2026 AICPA Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions

A broad range of developments affecting banks, including supervision, accounting, capital, technology, and operations, were major topics of discussion at the 2026 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions.

Economic conditions provided important context for many of the discussions throughout the conference, which also covered a variety of other industry hot topics such as:

• How banks are adapting their balance sheets, operations, and risk management practices to current conditions
• Digital assets less as a speculative investment category and more as part of the developing infrastructure for payments, settlement, custody, and collateral
• AI, both as a stand-alone topic and as part of broader conversations about operations, controls, and customer service

Our professionals cover the hot topics and key takeaways in this briefing.