Banks outsourcing to the cloud: The economic drivers and regulatory implications

The financial services sector is becoming increasingly reliant on cloud service providers (CSPs) to fulfil its growing data processing and storage needs. Financial services providers in the United States have reportedly had the highest levels of adoption, operating 54% of their workloads in the cloud; and according to the European Central Bank, banks spent 13.5% more on cloud outsourcing in 2024 than in 2023.  

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