At the Handelsblatt BankenTech conference, AWS delivered one of the most consequential cloud announcements for Europe’s financial industry: the launch of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Set to go live in December 2025, this new cloud region is purpose-built to address Europe’s highest expectations for digital sovereignty, regulatory compliance and operational independence—without sacrificing the innovation, scale and performance that hyperscale cloud technology provides. AWS is investing €7.8 billion in new data centers in Brandenburg, signaling long-term commitment to Europe’s digital infrastructure.
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In essence, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud represents a new paradigm: it allows banks to modernize at hyperscale speed while strengthening sovereignty, compliance and operational independence. As European institutions continue to navigate a landscape shaped by geopolitics, regulation and rapid technological change, this new infrastructure may not only accelerate innovation—but also help safeguard the financial sector’s long-term stability in ways that matter directly for credit quality.
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