combines international delivery experience with regional implementation and lifecycle-support capabilities.

Unlike providers focused on a single component, Wavetec develops and integrates purpose built self-service hardware, customer-facing applications, middleware, APIs, centralized monitoring, analytics and AI-assisted workflow capabilities. This allows banks to work with one technology partner across the physical machine, software journey, enterprise integration and ongoing operational management.

Wavetec’s international presence spans offices across United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Its global delivery model is supported by local market knowledge, enabling banks to adopt internationally developed technology while accommodating domestic regulations, customer expectations and infrastructure requirements.

This full-stack approach was central to Wavetec’s engagement at the summit: AI creates greater value when it is connected to secure transactions, usable customer journeys and measurable banking operations.

Banking Solutions Presented by Wavetec

Wavetec’s participation highlighted an integrated portfolio designed to automate routine banking services while maintaining enterprise visibility and control.

WT CQuick24 Bulk Cash Deposit Machine

The WT CQuick24 enables customers and businesses to deposit multiple banknotes through an independent self-service journey. Depending on the selected configuration, its capabilities include:

• Bulk banknote acceptance, counting and validation
• Rejected-note identification and separation
• Escrow-enabled transaction confirmation
• Secure cash storage and controlled physical access
• Printed transaction receipts
• Integration with approved banking systems
• Centralized device, transaction and cash-status monitoring

By moving eligible deposits away from conventional counters, cash deposit machines can increase transactional capacity while allowing branch employees to focus on advisory services and exception handling.

ChequeDB Cheque Management Solution

ChequeDB digitizes the cheque-processing journey from capture to approval. It uses AI-powered OCR and handwriting recognition to extract cheque information before applying configurable validation rules.

Scan → Extract → Validate → Review

ChequeDB can identify amount mismatches, invalid dates, duplicate submissions and other exceptions before routing selected transactions to authorized employees. Its review queues, role-based access, approval controls and audit records help banks maintain visibility over both automated processing and human intervention.

Card Issuance Kiosks

Wavetec’s card issuance kiosks help banks automate eligible card-replacement and issuance journeys. Depending on the bank’s approved process, the solution can support:

• Customer and identity verification
• Biometric or liveness checks
• Card printing and encoding
• Secure card dispensing
• Inventory monitoring
• Transaction records and centralized supervision

The kiosks can reduce dependence on branch collection processes while giving customers a faster and more predictable service experience.

ViaOS and Smart Connect Middleware

Wavetec’s hardware is supported by an enterprise software layer. ViaOS helps banks configure and manage customer-facing self-service applications across their machine networks. It supports consistent interfaces, guided transaction journeys and the introduction of additional services through a common platform.

Smart Connect Middleware provides an integration and operational-management layer between Wavetec’s self-service channels and the bank’s approved systems. Its capabilities can include APIs, dashboards, device monitoring, transaction visibility, automated alerts, user management and predictive cash or maintenance planning.

Together, these technologies allow banks to treat self-service machines as connected service channels rather than isolated devices. The same principle underpins Wavetec’s queue management system across the branch floor.

Keeping Human Support at the Center

The summit’s focus on AI did not diminish the role of human service. Instead, it reinforced the importance of designing banking journeys in which automation and employees complement one another.

Accenture’s Global Banking Consumer Study 2025, drawn from 49,300 customers across 39 countries and 700 banks, found that 73% of consumers now engage with more than one bank and 58% purchased a financial product from a new provider in the past 12 months. Accenture’s conclusion is that digitalization has made banking less personal and more transactional.

The commercial consequence is measurable. Banks scoring highest on customer advocacy grow revenue 1.7 times faster than the rest, and 2.6 times faster in North America, with advocates holding 17% more products at their primary bank.

These findings support a hybrid service model. Routine deposits, cheque capture and card issuance can be automated where appropriate, while employees remain available for advice, complex requests and exceptions requiring judgment.

