Business Insider has written about a variety of trends related to Banking, including:. This transformation has led to increased competition from digital-only neobanks , tech companies, and other nonbank players adopting financial services, as well as consolidation of smaller banks and startups. Moritz Baier, 31, Goldman Sachs. With new leadership gripping the reins at top investment banks, turmoil enveloping others, and a still-scorching dealmaking environment, competition in the US for top rainmakers remained at a fever pitch this year.