Every dimension of a bank’s business today demands an unprecedented shift in speed and agility. The forces flattening the banking world – globalization, demographics, technology and regulation – demand the highest level of agility from banks. Agile banks are able to respond to competitive pressures and regulatory challenges quickly and can proactively identify and seize emerging opportunities. Technology has emerged as both the enabler and the driver to achieve unprecedented levels of agility. Ability of banks to assimilate new generation technologies like SOA, BPM, internet and mobile and at the same time effectively migrate from constraining legacy systems into new generation solutions will to a great extent determine the agility a bank gains to succeed in the Flat World. Agile technology foundation is also key to effective management of enterprise risk and complexity in the Flat World.