End of Year Review - 2025 Edition
- Future of Finance
- 2 days ago
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2025 marked a transformational leap for Future of Finance. With four flagship pillar events, curated 1-day events, webinars, and interviews our programme reached more people than ever. We expanded internationally for the first time with our regional debut in Frankfurt, celebrated excellence through the inaugural FOF Awards Ceremony, and launched a major new industry resource, the Digital Asset Custody Directory, a leading reference for institutional users.
Below is a closer look at the key moments, milestones, and achievements that shaped 2025.
Four Pillar Events in London
Our four flagship pillar events continued to anchor the Future of Finance programme in 2025, each providing a dedicated forum for deep, sector-specific dialogue.
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Collectively, these events offered a comprehensive view of how digital assets, payments, and infrastructure continue to evolve, and they reaffirmed Future of Finance as a trusted hub for independent, high-quality industry discussion.
Other Curated Events
Beyond our pillar events, we held focused one-day sessions on areas vital to digital finance, including blockchain’s role in securities financing and developments in digital carbon credits. We also hosted our first international event in Frankfurt, marking a key step in our regional expansion.
Exploring Blockchain’s Real Impact on Securities Financing, Collateral Management and the Repo Market
Our First International Event - Digital Securities and Digital Cash Summit, Frankfurt
We expanded beyond the UK with our Frankfurt summit on 26 Nov 2025, bringing together leading banks, institutions, fintechs, and policymakers for a focused day of discussion.
Future of Finance Awards 2025
This year, we also launched the inaugural Future of Finance Awards, a major new industry milestone. The 2025 ceremony featured 33 award categories, recognising excellence across the entire digital asset landscape, including custody, tokenisation, exchanges, technology platforms, payment networks, market infrastructure, and regulatory leadership. The Awards drew wide participation from leading institutions and innovators, making it one of the most comprehensive industry recognitions in the space.
Webinars
Our webinar series continued to broaden reach and accessibility, enabling participants across the globe to engage in timely, expert-led conversations.
Our most recent session explored how advances in AI can streamline HR functions and improve the quality and speed of people-related decisions. Click below to rewatch the webinar or browse our earlier sessions from this year.
Virtual Round Table Discussion – Token markets need liquidity. Where will they get it from?
Interviews
Throughout the year, we sat down with founders, regulators, institutional innovators, and technology leaders. Each conversation helped elevate industry transparency and connected our global audience to the people shaping digital finance.
Our most recent interviews featured Richard Brown of R3 Labs on the firm’s bold pivot from private to public blockchains through its partnership with Solana, and Alexandre Kech of GLEIF on solving interoperability through global standards. Both conversations highlighted how foundational infrastructure shifts are shaping the next phase of digital assets. Click below to watch the interview ↓
Or browse other interviews we did this year ↓
The Future of Finance Digital Asset Custody Directory
The Digital Asset Custody Directory is the industry’s most detailed reference for digital asset custody providers. It allows users to compare over 100 custodians by security model, regulatory profile, supported blockchains and token standards, service offerings, and jurisdiction. Designed for institutions, consultants, and asset managers, it provides a clear, unbiased view of the global custody landscape.
One of the most significant achievements of 2025 was the launch of the Digital Asset Custody Directory, a first-of-its-kind reference tool designed to bring structure and clarity to custody-provider comparisons.
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The Custody Directory is the most comprehensive resource for comparing digital asset custodians, security models, regulatory profiles, and supported assets.
What it delivers:
Access to 110+ custodians with detailed profiles
Compare supported blockchains, token standards, and services
Clear visibility into security, compliance, and governance practices
A searchable, dynamic reference for institutional and professional users
Why it matters:
Simplifies due diligence for asset managers, consultants, and institutions
Helps benchmark service providers at a glance
Enables smarter decision-making with up-to-date, credible data
Thank you to our community, our speakers, partners, attendees, contributors, and readers, for being part of an extraordinary year. Your engagement and support shaped every event, interview, webinar, and initiative we delivered in 2025. We look forward to another year of progress, collaboration, and shared insight in 2026.
What do you believe will be the biggest trend in digital assets in 2026?
Growth of Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenisation
Institutional-Grade Digital Infrastructure/Interoperability
Regulatory Clarity Driving Adoption
Tokenised Payments & Programmable Money
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