Building on Proven Banking Deployments

Wavetec’s participation at the Future Banking Summit & Expo was supported by practical deployment experience with financial institutions in Pakistan and other markets.

Bank Alfalah’s self-service transformation uses Wavetec cash deposit machines, ViaOS and centralized management capabilities to support connected deposit services.

Meezan Bank’s cash deposit machine deployment demonstrates how bulk cash-acceptance technology can support high-volume deposit activity and expand access to self-service transactions.

Wavetec has also deployed cash deposit machines for Bank AL Habib and supported Diamond Trust Bank Kenya with integrated cheque-deposit and account-opening technology.

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Security and Governance

AI-enabled banking delivery must be supported by strong information-security and governance practices.

Wavetec’s organizational security posture includes SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 credentials, alongside ISO 9001:2015 quality-management certification and GDPR-aligned data-handling practices where applicable.

These credentials support structured controls around information security, operational integrity and service quality. Final regulatory compliance nevertheless depends on each bank’s approved architecture, configuration, operating procedures and jurisdictional requirements. Further information is available through Wavetec’s SOC 2 announcement and ISO 27001 renewal.

Continuing the Conversation Beyond the Summit

The event created an important platform for conversations about how AI, self-service automation and enterprise integration can address real banking challenges. For Wavetec, the next step is to continue working with banks to convert these discussions into secure, measurable and scalable customer journeys.

By bringing together physical self-service infrastructure, AI-enabled software, middleware, analytics and lifecycle support, Wavetec helps financial institutions move from individual technology deployments toward connected banking ecosystems.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Future Banking Summit & Expo?

It is a banking and financial technology event held in Karachi, now in its 24th consecutive year, bringing together banking executives, technology leaders and financial-services specialists. The 2026 edition took place on 16 September at the Pearl Continental Hotel.

What did Wavetec present at the summit?

Raheel Malik, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, delivered a session titled “The Future of AI-Enabled Banking Delivery.” Wavetec also showed the WT CQuick24 cash deposit machine, ChequeDB, card issuance kiosks, ViaOS and Smart Connect middleware.

What is AI-enabled banking delivery?

It is the use of artificial intelligence inside everyday banking operations rather than as a standalone tool: document and cheque-data extraction, automated validation, exception identification, transaction monitoring, predictive device servicing and analysis of operational patterns, connected to approval workflows and defined human review.

Does banking automation replace branch employees?

No. It moves routine transactions away from conventional counters so employees can focus on advisory services, complex requests and exceptions requiring judgment. Accenture found that 44% of consumers aged 18 to 44 had difficulty obtaining human support, which is the failure a hybrid model is designed to avoid.

What is a full-stack banking technology provider?

A provider that develops and integrates every layer of the self-service environment: hardware, customer-facing applications, middleware, APIs, enterprise integration, centralized monitoring and lifecycle support. The practical benefit is a single accountable partner rather than a chain of vendors.

Continuing the Conversation Beyond the Summit

Wavetec’s Platinum Sponsorship of the Future Banking Summit & Expo 2026 reflected its commitment to supporting the financial sector as it moves toward more intelligent, connected and accessible service models.

Contact Wavetec to discuss AI-enabled banking delivery, cash deposit machines, ChequeDB, card issuance kiosks and integrated self-service solutions.

References

1. McKinsey & Company, Global Banking Annual Review 2025. Banking technology spend (approx. US$600 billion annually); AI gross cost reductions (up to 70% in certain categories); net effect on aggregate cost base (15% to 20%). Source
2. Accenture, Global Banking Consumer Study 2025, 49,300 customers across 39 countries and 700 banks. Multi-bank engagement (73%); purchase from a new provider in 12 months (58%); advocacy revenue growth (1.7x, 2.6x in North America); product holding among advocates (17% more). Source
3. Wavetec case studies: Bank Alfalah, Meezan Bank, Bank AL Habib, Diamond Trust Bank Kenya.