Risk Management Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns shed light on op risk drivers and incidents, AI use and department structures
The Risk Management Benchmarks 2026 include additional data on operational risks, as well as applications of artificial intelligence and details of the risk management strategy.
The model banks analysis highlights areas where these topics are uneven between economic groups and larger or smaller central banks. For example, the data suggests AI adoption is more extensive in advanced economy (AE) central banks and the larger emerging market economy (EME) central banks. Where AI has been adopted
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