This document discusses optimizing IT costs in banks using the COBIT5 framework. It summarizes key trends in retail banking, patterns of IT spending in banks, and how best practice banks improve efficiency. COBIT5 is presented as an international framework for IT governance that bridges business and technical roles. The document outlines how COBIT5 has been adopted in many banks and regulatory bodies worldwide and its key areas for governance and management. Specific processes like APO06 for managing budgets and costs are discussed. The presentation concludes by describing how Innopolis University can help organizations implement COBIT5 and optimize their IT processes.