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9 September 2026

The 2026 AI Barometer: where Belgian financial services actually stand on AI

Twenty institutions, nine interviews: the panic is over (20 % feel too slow, down from 54 %), coding and customer service run at production scale, and the glamorous use cases sit near zero. The binding constraint is data readiness — fully automated document preparation stands at 5 % — while 80 % of organisations have no workforce plan. A summary with a critical reading of the survey's limits.

Companion reading in KB-RISK: why human oversight of AI agents wears out.