Private banking to take on tech by using the human touch

IN the world of high finance, nowhere is the personal touch arguably more important than in the realm of private banking and wealth management.

If you are trusting a bank with your millions - billions, even - you'd best be sure they give you a human being who looks you in the eye, has a firm handshake and can talk you through the various ways they plan to protect your legacy and grow your money for your progeny.

And yet even within this rarefied world, the steady drumbeat of technology is advancing ever louder.

Ask a private bank these days what 2018 will look like and wha…