European Banking Authority (EBA) - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/sustainable

EBA embarks on ESG risk consultation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Discussion Paper on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks management and supervision aiming to collect feedback for the preparation of its final report on the topic.

03 November 2020

News/regulation

EBA changes software capital rules for banks

The European Banking Authority has set out plans to let banks include software assets in their capital requirement calculations, helping lenders to boost their safety buffers.

15 October 2020

Company announcement/regulation

EBA opens consultation on RegTech

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a RegTech industry survey to invite all relevant stakeholders, such as financial institutions and ICT third party providers, to share their views and experience on the use of RegTech solutions, on a best effort basis.

12 August 2020

News/payments

Will SCA delays stall Request to Pay’s momentum?

Request to Pay (R2P) services originally scheduled to launch later this year have been expected to play a major part in transforming the UK and EU’s payments ecosystem.

14 May 2020

News/regulation

Pressure grows on EBA to amend SCA timetable

Payments Europe, an industry association representing the views of card issuers and card acquirers, has joined the growing calls for a delay to the introduction of strong customer authentication (SCA) rules and for a harmonised approach across national markets.

06 May 2020

Company announcement/regulation

EBA provides clarity to banks and consumers on Covid-19 regulatory measures

Following its call on 12 March 2020 to Competent Authorities to make use of the full flexibility provided for in the existing regulation, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a second statement to explain a number of additional interpretative aspects on the functioning of the prudential framework in relation to the classification of loans in default, the identification of forborne exposures, and their accounting treatment.

25 March 2020

Company announcement/regulation

EBA postpones EU-wide stress tests in response to virus outbreak

The outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its global spread since February has created significant immediate challenges to society and risks for the economic outlook.

12 March 2020

Company announcement/regulation

European Banking Authority cancels all physical meetings and bans staff travel over Coronavirus

The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced today additional measures to mitigate the spreading and risk of infection with the coronavirus.

05 March 2020

News/regulation

Banks seek clarification on EBA e-money rules

Banks from nine EU countries have endorsed a note seeking clarification on the definition of e-money transactions and the related fraud reporting requirements issued by the European Banking Authority.

21 January 2020

News/regulation

EBA identifies trust challenges from growing use of Big Data and AI in finance

The European Banking Authority has identified a set of key trust challenges facing financial institutions and regulatory bodies from the growing use of Big Data and advanced analytics, including machine learning, across the financial services industry.

14 January 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

EBA calls on banks to consider long-term horizons in their strategies and business activities

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Report on undue short-term pressures from the financial sector on corporations, which presents its analysis on the extent to which short-termism is present in the banking sector.

18 December 2019

Company announcement/regulation

EBA raises awareness on steps consumers should take when choosing online or mobile banking services

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a factsheet addressed to European consumers to raise awareness on key steps they should consider when choosing financial services through digital means.

03 December 2019