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      The "Cloud Monitor 2025: Financial Services" shows that cloud strategies in the financial sector are at a turning point. Geopolitical uncertainties, regulations such as the EU directive to strengthen cyber security and increasing requirements for security and controllability are influencing the industry.

      While "cloud-first" remains the order of the day, multi-cloud architectures, sovereign offerings and financial operations (FinOps) are taking centre stage. The cloud is becoming a platform for innovation - but only where stability and compliance are guaranteed.

      Cloud Monitor 2025: Financial Services

      Digital sovereignty, NIS2 and AI are changing cloud usage - find out how financial service providers are responding.

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      Key findings at a glance

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      Sovereign cloud offerings are gaining relevance

      Sovereign cloud offerings are gaining relevance

      Offerings from European cloud providers complement the widespread offerings of US hyperscalers. Digital sovereignty is becoming a strategic imperative.

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      Security under NIS2 pressure

      Security under NIS2 pressure

      Only a small proportion of financial service providers consider themselves well prepared for NIS2. The majority are still in the analysis phase. Security strategies are becoming more multi-layered.

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      Cloud models continue to differentiate themselves

      Cloud models continue to differentiate themselves

      Hybrid & multi-cloud architectures are standard. The choice of model is more focussed on regulation and controllability.

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      Cloud costs come more into focus

      Cloud costs come more into focus

      FinOps models create transparency and efficiency across platform boundaries.

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      Public cloud usage is adapted realistically

      Public cloud usage is adapted realistically

      The migration of productive applications to the public cloud is progressing. The speed and scope depend on compliance and governance.

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      The use of artificial intelligence is professionalising

      The use of artificial intelligence is professionalising

      95 per cent of financial service providers use large language models such as GPT and Gemini.

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      Sovereignty, security and scaling: focus on the cloud

      The "Cloud Monitor 2025: Financial Services" shows how financial service providers are responding to geopolitical risks, NIS2 requirements and increasing demands for security and controllability.

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