Denis Beau: Innovate to simplify, simplify before innovating - some ideas for effective, risk-based supervision

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Denis Beau: Innovate to simplify, simplify before innovating - some ideas for effective, risk-based supervision

By Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Speaking at the Supervision Innovators Conference in Frankfurt on 24 September 2025, Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, called for a more balanced approach to innovation in financial supervision. Emphasising that “innovation must serve simplification – and vice versa,” he cautioned against overreliance on technology without first streamlining existing supervisory processes.

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