The global standard-setter for prudential bank regulation, hosted by the Bank for International Settlements.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is the primary global standard-setter for the prudential regulation of banks. Hosted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, it brings together central banks and bank supervisors from major economies. Its outputs — the Basel I, II, III and IV capital frameworks, plus sound-practice papers on AML, ICT risk and operational resilience — shape the technical backbone that EU directives (CRD/CRR), the AML package and DORA codify into law.
Although the BCBS is best known for capital and liquidity rules, its 2014 paper "Sound management of risks related to money laundering and the financing of terrorism" is a reference point used by EU and national supervisors when assessing whether a bank's AML governance is adequate. Silbad references it in compliance-mapping documentation alongside FATF and EBA guidance.
Bucephalus coverage and operations documentation reference BCBS AML/CFT sound-practice papers as part of the regulatory baseline, alongside FATF and EBA guidance.
