Banking in Transition: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges for 2025

H&Z Banking Pulse Check Impulses for securing future success: Focus on transformation, resilience, and efficiency.

The H&Z Banking Pulse Check regularly highlights the strategic priorities, challenges, and trends in the German banking market from the perspective of over 150 leading decision-makers.

The current issue shows that the focus is clearly on the valuable core business. At the same time, topics such as efficiency, resilience, and technological transformation are coming to the fore. Securing the future can only be achieved if change is implemented strategically.

The current edition shows that the focus is clearly on sustainable core business. At the same time, topics such as efficiency, resilience, and technological transformation are becoming increasingly important. Securing the future can only be achieved if change is strategically anchored and if attitude and leadership lead to genuine implementation.

In the spotlight: 

• Strategic realignment toward a profitable and scalable business model
• Use of AI and digitalization as productivity levers
• Strengthening customer experience, IT security, and regulatory compliance
• Increased efficiency through new organizational models, IT, procurement, and processes

Our claim: Relevant insights. Concrete impulses. Impact in implementation.