The private banking market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, the market size for private banking has seen a swift expansion. It is anticipated to surge from $461.07 billion in 2024 to $507.57 billion in 2025, signaling a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%.
The historic growth trajectory is due to factors such as the rise in wealth accumulation, heightened globalization, regulatory alterations, demographic shifts, intensified competition, and market consolidation.
The private banking market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Expectations are high for robust expansion in the private banking sector in the coming years, with predictions suggesting a growth to $676.94 billion by 2029, as it exhibits a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%.
This projected growth during the estimated period can be accredited to several factors such as improving economic patterns, growing customization and personalization, escalating sustainable finance, increased geopolitical factors, and the integration of AI and automation. Looking ahead, noteworthy trends during this forecast period include technological advances, evolving investment trends, innovations in wealth transfer solutions, heightened digital engagement, and the emerging prominence of sustainable investing.
The escalating need for private equity is anticipated to spur the progress of the private banking sector in the foreseeable future. Private equity signifies an investment variant centered on privately owned enterprises not listed on stock exchanges. Several factors collectively drive private equity demand, including flexibility and creative tactics, rendering it a desirable choice for investors and businesses in pursuit of expansion and strategic guidance. Private banking employs private equity as a strategic investment, aiming for diversified portfolios, superior returns, access to exclusive possibilities, personalized investment resolutions, portfolio optimization, and sustainable preservation of wealth. For example, Invest Europe, a Belgium-based association symbolizing Europe's private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, reported in May 2024 that in 2023, investments originating from European private equity and venture capital funds comprised 0.44% of the European GDP. Consequently, the escalating demand for private equity is fueling the evolution and growth of the private banking market.
The private banking market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Asset Management Service, Insurance Service, Trust Service, Tax Consulting, Real Estate Consulting, Private Banking
2) By Bank Type: Full-Services Banks, Tax Planning, Boutique Banks
3) By Application: Personal, Enterprise
Subsegments:
1) By Asset Management Service: Portfolio Management, Wealth Advisory
2) By Insurance Service: Life Insurance, Property And Casualty Insurance
3) By Trust Service: Estate Planning, Trustee Services
4) By Tax Consulting: Tax Planning, Compliance Services
5) By Real Estate Consulting: Property Valuation, Real Estate Investment Advisory
6) By Private Banking: Personal Banking Services, Customized Financial Solutions
Major players in the private banking sector are focusing on developing and launching new banks that deliver creative banking services, such as FINMA-certified digital private banks offering innovative online solutions. This strategy allows them to stay ahead in the fiercely competitive market and cater to the ever-changing demands of their clients. These new digital banking platforms, approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), combine traditional private banking wisdom with innovative technology to provide their customers with highly customized banking and investment services. An example of this is the Switzerland-based regulated and licensed bank, Alpian SA, which introduced a FINMA-certified digital private bank in October 2022. This bank extends advanced digital services that blend day-to-day banking with private banking facilities, granting customers access to services usually limited to traditional private banks. Moreover, the bank wins over account holders, both local and international, by ensuring security, offering deposit insurance, and providing a wide array of financial services which instills a sense of trust and reliability.
Major companies operating in the private banking market are:
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Bank of America Corporation
• Citigroup Inc.
• Santander Private Banking
• HSBC Holdings plc
• Wells Fargo & Co.
• Morgan Stanley Co. LLC
• Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
• BNP Paribas SA
• Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
• Internationale Nederlanden Groep
• UBS Group AG
• Barclays plc
• Societe Generale
• Credit Agricole SA
• Standard Chartered plc
• PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
• Bank of New York Mellon
• National Westminster Bank
• Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
• DBS Bank Ltd.
• Commerzbank AG
• Raiffeisen Bank International AG
• ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
• Northern Trust Corporation
• Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
North America was the largest region in the private banking market in 2024. The regions covered in the private banking market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.