IBM Cloud for Financial Services now generally available with expanded partner ecosystem SHARE IBM Corp. hit a key milestone today when it announced that the world’s first financial services-ready public cloud is now ready for prime time. The company has been working on IBM Cloud for Financial Services for a long time. The offering was first revealed back in 2019 when IBM said it was working alongside Bank of America Corp. to create a cloud platform that’s tailored to meet the specific requirements of financial services customers. The IBM Cloud for Financial Services makes it possible for banks and other financial institutions to move to the cloud quickly while ensuring that all of their critical data and workloads are protected and in compliance.