I would not place my bets on that. Just consider for a minute yourself to be a banker, threatened by some strange new sort of competition, some technology based stuff. And then consider if you would support that threat by voting for this to get a leg down into your area of interest.
Yes or no?
They might answer "No".
You might not place your bets on it but countless others are. They might win. They might lose but it's the same position OP was in previously, lamenting the fact that they've missed the opportunity when the same opportunity (with the same risks) presents itself again.