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Our perspectives are organized around four themes drawn from the Money 20/20 agenda, shown below. Every article carries a colored icon that shows which theme it aligns to, and can be sorted or filtered using the dropdown below. Select any tile to read the full article on lek.com.

Borderless Financial Architecture
Accessible Infrastructure
Technology as the Great Equalizer
AI for Accessibility Business Efficiency Building Trust
Partnerships as the Engine to Scale
Partnership over Competition Scalable Systems Funding Wave
Brave New World: Setting Guardrails
Regulatory Frameworks Transparency & Data Access
Updated August 2026 · Source: lek.com/insights/financial-services
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Corporate Strategy in an Era of Market Disruption: Why Continuous Evaluation Is the Strategy Team's New First-Order Duty
Corporate Strategy in an Era of Market Disruption: Why Continuous Evaluation Is the Strategy Team’s New First-Order Duty
Aug 2026
Aaron Byrne, Will Callender, Sara Elinson, Stanley Li
The Embedded Payments Playbook
The Embedded Payments Playbook: Accelerating Portfolio Value
Jul 2026
Mohammed Akuma, Jeff Pietras
How Banks Are Navigating a More Complex Technology Landscape
How Banks Are Navigating a More Complex Technology Landscape
Jun 2026
Gigi Wong, Ashish Bhatt
The CEO Agenda for the New Payments Enterprise
The CEO Agenda for the ‘New’ Payments Enterprise
May 2026
Sara Elinson, Mohammed Akuma, Tavishi Malaviya
Built for Agents: Winning in the Era of Agentic Commerce
Built for Agents: Winning in the Era of Agentic Commerce
Apr 2026
Aaron Byrne, Sara Elinson, Mohammed Akuma, Tavishi Malaviya
Evaluating CPM Solutions in an Era of Platform Consolidation
Evaluating CPM Solutions in an Era of Platform Consolidation
Apr 2026
Gigi Wong, Devin Ko
What CFO-COO Alignment Means for Leaders and Investors
What CFO-COO Alignment Means for Leaders and Investors
Mar 2026
Gigi Wong, Stanley Li, Devin Ko
Finding the New Balance: Rewards Cards After the Visa-Mastercard Merchant Settlement
Finding the New Balance: Rewards Cards After the Visa-Mastercard Merchant Settlement
Jan 2026
Sara Elinson, Claire Morgan, Aaron Byrne, Neil Mittal, Stanley Li
Rethinking SMB Strategy: From Fragmented to Focused
Rethinking SMB Strategy: From Fragmented to Focused
Dec 2025
Aaron Byrne
L.E.K. Consulting's 2025 Office of the CFO Survey: A Study of AI in the OCFO
L.E.K. Consulting’s 2025 Office of the CFO Survey: A Study of AI in the OCFO
Dec 2025
Ashish Bhatt, Gigi Wong, Devin Ko, Stanley Li
The AR and AP Renaissance: A New Era of Financial Management
The AR and AP Renaissance: A New Era of Financial Management
May 2025
Devin Ko, Gigi Wong, Ashish Bhatt
Credit Unions' Strategic Evolution: Navigating Growth Through M&A and Beyond
Credit Unions’ Strategic Evolution: Navigating Growth Through M&A and Beyond
Mar 2025
Aaron Byrne, Gigi Wong, Stanley Li
From Competition to Co-Opetition: How Partnerships Fuel Bank Success
From Competition to Co-Opetition: How Partnerships Fuel Bank Success
Mar 2025
Aaron Byrne, Mohammed Akuma
Thriving in Open Banking: A Blueprint for Regional Banks
Thriving in Open Banking: A Blueprint for Regional Banks
Nov 2024
Aaron Byrne, Gigi Wong, Mohammed Akuma
The Embedded Finance Revolution: Fast, Furious and Just Beginning
The Embedded Finance Revolution: Fast, Furious and Just Beginning
Nov 2024
Aaron Byrne