- History - the BIS in the new financial architecture (1997-)
Today the BIS is owned by 62 member central banks, representing countries from around the world that together make up about 95% of world GDP. Its mission is to serve central banks in their pursuit of…
- Jens Ulrich - Head of Risk Management
Jens Ulrich became Head of Risk Management in 2017. In this role he is in charge of the unit responsible for overseeing the financial and operational risks arising from the Bank's own activities. He…
- A risk-centric model of demand recessions and macroprudential policy
BIS Working Papers | No 733 | 11 July 2018by Ricardo Caballero and Alp SimsekPDF full text (893kb) | 64 pagesSummaryFocusWhen investors are unwilling to hold the economy's risk, equilibrium in asset…
- BIS Innovation Hub announces first six projects for 2024 work programme
News · 22 January 2024
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced the first batch of six new projects in its 2024 Innovation Hub work programme, including experimentations on cyber security, fighting…
- CPMI Cross-Border Payments Stakeholder Engagements and events
Event · 9 March 2026
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) at the Bank for International Settlements hosts a range of stakeholder engagement events focused on improving global cross-border payments.…
- Olivia
Risk Analyst, Risk ManagementWhere perspectives meetMy background is in investment banking, in which I worked for a number of years in London before I joined the BIS. In contrast to the large…
- BIS and central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland to explore cross-border CBDC trading and settlement using DeFi protocols
News · 1 November 2022
The BIS Innovation Hub is launching a new project around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols as part of its 2022 work programme. Project Mariana…
- Jon Nicolaisen: How important is it for a nation to have a payment system?
Speech · 13 March 2019
Jon Nicolaisen, Deputy Governor of Norges Bank, highlighted the vital role of an efficient, secure payment system for Norway’s economy at Finance Norway’s Payments Conference in November 2019. He…
- G20 TechSprint
Event · 10 November 2025
The G20 TechSprint is a joint initiative between the G20 Presidency and the BIS Innovation Hub to seek out best-in-class technological innovations aimed at common challenges and focal priorities of…
- Green Swan 2023: Climate transition in the real economy: what should central banks know about it?
Video, Event · 30 May 2023
The third edition of the Green Swan Conference, held virtually from 31 May to 3 June 2023, was co-organised by the Bank for International Settlements, the Central Bank of Chile, the Network for…
- G20 TechSprint 2023 - Transforming cross border payments
Event · 30 September 2024
The 2023 G20 TechSprint was a joint initiative by the BIS Innovation Hub and the Reserve Bank of India aimed at developing technological solutions to improve cross-border payments. The competition…
- BIS, COP28 and Central Bank of United Arab Emirates launch TechSprint to develop technological solutions for sustainable finance and combating climate change
News
Press release | 11 September 2023Global initiative aimed at promoting innovation in scaling sustainable finance and combating climate change.Problem statements focus on application of Artificial…
- A Framework for Assessing the Systemic Risk of Major Financial Institutions
Report
by Xin Huang, Hao Zhou and Haibin Zhu, BIS Working papers no 281; also in Journal of Banking and Finance10 April 2009PDF full text (362kb) | 44 pagesAbstractIn this paper we propose a framework for…
- BIS Innovation Hub and Bank of Italy invite global innovators to take up G20 green finance challenge
News · 5 May 2021
The BIS Innovation Hub and the Bank of Italy, under the Italian G20 Presidency, launched the G20 TechSprint 2021 to explore how technology can address key challenges in green and sustainable finance.…
- Crypto and DeFi Data Analytics Platform (Project Atlas)
Solution, Proof of concept (POC) · 3 October 2023
Developed by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, Project Atlas is a data analytics platform designed to help central banks and regulators better understand the macroeconomic…
- Other activities related to implementation and evaluation
The Basel Committee is also involved in other initiatives relating to the implementation of its standards:Implementation reports to the G20: The Committee regularly updates the G20 on member…
- International Data Hub
The International Data Hub (IDH) was established at the BIS in 2013 to compile, store and analyse confidential credit, funding and balance sheet data of a set of large global financial institutions.…
- Basel Committee groups
The BCBS's permanent internal structure is made up of four groups: the Risks and Vulnerabilities Assessment Group, the Supervisory Cooperation Group, the Policy and Standards Group and the Basel…
- BIS Open Tech
Solution
The BIS Open Tech is a platform for sharing statistical and financial software as public goods, by promoting international cooperation and coordination. These software tools are developed according…
- Management of the BIS
BIS Management is under the overall direction of the General Manager, who is responsible to the Board of Directors for the conduct of the Bank.In accordance with the Bank's Statutes, the General…
- Fraziali Ismail: Climate action in the Malaysian financial sector
Speech · 19 October 2020
In a keynote address, Fraziali Ismail of Bank Negara Malaysia highlighted the growing global momentum for climate action and the financial sector’s role in supporting the transition to a low-carbon…
- BIS Innovation Hub and Bank of Italy announce shortlist and judges for the G20 green and sustainable finance challenge
News · 24 June 2021
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub and the Bank of Italy, under the Italian G20 Presidency, today announced the shortlisted finalists and judges for the G20 green and…
- Macroprudential policy tools and frameworks
Report · 13 March 2011
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has reported ongoing international efforts to strengthen macroprudential policy frameworks in response to the financial crisis. Following the G20 Seoul…
- BIS Conferences
Event · 2 February 2026
BIS strengthens global policy dialogue through wide‑ranging conferences. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) continues to host and co‑sponsor a broad programme of international conferences…
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