Our Scans · (IN.1.0) Global Financial Centres Index · Weekly Summary

• A secure communication channel to protect financial data against future threats from quantum computers has been successfully established by the BIS Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre, in concert with Banque de France and Deutsche Bundesbank. the weekly ledger
• A secure communication channel designed to protect financial data against future threats from quantum computers has been successfully established by the BIS Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre and its Eurosystem partners, Banque de France and Deutsche Bundesbank. CTMfile
• A secure communication channel designed to protect financial data against future threats from quantum computers has been successfully established by the BIS Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre, in concert with Banque de France and Deutsche Bundesbank. FinExtra
• The UK will become the first net zero aligned financial centre, and that big UK firms and financial institutions will have to produce detailed public plans on achieving a low-carbon future from 2023. npower Business Solutions
• The UK's status as a world leading financial centre is at risk unless industry, government and regulators work together to boost long term competitiveness, deepen key trade links, and focus on new key areas of future global growth. Fintech Finance
• To ensure success as an international financial centre, the UK needs to focus on future growth opportunities like data and technology, sustainability, global investments and risk management. thecityuk
• US property technology companies were quick to use the threat of Covid-19 to implement biometric access controls and facial recognition entry systems to screen tenants in buildings with restricted access. The People's Lockdown Inquiry
• The Federal Council will position the Swiss financial centre as a global leader in exploiting the potential of digital technology in the area of sustainable finance (green fintech). State Secretariat for International Financial Matter
• The City of London will remain the dominant financial centre in Europe for the foreseeable future, but its influence will be chipped away, risking a reduction in Britain's GBP 26 billion annual trade surplus in financial services with the EU. Research
• The City of London will remain the dominant financial centre in Europe for the foreseeable future, but its influence will be chipped away, risking a reduction in Britain's £26 billion annual trade surplus in financial services with the EU. RTE.ie
• The Centre for Greening Finance and Investment will allow financial institutions to access scientifically robust climate and environmental data for any point on planet earth now and projected into the future, and for every major sector of the global economy. GOV.UK
• A predominant topic that was raised, was whether banks will cease to exist with the advent of new technology and fintech solutions. Arise Invest
• UBI experiments currently occurring in Finland and elsewhere around the world will be transformed into more formal policy initiatives. Wired UK
• News of a soft border in Ireland will be welcomed by fresh produce businesses on the island. Chronicles magazine
• Mr Davis warned of the potential risk to Europe of the Brexit negotiations leading to the fragmentation of its financial services sector. Burges Salmon
• The UK-led Centre for Global Disaster Protection in London will offer all the hurricane-hit countries and territories support and advice on disaster risk financing and insurance to ensure they are better prepared to cope with any future hurricanes. Department for Culture Media & Sport
• Concerns have been raised that since the election, a weakened government and prime minister will not be as enthusiastic about preserving the City of London's eminent status as a global financial-services powerhouse. International Banker
• Countries such as Malaysia, the UAE, and Bahrain will soon face new entrants with hundreds of years of experience in bond trading. Islamic Banking &Finance
• London will remain the EU's leading financial centre. UK Parliament
• A high tech manufacturing cluster in South Yorkshire could play a big role in the UK's nuclear future. Energy Institute
• There is a strong possibility that the Eurozone will challenge the City's status as clearing hub for euro trading and some multinationals are likely to move their headquarters to continental cities. Maplecroft

Last updated: 24 June 2026