EBA, EIOPA and ESMA call for enhanced governance and consistent supervision to mitigate ICT risks from frontier AI models in the EU financial sector
Why this matters
This is a regulatory guidance statement from ESAs addressing AI-related cybersecurity risks across the EU financial sector. It provides supervisory expectations and governance recommendations for managing frontier AI model risks, applicable to all financial entities. Classified as informational/guidance rather than urgent directive, hence null urgency.
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What the ESMA said
EBA, EIOPA and ESMA call for enhanced governance and consistent supervision to mitigate ICT risks from frontier AI models in the EU financial sector 31 July 2026 Digital Finance and Innovation Joint Committee The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a statement calling for…
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Context
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This update is classified under Technology & Cyber, Operational Resilience / Outsourcing, Senior Managers / Governance and Banking & Credit.