The Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) focuses on strengthening financial systems through global regulatory standards and sound supervisory practices. In 2025, the FSI delivered on its mandate via policy work, outreach activities, capacity development, and special projects.
Policy Work
- Published 14 policy papers on topics like AI explainability, qualitative supervision, stablecoins, bank liquidity, and capital requirements.
- Published 7 FSI Briefs and 3 Occasional Papers.
- FSI publications reached 303,000 downloads.
Online Courses
- Organized 5 online courses on banking supervision, crisis management, technology, and climate-related risks, training nearly 2,000 staff from financial sector authorities worldwide.
Special Projects
- Crisis Simulation Exercise (CSE): Conducted a fifth cross-border CSE with Northwest African authorities and prepared for a sixth involving the EU, European banking union, and selected non-EU countries.
- Fintech Repository (FinRep): Expanded to cover all 63 BIS member central bank jurisdictions, containing over 6,000 documents.
- Unidroit Project on Bank Liquidation: Published the Unidroit Legislative Guide on bank liquidation and held an outreach event in Basel.
- Financial Health: Published FSI Insights no. 68 with the World Bank, organized a workshop, and co-chaired a G20 meeting.
- Climate Training Alliance (CTA): Added IAIS and NGFS training materials to the CTA portal.
- Informal SupTech Network (ISN): Organized three webinars and published FSI Briefs no. 26 on gen AI applications in supervision.
Outreach Programme
- Organized 34 events, including High-Level Meetings, Policy Implementation Meetings, conferences, and seminars, attracting 2,900 participants.
- Held events on supervisory effectiveness, digital innovation, crisis management, and cryptoassets.
Capacity Development
- FSI Connect: 288 authorities from 155 jurisdictions subscribed, totalling 10,620 subscriptions. Published 7 new Executive Summaries and 122k tutorials.
- Modernisation of FSI Connect: Launched a new technological platform with enhanced learning experiences, mobile app, and AI tools.
- Online Courses: Jointly organized courses with BIS units, IMF, IAIS, and NGFS on banking resolution, climate risks, and supervisory practices.
FSI Advisory Board
- Provides strategic advice on FSI's goals, achievements, and activities.
Partner Organisations
- Collaborated with 40 organizations, including central banks, supervisors, and international bodies.
Key Data
- 34 outreach events.
- 303,000 downloads of FSI publications.
- 10,620 FSI Connect subscriptions.
- 2,900 participants in outreach events.
- 122k FSI Connect tutorials launched.
