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Joint statement calling for clear distinction between AI and credit scoring in AI Act

On 11 January 2024, a joint industry statement was issued by ESBG, together with the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers (ACCIS)

ESBG’s Retail Banking Conference explores future of retail banking amid challenges and opportunities

Held on 30 November, the ESBG Retail Banking Conference 2023 brought together a constellation of banking experts, policymakers, and industry leaders

ESBG warns for duplication in the Cyber Resilience Act through a joint industry statement

In the past years, various initiatives to regulate organizations’ cyber resilience were published by the European legislators. One of

Latin American banks reaffirm their commitment to financial education and inclusion

Declaration by the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) of the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI)

ESBG’s letter on the draft STE package for the SREP 2024 data collection

The ongoing process of developing a cybersecurity certification scheme for cloud services (EUCS) has been raising serious

ESBG calls for removing sovereignty requirements from ENISA’s EU Cloud Providers Certification Scheme (EUCS) through joint industry statement

The ongoing process of developing a cybersecurity certification scheme for cloud services (EUCS) has been raising serious

Study Visit to Hong-Kong and Shenzen

As part of the 2023 study visit to Hong Kong and Shenzhen, a delegation of nearly 20 WSBI members from Europe, Africa, and Asia led by the WSBI-ESBG Managing Director, Peter Simon

European Banking Industry Committee (EBIC) asks for a postponement of the Basel III implementation date

On 20 October, the European Banking Industry Committee (EBIC) submitted a joint letter to the co-legislators asking for a postponement of the Basel III implementation date in the European

ESBG response to the EC public consultation on the proposed Financial Data Access Regulation (FIDA)

In June 2023, the European Commission (EC) launched the call for feedback on the Financial Data Access Regulation (FIDA).

New EU Commission’s proposal on CMDI: a wider resolution scope with more funding

The European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) welcomes the new legislative package

Global retail bank leaders meet in Colombia to discuss trends on sustainable finance, cybersecurity and financial education

The conference was hosted by WSBI President, Mr Isidro Fainé (President at ‘La Caixa’ Foundation) and the WSBI Regional President for The America and Caribbean, Mr Diego Prieto (President at Banco Caja Social, Colombia).

WSBI-ESBG Managing Director Peter Simon appointed EBIC Chair

The EBIC announced today that Peter SIMON was appointed as

WSBI and BTN Collaboration Encourages Global Financial Digitalization and Inclusion

This very intense three-day event was a great chance to concretely discuss best practices and share strategies both from the perspective of regulators and the banking industry

ESBG welcomes EU Commission’s legislative proposal on instant payments

The European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) welcomes the European Commission’s legislative proposal on instant payments announced today. The ESBG hopes that the initiative will strengthen the efforts of savings and retail banks to make instant payments the new normal across the European Union.

ESBG and EACB congratulate EU Commission’s Expert Group on its Open Finance report

The European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) and the European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) congratulate the Expert Group on European financial data space of the European Commission on the finalisation of their Report on Open Finance, delivered today to EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness. The report provides an overview on the modalities for data sharing and reuse based on a specific number of illustrative use cases and describes the key components of an open finance ecosystem in the EU.

New taxes on banks can affect economic growth

The European Savings and Retail Banking Group considers that the recent decision in some EU countries to impose new windfall taxes on the banking sector will further reduce the latter’s lending capacity to corporates and individuals, jeopardizing bank' ability to have a positive impact in the economy in the current challenging times.

Number of unbanked adult EU citizens more than halved in the last four years

The number of unbanked citizens more than halved over the past four years, but more than 13 million adult EU citizens still lack access to formal financial services, with room for Europe's savings and retail banks to continue contributing to financial inclusion.

World savings and retail banks call for harmonised taxonomies on sustainable finance

The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) called today on policymakers for the harmonisation of taxonomies on sustainable finance. At the end of the 26th WSBI World Congress, the association’s members approved the Paris Declaration which detailed the call to policymakers.

World savings and retail banks moving forward on sustainability

World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI)'s members get together for the first time since 2018 at the 26th World Congress, in Paris. Under the title 'Locally Rooted, Globally responsible' the event had a strong focus on sustainability.