The Virgin Islands further distinguished itself in 2025 as a jurisdiction of choice for institutional-grade digital asset structures, tokenisation and on-chain finance. Photo: BVI Finance

CEO of BVI Finance Elise Donovan said, “2025 demonstrated the depth and maturity of the Virgin Islands’ financial services sector. The industry delivered sophisticated solutions across digital assets, capital markets, restructuring and sustainable finance, demonstrating its ability to evolve while remaining a trusted international financial centre for global business.” Photo: Facebook

The Virgin Islands has been positioned as one of the world’s most trusted international financial centres in 2025, with activity spanning digital assets, global capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, investment funds and infrastructure finance. Photo: Facebook

In a press release from BVI Finance on February 3, 2026, the organisation stated that as regulatory frameworks matured, and adoption accelerated, the Virgin Islands continued to support complex cross-border transactions with legal certainty, commercial flexibility and speed.

The statement added that alongside established strengths, the VI further distinguished itself as a jurisdiction of choice for institutional-grade digital asset structures, tokenisation, and on-chain finance, with firms operating in the VI advised on an expanding range of innovative and high-value matters, reflecting the depth of legal, fiduciary and structuring expertise available within the jurisdiction.

Stable & adaptable reputation 

The CEO of BVI Finance, Elise Donovan, said: “2025 demonstrated the depth and maturity of the Virgin Islands’ financial services sector. The industry delivered sophisticated solutions across digital assets, capital markets, restructuring and sustainable finance, demonstrating its ability to evolve while remaining a trusted international financial centre for global business.”

BVI Finance added that despite higher interest rates, geopolitical volatility and rapid technological change, the VI-based firms advised on a wide range of market-defining transactions throughout the year; therefore, the breadth and scale of this activity reinforced the VI’s reputation as a stable, adaptable and globally relevant platform for international business.

'Jurisdiction of choice'

The Premier of The Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), stated: “The VI’s financial services sector continues to be guided by innovation, diversification and global relevance. For complex cross-border activity, the BVI remains the jurisdiction of choice, supported by a strong regulatory framework and  a commitment to sustainable economic growth.”

BVI Finance noted that tokenisation and on-chain capital markets continued to gain traction in 2025, with VI structures underpinning a growing number of institutional-grade digital asset platforms and transactions. 

Meantime, Minister for Financial Services, Lorna Smith, OBE, added, “These sophisticated high-value transactions involving VI structures across the world demonstrate the breadth, depth and global credibility of the VI’s financial services industry.”