Fintech Focus Podcast | Navigating IT and Security Risks in Fintechs in Light of Impending DORA Deadline
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report, updating the 2021 guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers in line with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The 2021...more
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has published its July financial stability report alongside the record of its 27 June meeting. After assessing the risks to the UK financial system, the FPC reports that...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on its draft guidelines for managing third-party risk with regards to non-ICT related services. The guidelines will revise and update its prior 2019...more
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/532 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Delegated Regulation supplements the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with regard to regulatory...more
The Delegated Regulation, which contains regulatory technical standards (RTS) on threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) requirements under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), was recently published in the...more
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1190 of 13 February has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Delegated Regulation supplements the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with regard to...more
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) is an EU regulation that sets rules for how financial entities manage ICT (Information and Communication Technology) risks. It covers areas like cyber resilience, incident reporting,...more
A corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1774, which supplements the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA), was published in the Official Journal of the European Union...more
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has released a draft report (dated 14 May) and motion for a European Parliament resolution on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the...more
As regulatory frameworks tighten and cybersecurity threats grow in complexity, operational resilience is, now more than ever, a boardroom challenge for banks....more
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published its finalised Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE), together with a press release and updated webpage. FIRE provides a standardised format for financial institutions...more
Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a transformative regulation introduced by the European Union to bolster the resilience of financial institutions against Information and Communication Technology (ICT) risks....more
On March 24 2025, the European Commission (EC) adopted the final draft Delegated Regulation setting out Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions under the...more
On 24 March 2025, the following two developments relating to the implementation of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) took place...more
Introduction to DORA and its Implications - As of Jan.17, 2025, the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) became enforceable. This new regulatory framework significantly impacts financial institutions and...more
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has opened infringement procedures by sending a letter of formal notice to 13 Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,...more
Commission Delegated Regulation 2025/420 has been published in the Official Journal of the EU. This Delegated Regulation supplements Regulation 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA)...more
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the...more
The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) took effect on 17 January 2025 after a two-year implementation period. DORA sets out new requirements for financial entities (FEs) and their information technology and...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on situations in which a third-country firm is deemed to solicit clients established or situated in the EU and...more
EU national supervisory authorities will collect the Register of Information (ROI) pursuant to the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) from in scope financial entities in April 2025, with the reference date set as...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published a roadmap for the designation of critical ICT third-party service providers (CTPPs) under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The roadmap of key dates...more
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published an updated version of the threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming framework (TIBER-EU framework) (dated January) to align with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)...more