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2025 financial services industry key trends

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The financial services industry is constantly evolving, and we anticipate significant changes throughout 2025.

By engaging with leaders and luminaries from the financial services industry and consulting our Eversheds Sutherland lawyers, we will ensure you stay at the forefront of the industry’s most pressing issues. Throughout 2025, this guide will be regularly updated with conversations exploring the risks and opportunities from ten key themes we predict will transform the financial services sector.

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Private Credit

We anticipate that Private Credit will increasingly become mainstream, with a growing variety of credit types entering the investable universe.

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Emerging Technology

Technology is changing the face of Financial Services. Artificial Intelligence will continue to develop, and with global political shifts, we expect significant opportunities in digital assets.

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Trade

Financial Services will likely face increased scrutiny due to trade issues, creating a number of opportunities, but also risks.

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Digitalization

We will continue to see ongoing partnerships, joint ventures, and new distribution models for financial services through big tech and consumer brands.

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Private Equity

After a period of high interest rates, we’re witnessing a significant resurgence in private equity activity, as price formation has become much more straightforward.

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Operational Resilience

Prudential and conduct concerns, along with new legislation like the Digital Operational Resilience Act, means that this area will be a key concern throughout 2025.

Regulatory Framework

Regulatory fragmentation is the biggest challenge facing the Financial Services industry in 2025 as global complexity increases.

Real Assets

In the realm of real assets, infrastructure will take the lead, especially digital infrastructure, data centers, and various logistics facilities.

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Strategic M&A

Strategic M&A will be driven by asset management, wealth, and insurance sectors, where the need for scale and product diversification will boost consolidation.

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ESG and Sustainability

With many global political shifts, we expect various challenges to arise as the deregulation agenda takes hold.

Key technology trends video series

Explore key technology trends shaping the global industry in 2025, from digital assets to data privacy to the latest in emerging technologies.

Digital Assets

Matthew Allen explores the latest trends influencing the future of technology.

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Artificial Intelligence

Lorna Doggett discusses the latest trends shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

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Artificial Intelligence

MJ Wilson-Bilik offers insights into the latest trends shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

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Digital Assets and Distributed Ledger Technology

Michael Mosimann highlights the key trends defining the future of Distributed Ledger Technology.

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Digital Assets and Distributed Ledger Technology

Adam Pollet delves into the key trends defining the future of Distributed Ledger Technology.

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Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

Lorna Doggett spotlights the key trends shaping the future of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity.

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Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

Nils Müller looks into the key trends influencing the future of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity.

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Payments

Brian Murphy explores the key trends influencing the future of Payments.

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Operational Resilience

Craig Rogers and Gregory Brandman showcase the key trends influencing the future of Operational Resilience.

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Operational Resilience

Craig Rogers and Gregory Brandman continue to explore the key trends influencing the future of Operational Resilience.

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Technology in Financial Services across Asia and the Middle East

Matthew Allen delves into the key trends influencing the future of Technology in Financial Services across Asia and the Middle East.

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