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13 February 2026: The Financial Markets Stability Board (FMSB) published a report on AI in trading.

10 October 2025:
The BIS published a report on the use of AI for policy purposes and submitted it to the G20 Financial Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

10 October 2025: The FSB published a report outlining the next steps for authorities on AI monitoring in the financial sector.

8 September 2025: BIS occasional paper on “Managing explanations: how regulators can address AI explainability”.

18 August 2025: BIS Innovation Hub Project Noor, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the FCA, to prototype the latest explainable AI techniques for financial supervisors.

26 June 2025: BIS report on the financial stability implications of AI.

12 June 2025: BIS FSI brief on a stocktake of generative AI applications in supervision.  

24 April 2025: BIS report on AI and human capital.  

11 April 2025: IMF working paper on the global impact of AI.  

3 April 2025: Project Artificial Intelligence Supervisory Enhancer (AISE). 

18 March 2025: BIS paper number 154 on the AI supply chain.  

12 March 2025: IOSCO consultation report on AI in capital markets: use cases, risks and challenges. 

29 January 2025: BIS report on governance of AI adoption in central banks. 

12 December 2024: BIS paper on regulating AI in the financial sector. 

30 October 2024: BIS working paper on AI and big holdings data.  

25 October 2024: G7 statement committing to leveraging AI in a safe, secure and trustworthy way. 

30 April 2024: BIS Project Raven on AI solutions to the financial system’s cyber security.


Contact:

Emma Thomas
Associate Director, Fintech and Digitalisation
Direct Line: +44 20 7213 0340

EU

13 March 2026: The European Union Council agreed its position on streamlining the AI Act as part of the Digital Omnibus package, called “Omnibus VII”. Within the amendments introduced by the council is the proposal to adjust the timeline for applying rules on high-risk AI systems by up to 16 months.

26 February 2026: ESMA issued a supervisory briefing on algorithmic trading, providing the National Competent Authorities (NCA’s) with practical tools and clarified expectations for supervising firms engaged in algorithmic trading under MiFID II.

20 February 2026: ESMA published a report on recent trends related to the use of AI in securities markets.

4 December 2025: European System Risk Board’s Advisory Scientific Committee report on AI and systemic risk in the financial system.

25 November 2025: European Parliament resolution to issue guidance on Artificial Intelligence.

24 November 2025: The EBA published a factsheet on the implications of the AI Act for the banking and payments sector.

19 November 2025: The European Commission published the EU Digital Package (otherwise known as the “digital omnibus”), streamlining rules on AI, cybersecurity and data.

11 November 2025: The European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) published a report on the impact of AI on the financial sector.

10 July 2025: European Commission published its Code of Practice for general-purpose AI.

14 May 2025: European Parliament ECON report on AI in the financial sector. 

6 February 2025: European Commission guidelines on an AI system’s definition, EU AI Act 

4 February 2025: European Commission guidelines on prohibited AI practices, EU AI Act. 

15 January 2025: EBA paper No 21 on using machine learning to predict bank distress in Europe. 

5 September 2024: Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI and human rights, democracy and the rule of law. 

6 August 2024: BaFin report on AI at banks and insurers. 

12 July 2024: EU publication of the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) in the Official Journal. 

30 May 2024: ESMA statement on AI in investment services. 

21 May 2024: EU Council approves EU AI Act. 

16 May 2024: ECB report on the rise of AI: benefits and risks for financial stability.


Contact:

Emma Thomas
Associate Director, Fintech and Digitalisation
Direct Line: +44 20 7213 0340

UK

9 September 2025: FCA AI Live Testing engagement paper feedback.

21 August 2025: FCA high-level observations from its multi-firm review of algorithmic trading controls.

19 August 2025: FCA report on “Generating and using synthetic data for models in financial services: governance considerations”.

9 April 2025: Bank of England Financial Policy Committee report on AI in the financial system.  

9 January 2025: FCA research note on bias in natural language processing.  

22/23 April 2024: Bank of England, PRA, and FCA response to the UK Government’s pro-innovation approach to AI regulation.


Contact:

Emma Thomas
Associate Director, Fintech and Digitalisation
Direct Line: +44 20 7213 0340

APAC

20 March 2026: The Monetary Authority of Singapore published an AI Risk Management Operationalisation Handbook under Project MindForge.

13 August 2025: Reserve Bank of India report to develop a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of AI in the Financial Sector.

5 December 2024: MAS AI model risk management information paper 

12 November 2024: SFC circular on the use of generative AI language models. 

28 October 2024: HKSAR policy statement on responsible AI in the financial markets. 

79 August 2024: HKMA guiding principles in respect to the use of GenAI in customer-facing applications. 

30 July 2024: MAS information paper on cyber risks associated with GenAI.


Contact:

Emma Thomas
Associate Director, Fintech and Digitalisation
Direct Line: +44 20 7213 0340

North America

20 January 2025: President Trump rescinds Executive Order 14110.


Contact:

Emma Thomas
Associate Director, Fintech and Digitalisation
Direct Line: +44 20 7213 0340

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