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FSI Occasional Papers No 28 9 Sep 2026
When machines attack: frontier AI cyber threats and policy responses in the financial sector
Frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models are a game changer in the cyber threat landscape. Unlike earlier generations of AI…
By
Juan Carlos Crisanto
,
Adrien Currat
and
Jeffery Yong
Insurance Banking Operational resilience
BIS Working Paper No 1376 7 Sep 2026
What determines banks' excess demand for reserves?
The amount of central bank reserves to supply has become a highly contentious policy issue for many central banks that shrink…
By
Per Asberg-Sommar
,
Mathias Drehmann
,
Denise Hansson
and
Vatsala Shreeti
BIS Working Paper No 1375 3 Sep 2026
Zombie firms in emerging Asia: domestic and cross border implications
Using firm-bank linked data for 10 Asian emerging market economies (EMEs) over 2005–2021, we study the domestic and cross…
By
Boris Hofmann
,
Xiaoxi Liu
and
Ilhyock Shim
Inflation
FSI Insights No 78 3 Sep 2026
Simple, resilient and proportional: revisiting regulation for small banks
Small banks are the backbone of local economies but have distinct business models and risk profiles compared to larger banks…
By
Jonathan Beissinger
,
Rodrigo Coelho
and
Raihan Zamil
BIS Working Paper No 1374 2 Sep 2026
Verifiable official statistics: a blockchain-based approach
International organisations including the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have adopted SDMx (Statistical Data and…
By
Mario Rusev
,
Rafael Schmidt
,
Edward Lambe
,
Christian Schmieder
and
Glenn Philip Tice
Innovation and fintech
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Statistics at the BIS

BIS statistics, compiled in cooperation with central banks and other national authorities, are designed to inform the analysis of monetary and financial stability, international monetary spillovers and global liquidity.

The BIS Data Portal is your entry point to global statistics. You can access a variety of tools and curated, statistical content for guided data and metadata exploration, quick data insights and efficient data export into multiple formats.

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Basel Committee

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision aims to enhance understanding of the key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide. The Basel III page summarises the Committee's post-crisis reforms.

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Others 2 Jun 2026
Information and communication technology (ICT) risk management: range of practices
Basel Committee publishes report on information and communication technology risk management.
Operational risk
  • Status : Current
Media release 2 Jun 2026
Basel Committee publishes report on information and communication technology risk management
The Basel Committee has published a report describing a range of observed information and communication technology (ICT) risk…
Media release 20 May 2026
Basel Committee agrees to publish report on information and communication technology risk management, progresses cryptoasset targeted review, considers targeted updates on liquidity risk principles
Agrees to publish range of practices report on information and communication technology risk management. Progresses its…

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Media release 8 Sep 2026
Global standard-setting bodies publish a toolkit for cyber resilience at FMIs and a discussion paper on FMIs’ reliance on third-party service providers
CPMI-IOSCO are seeking input from stakeholders on a cyber resilience toolkit for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and on…
Bank for International Settlements CPMI
Publication 8 Sep 2026
Cyber resilience toolkit: practical considerations for FMIs – consultative report
The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions …
Bank for International Settlements CPMI
  • Status : Consultative
Publication 8 Sep 2026
FMIs’ reliance on third-party service providers: challenges and risks – discussion paper
The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions …
CPMI
  • Status : Consultative

Innovation Hub

The Innovation Hub develops public goods in the technology space to support central banks and improve the functioning of the financial system. We have centres around the world and a global network of central bank experts on innovation.

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Earth (focus on Europe) represented by little dots, binary code and lines - big data, global business, cryptocurrency 3D render

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Innovation Hub project report 8 Jul 2026
Project Insight: uncovering the complexities of global value chains
Project Insight developed a proof-of-concept dashboard to enhance policymakers' understanding and monitoring of global supply…
Innovation Hub project report 29 May 2026
Project Aperta: enabling cross-border interconnectivity through open finance interoperability
Project Aperta has been designing, developing and testing a prototype for cross-border open finance interconnectivity via…
Media release 27 May 2026
Project Agorá shows how tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments; work will advance to real-value testing
The Project Agorá prototype demonstrates how tokenisation and programmable technologies can address long-standing…
Innovation Hub project report 27 May 2026
Project Agorá: a shared programmable platform for wholesale cross-border payments
This report describes Project Agorá and the prototype it delivered.

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BIS Newsletter: Pushing the monetary frontier, debt dynamics, and residential property prices
1 Jul 2026
International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB), July issue

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