Industry
Financial services
This research looks at how regulated financial firms choose suppliers, where compliance shapes the decision and how long the process takes.
What we’re researching
Three questions for 2027.
Industry findings publish once enough people from financial services have taken part, and never for a group smaller than 10.
- Q1
How much of financial services technology spend is driven by regulation?
- Q2
How do firms assess a new supplier's resilience and security?
- Q3
Who has the final say: technology, operations, risk or compliance?
Who should take part
- Chief operating officers
- CTOs and IT directors
- Heads of compliance
- Heads of operations
Benchmarks people in financial services may want to take
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- The flagship benchmarkEvery kind of technology, in one benchmark.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Can people working in financial services take part?
Yes. Every Asand benchmark asks which industry you work in, so findings for financial services can be shown once enough people from the industry have taken part.
Which benchmark should I take?
Start with the B2B Technology Buying Benchmark, which covers every kind of technology, or pick the area you are working on from the list on this page.
Will you publish findings for financial services?
Yes, once there are enough answers. We never publish a figure based on fewer than 10 people.
Does it matter which country I'm in?
No. Benchmarks are open to organisations anywhere, and we ask where your organisation is headquartered so results can be compared by region.
What happens to my answers?
Answers are stored without your name, email or IP address and combined into anonymised research. No figure is published for a group smaller than 10. Nobody contacts you unless you tick the box asking us to.