The programme includes payment systems development as one of its technical training components, though the update is primarily focused on general banking supervision capacity-building rather than specific payments regulation.
The programme covers AML/CFT compliance which is relevant to payments institutions, but the update is administrative and supervisory in nature rather than addressing specific payments enforcement or regulation.
Specialism
The programme covers multiple regulatory domains including AML/CTF, cyber risk management, and payment systems development, but the primary focus is on institutional capacity-building and supervisory framework alignment rather than specific regulatory requirements.
The programme explicitly includes anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing training as a key component, though it is one of several topics covered in the broader capacity-building initiative.
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TITLE: European Union Launches Banking Supervision Support Programme for Western Balkans
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On 26 February 2026, the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank) and the European Commission launched a new European Union-funded programme to strengthen the institutional capacity of central banks and banking supervision agencies across EU candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans region.
The programme, financed with €3 million from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III), is jointly implemented by the Bundesbank, national central banks of the European System of Central Banks, and the European Central Bank. It aims to support the integration of regional institutions into the European regulatory and supervisory framework. The Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Agencija za Bankarstvo Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine) participates alongside the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Banking Agency of Republika Srpska, and other relevant regional institutions.
Over the next 36 months, the programme will deliver regional training and technical activities covering anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, cyber risk management, digital transformation, data management, innovation and artificial intelligence applications in the financial sector, and central bank independence and payment systems development. The programme's opening event was held at the Central Bank of Italy in Rome with participation from European institutions and partner central banks.
Through participation in this initiative, the Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthens its technical capacity and contributes to further aligning the regulatory and supervisory framework of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with European Union standards.