The risks of outsourcing cloud services
We estimate that the share of critical functions outsourced to third parties and difficult or impossible to substitute is 82%, says Supervisory Board member Anneli Tuominen. Our guide on outsourcing cloud services outlines good practices to help banks strike the right balance.
Read Anneli Tuominen's interview
Making data reporting more efficient
European and national authorities have joined forces with banks to integrate reporting requirements across Europe. In a joint blog post, EBA Chair José Manuel Campa and Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel explain how this will reduce costs for banks and improve data quality.
Read The Supervision Blog
Maximum harmonisation with minimal rules
Kilvar Kessler, ECB Supervisory Board member and Chair of Finantsinspektsioon, cautions that too many rules can stifle success. Our latest newsletter also covers the benefits of technology and how we are streamlining banks’ regular health checks with new reforms.
Read our Supervision Newsletter- 16 July 2025
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- 3 July 2025
- PRESS RELEASE
- 18 April 2025
- PRESS RELEASE
- 20 March 2025
- PRESS RELEASERelated
- 20 March 2025
- SUPERVISORY BANKING STATISTICS
- 20 January 2025
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- 20 January 2025
- FAQEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (16) +
- 20 January 2025
- OTHER PUBLICATION
- 15 July 2025
- HEARINGS AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTIntroductory statement by Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
- 4 July 2025
- SPEECHWelcome address by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the International Monetary Fund OEDNE/World Bank Group EDS19 Constituency Meeting
- 2 July 2025
- SPEECHSpeech by Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Frankfurt Banking Summit organised by Fitch Ratings and PwC Strategy&
- 1 July 2025
- SPEECHKeynote speech by Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the 2025 SSM conference on asset liability management
- 25 June 2025
- SPEECHSpeech by Sharon Donnery, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the SSM Senior Forum organised by A&O Shearman
- 16 July 2025
- Interview with Anneli Tuominen, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Diogo Cavaleiro on 10 July 2025
- 3 July 2025
- Contribution by Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, for Revue Banque
- 4 June 2025
- Interview with Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Eric Albert, Marc Angrand, Marie Charrel and Béatrice Madeline on 4 June 2025
- 28 May 2025
- Interview with Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Revue Banque on 7 May 2025
- 14 May 2025
- Interview with Kilvar Kessler, Chair of Finantsinspektsioon and Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, Supervision Newsletter
- 11 July 2025
- European banks have made forward strides in managing climate and nature-related risks. But more still needs to be done as we often see that practices are only applied to a subset of relevant exposures, geographic areas and risk categories. To help banks improve further, later this year the ECB will publish an updated set of good practices observed in banks across Europe. European banks are well positioned to meet the prudential transition plan requirements, which the ECB will approach in a gradual and tailored manner.
- 3 July 2025
- European and national authorities have joined forces with banks to integrate reporting requirements across Europe. This will reduce costs for banks and improve data quality. In this blog post we describe the European integrated reporting initiative and present some initial results.
- 13 June 2025
- The integration of sanctions into the ECB’s escalation framework strengthens compliance, enhances supervisory effectiveness and acts as a deterrent against future violations.
- 3 June 2025
- Private capital markets are growing fast – and so are their links to banks. As complexity and leverage build up outside the regulatory perimeter, risk management of banks, transparency, and regulatory frameworks need to keep pace.
- 18 March 2025
- As the normalisation of the Eurosystem balance sheet progresses, the aggregate amount of central bank liquidity available to banks in the euro area will fall over the coming years. This blog explains the role played by the Eurosystem’s refinancing operations within the operational framework for monetary policy implementation. The ECB, both as a monetary policy authority and as a supervisor, expects that banks should consider these operations as an integral part of their day-to-day liquidity management.
- 16 July 2025
- SUPERVISORY GUIDESEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (16) +
- 15 July 2025
- MEP LETTER
- 9 July 2025
- FEEDBACK ON THE INPUT PROVIDED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AS PART OF ITS RESOLUTION ON BANKING UNION
- 7 July 2025
- GOVERNING COUNCIL STATEMENT
- 2 July 2025
- LIST OF SUPERVISED ENTITIESAnnexes
- 2 July 2025
- ANNEX
Statistics on supervised banks
Significant institutions (01/05/2025) | 114 | |
Total assets (€ bn) | 26,836.78 | |
Total equity (€ bn) | 1,884.27 | |
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
9.54 |