EU watchdog takes deep dive into banks' use of tech

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LONDON: Banks' increasing dependence on 'RegTech' technology to automate fraud checks and send data to regulators may need common rules to ...

LONDON: Banks' increasing dependence on 'RegTech' technology to automate fraud checks and send data to regulators may need common rules to encourage wider use, the European Union's banking watchdog said on Tuesday.

But the lack of common regulatory standards across EU states for a growing subsector could pose barriers for wider market adoption of RegTech, the EBA said. "In the longer term, additional actions, such as the creation of a centralised EU database of RegTech solutions or a potential certification of RegTech ... could be further explored and considered at the EU," it said.However, most challenges that hold back RegTech from wider use are located within banks and RegTech firms, and it would be for them to take action, the watchdog added.

 

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