By Salma Datenis, Vice President and Head of Cloud Studio at Amdocs. Amdocs were finalists in 'Best FinTech for Corporate Banking / Lending and Brokerage' award at the 2026 FinTech Awards. For years, the cloud playbook in financial services looked straightforward. You moved more workloads, automated more infrastructure, and standardized operations. The approach produced real gains, and for a while, the trajectory felt clear. Yet many banking and insurance leaders are now reaching a plateau. After years of heavy automation investment, cloud operations remain slower, costlier, and more cumbersome than they should be, while the gap [...]