• India holds a strategic position in the quantum revolution through its National Quantum Mission’s ₹6,003.65 crore ($726 million) eight-year investment, with Budget 2025’s ₹600 crore allocation marking a 600% increase that establishes quantum as a national priority. The infrastructure is rapidly developing with four thematic hubs across 43 institutions. India’s largest quantum computer—a 156-qubit IBM Quantum System Two—will launch at Amaravati’s Quantum Valley Tech Park through the IBM-TCS-Andhra Pradesh partnership in early 2026.
• With UNESCO declaring 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, and breakthrough demonstrations from Google and Microsoft in quantum computing alongside AI efficiency advances, this year marks a pivotal moment for quantum technology-AI convergence in financial services.
• Kquanta Research’s studies reveal that the convergence of AI and Quantum Computing—termed
“QAI”— could herald a radical era of innovation and operational efficiency. Our inaugural report,
“Unleashing the Potential of Quantum Technology and AI in Financial Services, 2025 ” demonstrates how leading institutions could potentially leverage quantum-enhanced portfolio optimisation, and fraud detection capabilities that surpass traditional systems.
• BCG research indicates that quantum computing will create $450-850 billion of economic value globally by 2040, with quantum machines delivering tangible value in financial simulations ranging from $100-500 million annually. Meanwhile, World Economic Forum analysis shows that quantum computing use cases in financial services could generate up to $622 billion in value by 2035, with quantum-enhanced risk modeling enabling banks to complete analysis in seconds that would traditionally take years—and it’s happening now, with banks like HSBC, Santander, and Yapı Kredi already deploying quantum solutions.
• However, these same quantum computing capabilities present critical cybersecurity challenges; quantum computers could break current encryption methods, necessitating urgent development of post-quantum cryptography. The window for strategic preparation is narrowing rapidly.
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