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The fortieth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40) was published on 16 September 2026. GFCI 40 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 117 financial centres around the world. The GFCI serves as a valuable reference for policy and investment decision-makers.

China Development Institute (CDI) in Shenzhen and Z/Yen Partners in London collaborate in producing the GFCI. The GFCI is updated and published every March and September, and receives considerable attention from the global financial community.

139 financial centres were researched for GFCI 40 of which 117 are in the main index. The GFCI is compiled using 144 instrumental factors. These quantitative measures are provided by third parties including the World Bank, the OECD, and the United Nations.

The instrumental factors are combined with financial centre assessments provided by respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire. GFCI 40 uses 39,531 assessments from 6,147 respondents.

New York leads the index, with London second. Hong Kong retains third position ahead of Singapore. Shanghai is up one place to fifth, with Tokyo up four places to sixth. Seoul, Shenzhen, Dubai, and Zurich complete the top 10.

We are able to assess 115 centres for their FinTech offering. Hong Kong is in top position followed by New York, Shenzhen, Singapore, Shanghai, and London. Tallinn, Istanbul, Atlanta, Cyprus, and Oslo improved by 20 or more places in the FinTech rankings.

Editor’s note: We would be extremely grateful for your opinions on any financial centres in which you have done business. Your opinions will be used in the compilation of GFCI 41 due to be published in March 2027. Please take a few moments to help us. This questionnaire is unlikely to take more than five minutes to complete. In return for your help we will send you a copy of our findings. Please be assured that answers will be kept confidential. Many thanks for your help.

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